Löwenbräu

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• Jörg Lehmann, Guenter Kador, Eike Berthold (Board)
• Jobst Kayser- Eichberg, Chairman

The Löwenbräu Aktiengesellschaft is one of the oldest breweries in Munich. Since 1997 she has been on together with Spaten Spaten- Löwenbräu of the group, which in turn is part of the Anheuser -Busch InBev Group.

History

The brewery was founded in 1383 probably already: The brewer Erhart from the narrow lane appears in the tax book of the city. 1524 was a Jörg Schnaitter pierprew, called on the estate in the Lion's Den 17. Löwenbräu was first mentioned in 1746 Biersudverzeichnis of Munich. The lion in the name comes from a fresco " Daniel in the lions' den " in the said brewery from the 17th century. 1818 bought a native of rural conditions Brauer George Brey the Lion Brewery. Under his leadership, the economic rise began. 1826 the brewing operation at the newly acquired site was added to the Nymphenburgerstraße. In 1848 the brewery permission to brew Bock beer. 1851, the transfer of the brewery operation was completed on the grounds of the Nymphenburg road. In May 1857, the newspaper Innsbruck news reports: " Munich is one of 23 brewers brewed from which the Löwenbräu at most, nähmlich 62,100 buckets summer beer ". In 1862 the quantity of summer beer had climbed to 118,200 pails. In 1863 the Lion Brewery was the largest brewery in Munich with a quarter of the total beer output of the city for the first time. 1872 Lowenbrau was sold by the family Brey; The brewery was converted into a public limited company and changed his name to " share the Löwenbräu brewery ". Ludwig Brey acquired as a brewer and owner of the Löwenbräu brewery share the neighboring property from the "Beer economy " Nicholas Nassl and built 1882/83 the Löwenbräu Keller according to the plans of Professor Albert Schmidt. The grand opening of the Löwenbräu Keller was the lion was registered as a trademark on June 14, 1883. 1886.

In France, came to around 1880 protectionism in the form of tax / customs difficulty for imported beer, which even in 1886 led to business-damaging insinuations about banned beer additives in newspaper articles from France and Belgium. Munich breweries have reported these allegations decided. To participate in the Paris Exhibition of 1900, at the Löwenbräu beer won a Grand Prix, the following sales figures cited in the exhibition catalog of the then largest German brewery:

Around the turn of the century Löwenbräu was the largest brewery in Germany, however, strongly dependent on exports. 1921 the brewery merged with the Union brewery Schülein & Cie. .. Joseph Schülein became a member of the Supervisory Board of the brewery. On December 28, 1921 merged with retroactive effect as of September 1, 1920, the Munich rgerbr AG with the Löwenbräu AG. Numerous other property came into the possession of the brewery, including the Bürgerbräukeller. The Supervisory Board of the AG was expanded, Wilhelm von Finck became a member. 1927 first wheat beer was brewed. A year later, the first time to reach a production of more than one million hectoliters of beer per year. The Jewish Family Schülein, which included a large part of the brewery had to flee Nazi persecution in 1936 in the United States. In 1942 it was renamed the " Löwenbräu ".

In the years after the war was achieved with the heirs of Schülein family in the United States an agreement that ensured the survival of the brewery. 1948, the brewery began again to export beer - first in Switzerland. Due to its good market position in Munich and Upper Bavaria and the large real estate holdings to finance the company was able to become known around the world again. Löwenbräu has been primarily in North America back to the epitome of Munich beer. Examples of this were the commitment at the Hanover Fair and the Expo 67 in Montreal. Gradually, August secured by Finck on the Agricola Management Company KG about 90 % of the share capital of the brewery, which was regarded as the largest private landowner in Munich .. With effect from 30 September 1982, the non- operating real estate in the subsidiary were Monachia Immobilien GmbH & Co. were merged, incorporated into the newly founded Monachia Immobilien AG and offered the shares to the shareholders of Löwenbräu AG for a free subscription. The Agricola sold its equity stake in Monachia for 260 million DM to Allianz SE and Hochtief. [Note 1] The whole -operational land with known Großgaststätten as Mathäser - Bierstadt, Löwenbräu Keller, Three roses or Franciscan verblieiben owned by the brewery. In 1992 the brewery was converted into a holding company. This separate companies for the production and distribution of beer, for the use of property and real estate as well as for the production and distribution of bottled water originated. In 1994, the original shareholders of the holding company issue new shares of the companies Löwenbräu AG Co. (brewery ), offered Löwenbräu Co. ( real estate) and National Mineral Brunnen GmbH. The holding company was renamed in 1995 by Löwenbräu Holding AG in Custodia Holding AG. Custodia AG is the legal successor of the actual original Lowenbrau AG before the separation of the parts of the company. The brewing operation from the "old AG " himself belonged since 1997, Jr. after the split of the company by August von Finck, together with the Spaten-Franziskaner -Bräu Spaten- Löwenbräu to the group. Jobst Kayser- Eichberg held until 2003, the majority of the Spaten- Löwenbräu Group. The Spaten- Löwenbräu Group has again been taken over in 2003 by the Belgian Interbrew group. With the takeover of 2003, all remaining Spade properties were removed from the group and transferred among others in the Sedlmayr land and real estate KGaA. In 2004, AmBev and Interbrew merged to ABInbev. Sämtliches marketing and sales of the spade - Löwenbräu Group is controlled since 2007 from the Germany headquarters of InBev group ( Beck's ) Bremen.

