Gräfliches Hofbrauhaus Freising GmbH

About Hofbrauhaus Freising

Gräfliches Hofbrauhaus Freising is a traditional brewery in Freising (Upper Bavaria) whose beers are marketed under the Hofbrauhaus Freising brand. First documented in 1160, the company ranks among the oldest brewing sites in Bavaria. Beer is brewed according to the Bavarian Purity Law using Hallertau hops, Bavarian malts, select yeast cultures and own well water drawn from a depth of 106 metres. The range includes bottom-fermenting beers such as Urhell, Dunkel and Jägerbier, wheat beers of the Huber Weisses brand, pilsners and non-alcoholic varieties. The beers are certified as Slow Brewed and undergo slow maturation at low temperatures. The production site is the brewery building erected in 1912 on Mainburger Straße, built to a design by brewing scientist Theodor Ganzenmüller. Since November 2025, the brewery has belonged to the Swiss Argon Management AG.

Site

Freising

Materials

Bavarian Purity Law, Slow Brewed, Hallertau Hops, Own Well (106 m)

Certificates

Slow Brewed

Founded

1160

Industries

Brewing/Beverages

1. 01

   Water extraction (own well)

2. 02

   Malt and hop sourcing (regional)

3. 03

   Brewing process

4. 04

   Fermentation and maturation

5. 05

   Bottling

6. 06

   Distribution

Ingredients & Brewing Process

Sites

Freising

DE

Brewery and headquarters

Materials

Hallertau hops, Bavarian malt, yeast, own well water

• Brewery plant built to the design of Theodor Ganzenmüller (1912)
• Own well (106 m depth)

Product Range

Inside the production

Quality

The brewery works strictly according to the Bavarian Purity Law and is certified as Slow Brewed; the beers mature patiently at low temperatures.

History

1. 1160

   First documented mention of a brewery on the Domberg under Prince-Bishop Albert I of Harthausen

2. 1620

   Prince-Bishop Veit Adam von Gepeckh has a new brewhouse built in Philippsschloss

3. 1803

   As part of secularisation, the Hofbrauhaus passes to the Kingdom of Bavaria

4. 1812

   Acquisition by Bavarian Electress Maria Leopoldine

5. 1891

   After the death of Count Aloys von Arco-Stepperg, the brewery passes to Countess Sophie von Moy de Sons; renamed Gräflich von Moy'sches Hofbrauhaus

6. 1911

   Construction of the new building on Mainburger Straße begins

7. 1912

   First beer brewed at the new site; brewery plant built to a design by Theodor Ganzenmüller

8. 1998

   Acquisition by the Bavarian Graf zu Toerring-Jettenbach brewery

9. 2025

   Acquisition of the brewery by the Swiss Argon Management AG (November)