Tradition Beats Every Trend
Upper Franconian beer specialities like in the old days
Finally back after 44 years of abstinence!
Old recipes, traditional brewing methods, authentic beer taste.
Our beers enjoy 7 days of cold fermentation instead of warm pressure fermentation.
Our beers mature at least 6 weeks cold, instead of 2 weeks "Turbo".
Our beers are neither flash pasteurized nor pasteurized.
That's what sets our beer apart.
Polsterbräu Beer Types
EVERYDAY PLEASURE
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Blondes (Zwicklbier)
11.5° original extr., 4.6% vol. Alc., IBU: 20
unfiltered, unpasteurized, bottom ferm.
Ingredients: water, barley malt, hops, yeast
The wooden pin, which once had been inserted into the bunghole of a storage barrel gave the "Zwicklbeer" its name. In the true sense it's the sample that the master brewer drinks from the storage tank to determine the degree of ripeness of the beer. This speciality is not filtered. It contains especially many vitamins and minerals and tastes refreshingly light.
Gülden Pils
11,5° original extr., 4,6% vol. Alc., IBU: 30
filtered, unpasteurized, bottom fermented
Ingredients: water, barley malt, hops
The beer "Pilsener" brewing method was first served by the Bavarian master brewer Josef Groll on Martin's Day 1842 in Pilsen. Our Pils is a light golden-coloured, stronger hopped beer with a fine creamy foam. Pour in 2 trains in a maximum of 3 minutes; the optimal drinking temperature is around 8 degrees Celsius.
Ur-Märzen
12,6° original extr., 5,2% vol. Alc., IBU: 24
unfiltered, unpasteurized, bottom ferm.
Ingredients: water, barley malt, hops, yeast
Soft, malty, full-bodied, strong, light beer with a hint of hop bitterness. Stronger lager developed from summer beer. In the "March" a stronger beer was brewed in former times, which was storable. Since from Georgi (23.04.) to Michaeli (29.09.) it was not allowed to be brewed, Märzen allowed the breweries to the serving of beer in the summer months.
Strong specialities
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13,8° original extr., 5,5% vol. Alc., IBU: 17
unfiltered, unpasteurized, top fermented
Ingredients: Water, wheat malt, barley malt, hops, yeast
The Wittelsbach wheat monopoly since 1602 has to protect this source of income, all other brewers were forbidden to brew wheat beer. It was the beer of the nobility until the middle of the 18th century. Today, more than 80 percent of wheat beer comes from Bavaria. Tastes best chilled from the fridge.
13,8° original extr., 5,5% vol. Alc., IBU: 20
filtered, unpasteurized, bottom fermented
Ingredients: water, barley malt, barley smoke malt, hops
Our dark smoked beer is discreetly malt-flowered and full-bodied - with well-balanced, not toostrongly pronounced smokeflavour/ -taste. "Rauchbier" has in Bamberg and surroundings already a centuries-old tradition. Optimum drinking temperature at 8 to 10 degrees Celsius.
20,7° original extr., 9,0% vol. Alc., IBU: 25
filtered, unpasteurized, bottom fermented
Ingredients: Water, barley malt, hops
Originally from northern Germany, Einbeck near Hannover, known since 1351; from 1615 it was brewed in Munich by Einbeck master brewer Elias Pilcher; "Ainpöckisch Bier" became "Bockbier". In Bavaria, the fasting season is the "5th season". Optimum drinking temperature at 8 to 10 degrees Celsius.
TIME FOR A BEER
Polsterbräu History
Founded 1858 in Nankendorf / Upper Franconia
Michael Polster started in 1858. He founded the "Polsterbräu" and became known as "Wirts-Michl" with his beer. From then on, not only the brewery, but also the brewing family Polster grew.
The next generation, Johann and Katharina Polster, expanded the brewery in 1927 by adding an inn. The residential and guest house of the family Polster is still today together with the church a distinguishing feature of Nankendorf. First in self-management (until 1951) and then under the tenants Hans Wölfel and Paul Klaus, the brewery inn Polster became a tourist attraction. In addition to the beer, especially the Franconian snacks attracted hikers.
The "Polsterbräu" was therefore not only a guarantee for good beer but also a big employer. Because not only the beer was produced, there was also an in-house carpentry, which was responsible for the production of beer crates.
Blossoming and the temporary end
The fourth generation of the brewer family, under the leadership of Werner and Gisela Polster, made the "Polsterbräu" a permanent feature of Franconian beer culture. In almost every corner of Franconian Switzerland, the "Polsterbräu" beer was served in the restaurants. In 1971, the brewery had an output of about 33,000 hl of beer. In order to meet this enormous amount, the "Polsterbräu" even then had its own "beer truck" to supply the restaurants.
After Werner Polster took over the brewery Zorn in Eppingen for personal reasons, there was, after a temporary subletting to Tucher Nuremberg in 1974, the final out of the "Polsterbräu" in Nankendorf.
The new beginning from 2015
The brewery inn continued under the tenants Jürgen and Sieglinde Taschner and later Thomas and Corinna Günzel on. At that time, however, the focus was mainly on the culinary specialties of the inn.
The "Bräumichlbier" briefly represented a new beginning of the brewing tradition. Named after the founder of the brewery Michael Polster and based on the traditional Polsterbräu recipe, it was restored in August 2015 in a contract brewery. In January 2016, the brewery inn opened its doors again. After a loving restoration of the restaurant, Karin Klaus and her team were happy to serve the guests in a cozy atmosphere with good beer and homemade Franconian snacks. However, in June 2017, the inn was closed for economic reasons and a new owner for "Polsterbräu" sought.
The revival since October 2017
Today, the brewery restaurant is owned by the city of Waischenfeld. However, the brand "Polsterbräu" continues to operate as a private brewery.
In October 2017, entrepreneur and beer lover Janus Nowak, who lives in Baden-Württemberg launched a revolutionary crowdfunding project aimed at restoring the old Polsterbräu tradition.
At the beginning of February 2018, the time had finally come: the first 100 hl "Ur-Märzen" was brewed in a contract brewery using the original recipes and distributed to the many hundred investors at the beginning of April.
The demand for this delicious beer quickly rose, so that in May 2018 the first 50 hl "Blondes" were put on sale and in June 2018 the delicious "Gülden Pils" and another 50 hl of "Ur-Märzen" could be ordered in the new Polsterbräu Onlineshop as well.
Since March 2020, the Polsterbräu brand has been trading as "Polsterbräu Ltd." in Belize, naturally with tax registration in Germany.
Since then, the focus of our business activities has been on the export of our beer, brewed in Upper Franconia, to Poland, where an handcrafted and traditionally produced beer is still rare according to our Bavarian Purity Law of 1516.
Now it is time to continue the beer culture and sell the good old Polsterbräu beer in more and more shops and beverage markets.