In 2008, the Oetker Group negotiated with the owner about buying the brewery. In October 2010, confirmed the brewery to have the rejected plans to move within the city limits after Langwied. In 2012, the Paulaner Group confirmed the terrain in Langwied use for your move from the city out to want.

On the basis of completed lease and brewing contracts between the Löwenbräu AG and Spaten-Franziskaner -Bräu GmbH production over the Spaten-Franziskaner -Bräu GmbH occurs, however, in the remaining production of Löwenbräu AG. Under these agreements, the Löwenbräu AG acts itself as operating lease and without its own employees.

Production

The filling was moved from Nymphenburgerstraße in the now rented by Spaten-Franziskaner brewery site in the Martian road. The local brewhouse spade was decommissioned in 2005. The premises of the bottling plant to the Dachau / sand and Nymphenburgerstraße were demolished in 2007 for redevelopment ( Nymphenburg yards ) to a large extent.

The only remaining building of the original brewery are at the Karl- Nymphenburg - sand road, the brewhouse and the fermenting room and the listed Lowenbrau Keller at the corner of Dachau / Nymphenburgerstraße. All the buildings are no longer owned by the brewery, this is it only tenants. Today it is only a local brewery within the InBev family. A member of the Spaten- Löwenbräu Group produces all the beers of the group: Spaten, Franziskaner, Löwenbräu and Becks remained in the brewhouse of Löwenbräu AG.

Old Munich breweries

The following breweries have been incorporated directly or indirectly in the Löwenbräu AG:

• Sollerbräu (1836 )
• Filserbräu (1844 )
• Lodererbräu (1863 )
• Mathäserbräu (1907) Fuchsbrau

• Zengerbräu Angerklosterbräu

• Münchner Kindl Brauerei Metzger Bräu
• Singlspieler Bräu
• Lion Hauser Bräu

Celebrations

Oktoberfest

The Löwenbräu brewery is one of the large marquees the Löwenbräu tent. These are leased to the hosts. Lessee and operator of the Löwenbräu tent are Hagn Ludwig and his daughter Stefanie Spendler. In addition, supplies the Löwenbräu still protecting marquee - the operators are Edward and Claudia Reinbold (2011 ).

Triumphator strong beer sample

The victor strong beer sample is a taking place annually since 1951 Strong beer tapping the Löwenbräu. It traditionally takes place at noon at the Löwenbräu Keller.

Like his role model is rehearsed organoleptically on the Nockherberg on which the strong beer of Paulaner (brewery ), also here the kabaretistische program is consistent with provincial tryst in the foreground.

As far as can be determined at the victor strong beer sample that served beer by the serving for the population at any time, one indexable without breath alcohol analysis, threat is emanating in Lent and accompanied with special events including the Stoahebn.

2013 commented Christian Springer ( comedian ) is happening with his character Fonsi, treasurer of Neuschwanstein, next came Lizzy Aumeier, Herbert and Schnipsi on.

Produced beers (as of 2011 )

• Löwenbräu Löwenbräu original
• Lowenbrau Dark
• Löwenbräu victor ( Bock ) - only for export
• Lowenbrau -Alcoholic
• Löwenbräu Urtyp
• Lowenbrau Pils (former brand name " Löwenbräu " )
• Löwenbräu Black White ( marketing set ) now Franciscan Dark
• Löwenbräu lion Weisse Hell (wheat beer)
• Löwenbräu cyclists
• Lowenbrau Oktoberfest beer ( Märzen )
• Löwenbräu grapefruit ( white beer Mix)

• Spade Spaten Münchner Hell
• Spade Diet Pils

• Berchtesgaden

Trivia

In the novel " The Stechlin " by Theodor Fontane ( Berlin, 1899) is the 15th chapter: " .. the pleasing word" Löwenbräu " stood. .. " That a genuine Munich at all, only in Berlin beverages. " .. "

Based on the Löwenbräu American rock band Mötley Crüe carries the two umlauts in the name, Löwenbräu was the time of inception, the favorite beer of the band.