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. This law also stipulated that beers not exclusively using barley-malts, such as wheat beer, must be top-fermented.[1]
Since 1993, the brewing process has been regulated by the Provisional German Beer Law, which allows a broader range of ingredients and additives in top-fermenting beers. However, these additives must be completely removed, or at least as much as possible, from the final product.[2]
Brewing companies in Germany
- Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren
- Aldersbach brewery
- Augustiner Bräu
- Ayinger Brewery
- Beck's Brewery
- Benediktiner Weissbrau
- Bitburger Brewery
- Brauerei Bub
- Brauerei Clemens Härle
- Brauerei Gebr. Maisel
- Brauerei Friedmann
- Brauerei Greif
Best-selling brands
See also
- Beer and breweries by region
- Beer in Germany
- German beer culture (category)
- Reinheitsgebot – German Beer Purity Order
External links
References
- Vorläufiges Biergesetz retrieved 2007-09-04^
- 492 Years of Good Beer Der Spiegel, 23 April 2008, retrieved 2011-05-26^
- "Inlandsabsatz der führenden Biermarken in Deutschland im Jahr 2020" at Statista