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

A view of the older parts of the Karlsberg brewery on Karlsbergstraße
Krombacher Brauerei
Former

Best-selling brands

The Beck's Brewery in Bremen, Germany
Top ten best-selling German beer brands (2011–2012)[3]
BreweryOutput in 2012 in million hectolitresLocation
Oettinger5.89Oettingen
Krombacher5.46Kreuztal
Bitburger4.07Bitburg
Beck's2.78Bremen
Warsteiner2.77Warstein
Hasseröder2.75Wernigerode
Veltins2.72Meschede
Paulaner2.30Munich
Radeberger1.91Radeberg
Erdinger1.72Erding

See also

References

  1. ^"Vorläufiges Biergesetz". Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
  2. ^"492 Years of Good Beer". Der Spiegel. 23 April 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  3. ^"Inlandsabsatz der führenden Biermarken in Deutschland im Jahr 2020" at Statista, 2013.