ABK / Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren – Fertigung

Brewery in Kaufbeuren with a wide beer range from Helles and wheat beer to Pils, beer specialities and beer-mixed drinks

ABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren GmbH

Kaufbeuren (Brewery/Production) · Kaufbeuren-Märzisried (Inventory Warehouse) · Ellwangen (Jagst) (Registered Office)New on Amplifa

1308Brewing tradition of the ABK beer brand

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About Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren

ABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren GmbH operates a traditional brewery located in Kaufbeuren in the Allgäu region; according to the company, the ABK beer brand looks back on a brewing tradition since 1308. Products include bottom-fermented and top-fermented beers such as Hell 'Das Blaue', Dunkel 'Urbayerisch', Pils 'Anno 1907', Doppelbock 'Buronator', wheat beers, alcohol-free variants and festival beers. In addition, the brewery produces beer-mixed drinks such as Radler 'Das Edle' and Fendt beer specialities, wine spritzers of the 'Fräulein' brand, lemonades and cola mix. The value chain covers the brewhouse, fermentation and storage cellars, filtration and filling into bottles and kegs; quality assurance is carried out by an in-house laboratory. Besides distribution to retail and gastronomy, a Helles is bottled for the British market. The brewery is EMAS-validated and publishes an environmental statement annually.

Site: Kaufbeuren
Materials: Beer raw materials according to the Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Law), Wheat malt, Wine and lemonade
Certificates: EMAS (Environmental Statement 2025)
Industries: Brewery / Beverage Production, Retail, Gastronomy

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Brewing water and raw material preparation (malt, hops)
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Brewhouse: wort production
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Fermentation cellar (bottom- and top-fermented, bottle fermentation)
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Storage cellar (ZKL cellar, wheat cellar)
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Filtration
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Filling of bottles/cans/kegs
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Quality inspection in the laboratory
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Distribution to retail & gastronomy

Raw Materials & Brewing Process

Wasser/Gerstenmalz/H

Beer raw materials according to the Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Law)

The basis of the bottom-fermented beers; hop varieties include Hallertauer Herkules, Hallertauer Tradition, Spalter Select, Tettnanger, Spalter, Taurus.

Weizenmalz

Wheat malt

Used for top-fermented wheat beers including ISO wheat beer alcohol-free with bottle fermentation.

Wein/Limonade

Wine and lemonade

Raw materials for wine spritzers 'Fräulein' and beer-mixed drinks such as Radler.

Locations

Kaufbeuren

Brewery/Production

Materials: Barley malt, wheat malt, hops

Brewhouse
Fermentation and storage cellars
ZKL cellar
Wheat cellar with spunding
Refrigeration system 92 kW
CIP system
Keg filling line
Laboratory

Kaufbeuren-Märzisried

Inventory Warehouse

Ellwangen (Jagst)

Company Headquarters/Administration

Products

**Hell 'Das Blaue'**Bottom-fermented brewing method · Beer

**Doppelbock 'Buronator'**Bottom-fermented brewing method · Strong beer

**Wine spritzer 'Fräulein'**Wine-based mixed drink · Soft drink

**Helles alcohol-free**Bottom-fermented brewing method · Alcohol-free beer

Inside the production

Advertising partnership with SpVgg Kaufbeuren

Industries

Brewery / Beverage ProductionRetailGastronomy

Quality

An in-house laboratory headed by quality assurance monitors product quality; complaints are traced back via a structured form with batch and best-before date information.

Evidence	Kaufbeuren
EMAS (Environmental Statement 2025)

History

1308
Brewing tradition of the ABK beer brand according to company information
2024
Decommissioning of the old storage cellar; beer storage from then on in the ZKL and wheat cellar, installation of a refrigeration system (92 kW) and a second evaporator in the wheat cellar
2024
Replacement of the gamma ray unit with a digital keg scale in the keg filling line, as well as a new keg external washer