Privatbrauerei Herrenhausen was founded in 1868 in the Herrenhausen district of Hannover, originally under the name Brauerei Wölfler & Wedekind Herrenhausen. The company became a joint-stock company in 1880, and in 1884 it introduced Pilsner-style brewing methods. The brewery underwent insolvency proceedings in 2010 and was subsequently acquired by the Schulz-Hausbrandt family, owners of Privatbrauerei Wittingen, for approximately 16 million euros. It is described as the oldest private brewery still in existence in Hannover.
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Drawn from all 6 beers in the catalogue.
Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.
Everything sits in one family — which makes the comparison below the interesting part. It isn't what they brew that sets them apart, but how.
Their beers place in the Top 26% of the catalogue on average, across 6 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.
Based on style overlap and flavor profile
Privatbrauerei Herrenhausen was founded in 1868 in the Herrenhausen district of Hannover, originally under the name Brauerei Wölfler & Wedekind Herrenhausen. The company became a joint-stock company in 1880, and in 1884 it introduced Pilsner-style brewing methods. The brewery underwent insolvency proceedings in 2010 and was subsequently acquired by the Schulz-Hausbrandt family, owners of Privatbrauerei Wittingen, for approximately 16 million euros. It is described as the oldest private brewery still in existence in Hannover.
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