The Weisse Taube is a piece of Bamberg culture that most people would know nothing about today if Hallerndorf brewer Georg Rittmayer and Bierothek® founder Christian Klemenz had not taken the courage to do so. On November 25, 2017, the phoenix or dove rose from the ashes and was welcomed into the illustrious circle of Bamberg breweries with a celebratory tapping.
The Weisse Taube brewery in Bamberg is a relic of days long gone. The brewery was closed more than 100 years ago, even though the Weisse Taube was probably the largest brewery in the cathedral city in 1818. The brewery and its beer garden used to be located where the Theatergassen are today. Before the Second World War temporarily put a terrible end to the flourishing Jewish life, the Weisse Taube was an important place for Bamberg's Jewish community. The hallowed halls of the brewery housed a Jewish elementary school and the municipal administration, and the beer garden was used as a meeting place. Not many Bamberg institutions are so closely linked to Jewish life in the Franconian World Heritage city. Christian Klemenz and Georg Rittmayer attach great importance to keeping the Jewish past of the resurrected Weisse Taube brewery alive. A portion of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to this end. The money will be used both for projects of the current Jewish community in Bamberg and for the erection of new stumbling blocks in Bamberg's cityscape. The stumbling blocks in Bamberg's historic pavement serve as small memorials and commemorate Bamberg residents who fell victim to National Socialism. The Weisse Taube is a living piece of the city's history that also provides us with wonderfully good beer.
We raise our glasses so that history never repeats itself!
Closely adapted to the descriptions of historical tradition, the Weisse Taube wheat beer tastes mild, soft and well-rounded. The pleasant effervescence makes the beer not only extremely drinkable, but also particularly digestible. With a love of tradition and craftsmanship, the Weisse Taube beer is brewed almost exactly as it was during the heyday of the historic brewery. By reviving several breweries such as Evora and LaBieratorium, Christian Klemenz has shown that Germany's beer culture is close to his heart. Georg Rittmayer's motives for saving the Weisse Taube are of a different nature: the master brewer from Hallerndorf recently established family ties to a former Weisse Taube brewer.
