
Family-run small brewery with brewery inn, in-house butcher shop and own catering in Waldstetten.

Brauerei und Gasthof zum Engel GmbH & Co. KG
WaldstettenNew on Amplifa
About the Engelbrauerei
Brauerei und Gasthof zum Engel GmbH & Co. KG operates one of the region's last small breweries in Waldstetten in the district of Günzburg. In accordance with the German Purity Law of 1516, beers are brewed from water, malt and hops using selected raw materials from the region. Brewmaster Johann Mayer runs the brewery, which has been managed in its fifth generation by the Mayer family, respectively the Kurzweil family, since 1878. The company includes a brewery inn with Bavarian-Swabian cuisine, an in-house butcher shop producing homemade products such as ham, pressed meat loaf (Presssack) and sausage products, as well as a catering service with pickup and delivery service. The offering is complemented by a guesthouse with single and double rooms as well as holiday apartments newly built in 2017. For its regional cuisine and Bavarian beer culture, the business received the quality seals "Ausgezeichnete Bayerische Küche" and "Ausgezeichnete Bayerische Bierkultur" in 2022.
- Site
- Waldstetten
- Processes
- Catering, Pickup service/delivery service (5 km radius from €60), In-house butcher shop/homemade products, Holiday apartments and boarding house, Guesthouse with breakfast
- Materials
- Beer brewing, In-house butcher shop
- Certificates
- Ausgezeichnete Bayerische Küche, Ausgezeichnete Bayerische Bierkultur
- Founded
- 1878
- Industries
- Gastronomy, Brewery, Guesthouse/Holiday apartments
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Brewery according to the Purity Law
- 02
In-house butcher shop and homemade production
- 03
Inn and restaurant
- 04
Catering, pickup and delivery service
- 05
Guesthouse and holiday apartments
Brewing and Production
Beer brewing
Beers are brewed in accordance with the German Purity Law from water, malt and hops using raw materials from the region.
In-house butcher shop
Homemade products such as ham, smoked meat, pressed meat loaf (Presssack) and sausage products are freshly produced in-house.
Locations

Waldstetten
DEBrewery, inn, guesthouse/holiday apartments
- Materials
- Beer according to the Purity Law, homemade products
Offerings




Inside the production



Industries
Additional services
Quality
The cuisine and beer culture of the business were awarded the quality seals "Ausgezeichnete Bayerische Küche" and "Ausgezeichnete Bayerische Bierkultur" of the Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry and DEHOGA Bayern on 7 September 2022 following an unannounced commission inspection.
| Evidence | Waldstetten |
|---|---|
| Ausgezeichnete Bayerische Küche | |
| Ausgezeichnete Bayerische Bierkultur |
History
- vor 1631
Jacob Vock, brewer, first known owner of the brewery according to the chronicle of the market town of Waldstetten
- 1878
The brewery inn passed into the ownership of the Mayer family, currently in its fifth generation
- 2017
New construction of the holiday apartments
- 2022
Award of the quality seals "Ausgezeichnete Bayerische Küche" and "Ausgezeichnete Bayerische Bierkultur" in Munich