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This is a list of brewing companies in Germany. Beer plays a significant role in the German culture , and for many years, German beer was brewed in strict adherence to the Reinheitsgebot , a regulation that permitted only water, hops , yeast, and malt as beer ingredients.
Most prominent stock holder today is the Radeberger Group of breweries, which in turn belongs to the company founded by August Oetker, today one of the most prominent players in the German food and drink industry. DAB produces a lager called DAB after their initials. DAB was the favorite beer of Erich Honecker, former leader of East Germany. [2]
Beer (German: Bier pronounced ⓘ) is a major part of German culture. According the Reinheitsgebot (German beer purity law), only water, hops, yeast and malt are permitted as ingredients in its production. [1] Beers not exclusively using barley-malt, such as wheat beer, must be top-fermented. [2] [3]
In 1864, when Pabst was taken into partnership in his father-in-law's brewery, he began to study the details of the business.After obtaining a thorough mastery of the art of brewing, Pabst turned his attention to extending the market for the beer, and before long, had raised the output of the Best brewery to 100,000 barrels a year.
The Aldersbach brewery (German Brauerei Aldersbach) is a traditional medium-sized brewery in Aldersbach, Lower Bavaria, opened in the 13th century. It produces beer types such as Dunkel, Helles, and Pilsner, plus seasonal Bock and Pale lagers. In 2016, it won awards from the Bavarian Brewers Association and the Bavarian State Beer Exhibition. [3]
Henninger Brewery was a notable brewery in Frankfurt, Germany. The Henninger brewery in Frankfurt traces its roots to 1655 in Eberhard Stein's brew house. In 1873 Heinrich Christian Henninger, who came from Erlangen/Bavaria, entered the brewery. In 1881 it was transformed into a stock company and changed its name into "Frankfurter Bierbrauer ...
A bottle cap celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot. Löwenbräu beer has been served at every Oktoberfest in Munich since 1810. Because only beers that are brewed in Munich are permitted to be sold at Oktoberfest, Löwenbräu is one of six breweries represented, along with Augustinerbräu, Hofbräu, Hacker-Pschorr, Paulaner, and Spaten.
In 2004, the brewery was ordered to cease production of their product "Schwarzer Abt" or face a $25,000 fine, because the drink contained added sugar syrup it was in conflict with the beer purity law. [2] The brewery had been brewing the dark beer with sugar syrup in East Germany, which had been allowed under East Germany's permissive brewing ...