Weihenstephaner

The Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan is a German brewery located in Freising, Bavaria, on the grounds of the ancient Weihenstephan Abbey. The overall output in 2014 was 382,341 hectolitres. The brewery claims to be "The World's Oldest Brewery." Until the 1950s, the brewery stated that it was founded in 1146. A paper dated from the year 1040 appeared about this period. Otto I, Bishop of Freising, awarded the monastery with a brewing privilege. The document is often regarded as a fabrication dating from the early 1600s. The brewery's first documented record is from 1675. Another document, dated from 768, mentions a hops garden nearby.

The cloister was taken over by the Bavarian government in 1803 when it was incorporated as the Königlich Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan. Currently, although being entirely owned by the Bavarian government, it is administered as a contemporary company following private-sector principles. The brewery lands were turned into a campus for the Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf.

Brewing is their craft and has been for nearly 1,000 years. Of course, high-tech has also come into brewing, but the basic brewing process remains unchanged. It is not enough to brew a good beer. It has to be an outstanding beer of consistently high quality with its layers of flavors that include clove and banana as well as cinnamon and malt. Therefore, Weihenstephaner has set for themselves the highest standard of quality: Premium Bavaricum. This necessitates not only persistent focus on the part of the brewmasters but also that all components for beer production are subjected to constant quality monitoring. Each day they have 300 hands working on. From brewmaster to storage facility worker to the secretary, they all ensure that only the quality that fulfills Weihenstephaner's standard leaves the house. And you can taste it!

Website: https://www.weihenstephaner.de/en/