Even though Koblenz is considered a wine city, it also has very good beer. In our search for beer from Koblenz, we ended up at Gutsbrüder and were not disappointed.
Not far from the Liebfrauenkirche is the Gutsbrüder Beer Room, a small modern tap room serving expressive craft beers.
Behind the name Gutsbrüder are the brothers Jan and Philip from Koblenz. The idea of brewing their own beer was born during a holiday in Denmark, no doubt over a beer. This is also where the idea of their own label “Gutsbrüder Brewing” is said to have originated. The two brothers quickly realised what they wanted. They didn’t want to brew a “standardised beer”, an industrial beer or an extremely crazy craft beer. They wanted their beer to taste fresh and have an expressive flavour. Well, you can imagine and wish for a lot. But you have to realise your ideas.
With the impression of their time in Denmark still fresh in their minds, they went to the brewing kettle in Koblenz. Their first beer, which was created, combines the art of brewing with the memories of this holiday. Bæk Ale is an unfiltered pale ale that remains one of the brewers’ favourite beers to this day. It captures the character of the North, the North Sea breeze. The tart flavour is rounded off with a fruity, hoppy note. With this beer, the Koblenz brewers won over beer lovers in the city and whetted the appetite for their new creations.
Visit to the estate brothers
When we were out and about in Koblenz’s old town, we had to wait a little longer until the doors to the Tap Room opened at 6pm. Right at the start, we came to a counter with 12 taps. The beers that were currently “on tap” were displayed on a large blackboard. It was clear to us that we wanted to drink a Gutsbrüder beer. We quickly found a seat at the back of the small room and were able to sample our beer selection at our leisure.
My first choice was the Zwickel, Patrick opted for the Gutsbrüder Weizen, which surprisingly was also available fresh from the tap.
The Zwickel is an unfiltered cellar beer with 5% alcohol content. I found it quite drinkable and not too hoppy. I was surprised by the Gutsbrüder Weizen. The Hefeweizen with its 5.3% alcohol content is tapped. I’ve never seen that before with Hefeweizen. I’m actually only familiar with beer from the bottle, from which a little yeast is poured into the glass. That’s missing from the tap, of course. Wheat beers always smell of banana. This odour is almost completely absent from Gutsbrüder Weizen. In terms of flavour, it was a great beer, smooth and full-bodied. A great beer for the summer.
If you like a beer that is fruity and hoppy at the same time, you should definitely try the Random IPA. The India Pale Ale has a clear target group – the connoisseurs and individualists among beer drinkers.
Patrick then opted for another American IPA from the brewery and drank Fruity Rumorz #2. Unfortunately, the keg had just been emptied and no new one had been connected yet, but fortunately the beer is also available in cans. With an alcohol content of 6.5%, the beer is a little stronger, but this is hardly noticeable in the flavour.
I found the beer wonderfully harmonious and fruity fresh. The slight bitter note was perfect and it was just the right beer for our last evening in Koblenz.
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