# Privatbrauerei Gessner — Sonneberg, Thüringen

> Privatbrauerei Gessner in Sonneberg, Thüringen, Germany scores 2.78 out of 5 — Limited, #25 in Thüringen. 14 beers tracked, mostly Amber Lager.

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Privatbrauerei Gessner is a brewery in Sonneberg, Thüringen, Germany. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.78 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #25 in Thüringen. Of the 14 beers we track, 29% are Amber Lager and 26% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 2.78 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #25 in Thüringen · #1,502 in Germany · #25,524 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 14

## About

Privatbrauerei Gessner produce's not great quality beer and is ranked #30 in Thuringia. They are most well known for "Original Festbier", which is a Märzen and "Premium Pils", which is a German Pilsner. Their primary focus is brewing Amber Lagers and Pale Lagers.

## What they brew

- Amber Lager — 29% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 26% of the beers we track
- Bock — 24% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 14% of the beers we track
- Shandy / Radler — 6% of the beers we track
- Other — 1% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 27 Am Lindenbach, Sonneberg, Thüringen, Germany
- Coordinates: 50.34494, 11.20887
- Website: http://www.privatbrauerei-gessner.de/

## Breweries nearby

- [Franken Bräu Mitwitz](https://finding.beer/brewery/franken-brau-mitwitz-26326.md) — 2.63, Limited — Mitwitz, Bayern — 5.8 mi away
- [Brauerei Gasthof Ankerbräu Steinach](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-gasthof-ankerbrau-steinach-7923.md) — 3.33, Poor — Steinach, Thüringen — 6.5 mi away
- [Braugasthof Grosch](https://finding.beer/brewery/braugasthof-grosch-7924.md) — 2.94, Limited — Rödental, Bayern — 8.8 mi away
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- [Antlabräu Kronach](https://finding.beer/brewery/antlabrau-kronach-21203.md) — 2.48, Limited — Kronach, Bavaria — 9.3 mi away
- [Schmölzer Dorfbrauerei](https://finding.beer/brewery/schmolzer-dorfbrauerei-31708.md) — 4.14, Great — Küps, Bayern — 9.3 mi away
- [Gampertbräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/gampertbrau-9368.md) — 2.86, Limited — Weißenbrunn, Bayern — 12 mi away
- [Brauhaus zu Coburg](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauhaus-zu-coburg-11922.md) — 2.67, Limited — Coburg, Bayern — 12 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Germany](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany.md)

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