Gräfliche Brauerei Arco-Valley GmbH & Co. KG

Company & Values

Gräfliche Brauerei Arco-Valley GmbH & Co. KG is an Old Bavarian private brewery located in Adldorf, Eichendorf municipality (Lower Bavaria). The brand GRAF ARCO has been a private brewery since 1630; the brewing rights in Adldorf were demonstrably established since 1671, and in Valley since 1630. The brewery produces a range of beers, including Light, Export Light, Festive Beer, Pilsner, Braubursch'n Weisse, Radler, Arcolator, Birnbacher Dark Beer, and Valley Lager, as well as refreshing drinks from the Adldorf mineral spring, exclusively in multi-use glass bottles since 2022. Brewing is done according to the Reinheitsgebot using certified raw materials from local farmers; the company is a member of the Club of Premium Breweries. The sales area is the region in Bavaria (including Dingolfing, Landau, Eichendorf); gastronomy businesses, large events up to 10,000 people (including the Karpfhamer Fest), and private customers are supplied via home service. The brewery also offers Technical Service for dispensing and cooling systems as well as brewery tours.

Site

Eichendorf / Adldorf

Processes

Gastronomy Supply (Beers and soft drinks, including Adldorf mineral spring), Gastronomy Equipment (Outdoor advertising systems, glassware, dispensing systems, garden furniture), Gastronomy Consulting (New openings, conversion, modernization), Home Service / Beverage Delivery Service for private customers and small companies, Cask beer and inventory deliveries for events (Fest Service), Large events up to 10,000 people (Conception, rental inventory, tent rental, beverages), Technical Service for dispensing, cooling systems, and beverage machines, Brewery Tours

Materials

Brewing according to Reinheitsgebot, Mineral Water Bottling (Adldorf mineral spring)

Industries

Brewing / Beverage Industry, Gastronomy, Mineral Water / Soft Drinks

1. 01

   Raw materials (certified cultivation by local farmers)

2. 02

   Brewing according to Reinheitsgebot

3. 03

   Bottling (Multi-use glass bottle)

4. 04

   Logistics & Fleet

5. 05

   Distribution Gastronomy/Home Service/Large Events

Ingredients & Raw Materials

Locations

Our Beers

Inside the production

History

1. 1124

   First documented mention of the Tyrolean ancient noble family Arco; Arco family castle on Lake Garda

2. 1413

   Emperor Sigismund elevates the family to the Imperial Count rank; County Arco becomes immediately imperial

3. 1614

   Emigration of the family to Bavaria

4. 1630

   Brewing rights in Valley proven – the brand GRAF ARCO is called 'Private brewery since 1630'

5. 1671

   Brewing rights established in Adldorf

6. 1812

   Counts Arco inherit Schloss Adldorf with court marks and brewery from the Counts Rheinstein-Tattenbach

7. 1821

   Max Graf von Arco inherits Schloss Valley with estate and brewery

8. 1854

   Expansion of name to 'Counts Arco auf Valley'

9. 1871

   Count Max von Arco auf Valley purchases Herrschaft Baumgarten and Hofmark Birnbach with castle brewery (brewing rights since before 1450, transferred to Birnbach in 1673)

10. 1989

    Following the death of Otto Imperial Count of Arco auf Valley, his wife Monica Imperial Countess of Arco auf Valley takes over the company

11. 2013

    Max-Georg Graf von Arco auf Valley inherits the brewery

12. 2016

    Member of the Club of Premium Breweries

13. 2022

    Adldorf mineral water exclusively in multi-use glass bottles since May 2022, new product Natural

14. 2024

    DLG Federal Award in Bronze; 4x DLG-Gold

15. 2025

    6x DLG-Gold; European Beerstar Award (Silver) for Export Light; Acquisition of Krieger Brewery (approx. 2024)