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Zwiefalter Klosterbräu

Zwiefalten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Zwiefalter Klosterbräu
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What you can do when you visit

Brewing course

Course

On the producer's website: Braukurs

Hands-on brewing course in the Bierhimmel micro-brewery, brewing a 15-litre cask as a group, finishing with a diploma.

240 minfrom €59.00 per person

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Beer tasting

Tasting

On the producer's website: Bierprobe

Guided tasting of three of the brewery's classic beers with bread to neutralize the palate.

90 minfrom €20.00 per person

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Digital beer tasting

Tasting

On the producer's website: Digitale Bierprobe

Virtual tasting event: four beers and a tasting glass are shipped in advance, tasted together online with the brewery's experts.

120 minfrom €25.00 per person

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Beer hike

Tour

On the producer's website: Bierwanderung

Guided beer hike around Zwiefalten through the Loretto farm and the Wimsen cave, tasting five of the brewery's beers along the way.

420 minfrom €64.00 per person

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Brewery visit

Tour

On the producer's website: Brauereibesichtigung

Guided brewery tour of the brewhouse, rock cellar and bottling line, ending with a tank-sample tasting of the 1521 lager.

120 minfrom €20.00 per person

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Visits are by appointment. Check current tour availability with the producer before you travel.

Production notes

Email: [email protected]
Tastings from: €20
Founded: 1521
Signature labels: 1521, Biobier, Engele
Styles: märzen, eisbock
Ingredients: local grain
Method: The EISBOCK is a special beer. It is brewed as a wheat doppelbock with open top fermentation and then frozen in the lagering cellar.
Minimum age: 18
Nearby attractions: Wimsener Höhle
Seasonal notes: Winterhalbjahr November bis Ostern: Montag Ruhetag
  • Restaurant
  • Bottle shop

Visiting guide

Each mark is backed by a documented fact. Open one to see the source.

  • Heritageancient1521Verified

    “IM JAHRE 1521 BRAUTEN DIE MÖNCHE IM BENEDIKTINERKLOSTER ZU ZWIEFALTEN IHR ERSTES BIER UND LEGTEN DAMIT DEN GRUNDSTEIN FÜR EIN HALBES JAHRTAUSEND ZWIEFALTER BRAUTRADITION.”

    Source: Producer websiteView source ↗Retrieved July 22, 2026Verified

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