Privatbrauerei Herrenhausen
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.
Beers by Privatbrauerei Herrenhausen
6 beers
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The recurring character behind the beers
Privatbrauerei Herrenhausen brew within a single family — the differences sit in how, not what.
Across these 6 beers, 4 notes keep showing up:
Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.
Compared with the wider catalogue of similar styles:
How we measure this
Two thresholds are at work here:
- The signature list shows notes that recur in at least 6% of this brewery's beers. A low bar — enough to flag a pattern, not high enough to call it an exclusive trait.
- The peer comparison below shows only notes where this brewery's coverage differs from similar breweries by at least 20 percentage points. A higher bar — enough to call a real difference, not a nudge.
A note can appear on the signature list without appearing in the peer comparison: it recurs here, but similar breweries do the same thing.
Herrenhäuser Helles
Their beers place in the Top 56% of the catalogue on average, across 6 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.
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About Privatbrauerei Herrenhausen
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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