Craft brewery in Ingolstadt brewing seasonal and classic beers according to the Reinheitsgebot (German Beer Purity Law) in small batches

Griesmüllers Altstadtbrauerei e.K.

Ingolstadt (Schulstraße 19)New on Amplifa

2020Start of beer brewing

e.K. (sole proprietor), HRA 3538,Legal form

IngolstadtLocation

10–50 lKeg sizes

13th centuryHistory of the Griesmühle mill

About the Altstadtbrauerei

Griesmüllers Altstadtbrauerei e.K. is a small craft brewery in Ingolstadt's old town that has been brewing in accordance with the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516 since 2020. Its range includes classic beers such as Schanzer Hell, Klenze Pils, Donau Weisse, Schutter Export and Kreuztor Pale Ale as well as seasonal specialties, produced without heat treatment and filtration. The raw materials come from the region: Jura barley from friendly farmers in and around Ingolstadt, hops from the Hallertau and karst water from Ingolstadt. Owner and master brewer Franz Rottenkolber ('der Bräu' Griesmüller), trained at Augustiner-Bräu Munich and awarded the Master Prize of the Bavarian State Government, personally oversees and controls the brewing process from raw material to glass. The brewery operates its own brewery taproom with snacks (Brotzeit) at Schulstraße 19 and also offers brewery tours, tastings and brewing courses. Keg beers in sizes from 10 to 50 liters are sold for pickup; the spent grains are passed on as animal feed to Ingolstadt farmers and to bakery Sengl for the production of spent-grain bread.

Site: Ingolstadt
Processes: Brewery tours, Beer tastings, Brewing courses, Sales of keg beers (pickup, keg sizes 10–50 l), Hospitality (brewery taproom with snacks), Sale of seasonal and classic beers
Materials: Jura barley, Hallertau hops, Karst water from Ingolstadt
Founded: 2020
Industries: Brewery/Beverages, Hospitality

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Procurement of regional raw materials (Jura barley, Hallertau hops, Ingolstadt
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Brewing according to the Purity Law by the master brewer
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Unfiltered, non-heat-treated bottling
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Distribution in the region: brewery taproom, keg beers for pickup
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Spent grains passed on to bakery and farmers

Raw Materials & Brewing Process

Gerste

Jura barley

Regional malt base, from friendly farmers in and around Ingolstadt.

Hopfen

Hallertau hops

Aroma provider from the adjacent hop-growing region Hallertau/Holledau.

Wasser

Karst water from Ingolstadt

Brewing water from a regional source as the basis of all beers.

Site

Ingolstadt

Brewery with brewhouse, brewery taproom/bar

Lot size: Small batches, seasonal and classic beers
Materials: Jura barley, Hallertau hops, karst water

Our Beers

**Schutter Export**Craft brewing · Beer sales/hospitality

Inside the production

Sustainability: field inspection with suppliers

Owner Franz Griesmüller in the hop fields

Industries

Brewery/BeveragesHospitality

Additional services

Brewery toursBeer tastingsBrewing coursesSales of keg beers (pickup, keg sizes 10–50 l)Hospitality (brewery taproom with snacks)Sale of seasonal and classic beers

Reference customers

Bakery Sengl (spent-grain processing, local bakery)Ingolstadt farmers (spent grains as animal feed)

From Mill to Brewery

13. Jahrhund
The Griesmühle mill supplies the residents of Ingolstadt's old town with cracked grain, groats and flour, powered by the Schutter river.
1962
End of milling operations at the Griesmühle mill, which had been in family ownership for over 150 years.
2020
Start of beer brewing at Griesmüllers Altstadtbrauerei in Ingolstadt's old town.