Brauerei Rechenberg GmbH & Co. KG

About Brauerei Rechenberg

Brauerei Rechenberg GmbH & Co. KG is one of the oldest producing breweries in Saxony, based in Rechenberg-Bienenmühle in the Osterzgebirge. The brewery produces draft beers, including Rechenberger Pilsner, Dunkel, Kellerbier, Bockbier (seasonal) and Primus 1558, filled in 5, 20, 30 and 50-litre kegs. Following a complete new build, a facility with an annual production capacity of 30,000 hectolitres went into operation in 1995; only draft beer is produced. The Historic Brewery was restored from 1995 to 2002 and has housed the Saxon Brewery Museum since 2002, with fully functional historic brewing technology; it is counted among the Technical Monuments of Saxony. The company has been owned again by the Meyer family since 1990 and offers museum visits, guided tours, and the sale of party kegs and souvenirs.

Site

Rechenberg-Bienenmühle

Processes

Museum visits and guided tours, Sale of 5l party kegs and souvenirs

Materials

Rechenberger Pilsner, Rechenberger Dunkel, Rechenberger Kellerbier, Rechenberger Bockbier, Rechenberger Primus 1558

Founded

1558

Industries

Brewing industry, Tourism/Museum

1. 01

   Brewing

2. 02

   Dispensing/filling into kegs (5/20/30/50 l)

3. 03

   Sales and museum operations

Beer Types and Production

Locations

Rechenberg-Bienenmühle

DE

Brewery and Saxon Brewery Museum

Materials

Beer types Pilsner, Dunkel, Kellerbier, Bockbier, Primus 1558

Products

Inside the production

History

1. 1558

   The locality of Rechenberg receives brewing rights; construction of the first manor brewery

2. 1586

   Brewery buildings burn down completely, followed by reconstruction

3. 1647

   Transformation into a chamber estate brewery, owner: Electoral Chamber of Dresden

4. 1834

   Sale of the brewery by the Saxon state to the municipality of Nassau

5. 1842

   Purchase by Gottlob Friedrich Bretschneider for 18,200 talers; leased by brewmaster Karl August Meyer

6. 1876

   Purchase by Reinhard Meyer; renamed Brauerei und Malzfabrik Rechenberg-Bienenmühle, Reinhard Meyer und Sohn

7. 1926

   Karl Martin Meyer takes over the management of operations

8. 1940

   Cessation of beer and malt production due to the Second World War

9. 1947

   Resumption of beer brewing, the malthouse remains shut down

10. 1958

    Foundation of the limited partnership Georg und Helmut Meyer KG

11. 1972

    Forced nationalization; operated as a plant of the Stadtbrauerei Olbernhau within VEB Getränkekombinat Karl-Marx-Stadt

12. 1990

    Reprivatization by Andreas and Thomas Meyer

13. 1993

    Start of the complete new construction of the brewery

14. 1995

    Commissioning of the new brewery for 30,000 hl annual production; start of the restoration of the Historic Brewery

15. 2002

    Opening of the Saxon Brewery Museum in the Historic Brewery