Brewery in the historic Machern Monastery on the Middle Moselle, producing approx. 2500 hl of naturally cloudy beer specialties per year

Klosterbrauerei Machern

Bernkastel-Kues (Wehlen) · GermanyNew on Amplifa

2004Founding of the monastery brewery

approx. 2500 hl/yearAnnual production

50 kmRetail distribution radius

About Klosterbrauerei Machern

Klosterbrauerei Machern was founded in 2004 in the former Cistercian nunnery of Machern, a listed historical monument on the left bank of the Moselle in Bernkastel-Kues (Wehlen). The regionally rooted brewery produces around 2500 hl of naturally cloudy beer specialties annually from water, malt and hops. The beers are sold in retail outlets within a radius of roughly 50 km and served in restaurants. The brewery includes a large brewery inn with a beer garden, a beer shop and a 24-hour beer crate vending machine located directly at the brewery. The extensive baroque building complex, which was opened to the public in 2004 after comprehensive fundamental renovation, is one of the tourist attractions of the Middle Moselle and, in addition to the brewery, houses wine cellars, a distillery and a museum, among other things.

Site: Bernkastel-Kues
Processes: Beer brewing (naturally cloudy beer specialties), Brewery inn with beer garden, Beer shop sales, Distribution in retail within a 50 km radius, Serving in restaurants, 24h beer crate vending machine directly at the brewery
Materials: Water, Malt, Hops
Founded: 2004
Industries: Brewing / Beverage Production, Gastronomy, Tourism

01
Use of water, malt and hops
02
Brewing naturally cloudy beer specialties
03
Bottling
04
Distribution in retail (50 km radius) and serving in restaurants
05
Direct sales in the beer shop and via the beer crate vending machine

Raw Materials & Brewing Process

Wasser

Water

Basic raw material of the naturally cloudy beer specialties.

Malz

Malt

Raw material for the full-bodied to fruity beer specialties.

Hopfen

Hops

Raw material for seasoning the beer specialties.

Site

Bernkastel-Kues (Wehlen)

Brewery, brewery inn with beer garden, beer shop, beer crate vending machine

Materials: Water, malt, hops

Beer Specialties

**Naturally cloudy beer specialty (light)**Beer brewing · Gastronomy/Retail

Inside the production

Beer specialty of Klosterbrauerei Machern

Industries

Brewing / Beverage ProductionGastronomyTourism

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Beer brewing (naturally cloudy beer specialties)Other	–	–	–	–	Water, Malt, Hops

Additional services

Brewery inn with beer gardenBeer shop salesDistribution in retail within a 50 km radiusServing in restaurants24h beer crate vending machine directly at the brewery

History of Machern Monastery

1084
Founding of a branch by Benedictine nuns of the Irminen Convent in Trier (existed until around the early 12th century)
1230
Re-founded as a Cistercian nunnery of the nobility, subordinate to Himmerod Abbey (website: founded 1238)
1262
Consecration of the monastery church of St. Mary on 12 April
1688–1700
New construction and rebuilding of the complex in Baroque style under Abbess Maria Ursula von Metternich
1802
Secularization by the French government on 22 July
1803
Auction of the buildings on 24 June for 306,000 francs to Carl Eberhard Ellinckhuysen; use for agriculture
1970
Start of extensive renovation and restoration work under owner Franz Schneider (until around 1990)
2000
Acquisition of the estate by Trierer Bürgerverein 1864 GmbH and the Günther Reh Foundation; fundamental renovation until 2004
2004
Founding of Klosterbrauerei Machern; opening of the monastery to visitors