Bavarian cooperative brewery in Sachsenkam – beer and non-alcoholic beverages since 1677
Klosterbrauerei Reutberg eG
Sachsenkam (Am Reutberg 3, 83679)New on Amplifa
About Klosterbrauerei Reutberg
The Klosterbrauerei Reutberg eG is a brewery in Sachsenkam-Reutberg in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Upper Bavaria, directly adjacent to the Reutberg Franciscan convent. It was founded in 1924 by 42 cooperative members as a brewing cooperative and has been brewing at the convent site since 1677; the water still comes from the convent's own springs, and the hops from the Hallertau. The range comprises around twelve beers, including Kloster Hell, Export Hell, Kloster Märzen, Heller Bock, Josefi Bock, Kloster Weiße, Daisenberger Dunkle Weiße, Weißbier-Bock, Kloster Pils and Jubiläumssud, as well as non-alcoholic beverages, whose production began in 1968. Brewing takes place in a lauter tun and brew kettle made of solid copper from 1937; in 2017 the brewery invested in seven new stainless steel tanks. Output amounted to over 22,000 hl in 2017 and around 21,400 hl in 2018. The brewery also includes the Bräustüberl Kloster Reutberg as well as the Reutberg-Stüberl in Bad Tölz; two to three shipping containers are shipped annually to Santa Monica in the USA.
- Site
- Sachsenkam
- Processes
- Gastronomy (inn & beer garden), Keg and bottle filling (bottle filling since 1991 at the Aying brewery)
- Materials
- Brewing water from the convent's own springs, Hops from the Hallertau, Barley, Brew kettle and lauter tun made of solid copper (1937)
- Founded
- 1924
- Industries
- Brewing, Gastronomy
- 01
Brewing water from own springs
- 02
Malting/milling (grist mill)
- 03
Brewhouse process in the copper brew kettle and lauter tun (1937)
- 04
Fermentation and storage in stainless steel and aluminum tanks
- 05
Keg filling in Reutberg
- 06
Bottle filling (mechanical since 1991 at the Aying brewery)
- 07
Distribution via gastronomy and export
Raw Materials & Brewing Process
Brewing water from the convent's own springs
The brewing water still comes from the convent's own springs at the convent site.
Hops from the Hallertau
The hops are sourced from the Hallertau.
Barley
Barley was originally grown by the brewery itself and is the basic raw material of the beers.
Brew kettle and lauter tun made of solid copper (1937)
Brewing still takes place in the copper brewhouse from 1937.
Locations
Sachsenkam
DEBrewery, main plant; gastronomy (Bräustüberl Kloster Reutberg, inn & beer garden)
- Materials
- Brewing water from own springs, Hallertau hops
- Brew kettle and lauter tun made of solid copper (1937)
- Seven stainless steel tanks (2017)
- Cooling ship (1906)
- Grist mill
- Storage cellar
- Returnable bottle hall
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1618
Founding of Reutberg convent
- 1677
First brewery on the convent grounds, mainly to supply pilgrims
- 1835
Re-establishment of the convent after secularization with a granted 'foreign brewing right'
- 1901
New construction of the brewery outside the convent at its present location
- 1906
New equipment and modernization of the brewery (including cooling ship, grist mill)
- 1924
Founding of Klosterbrauerei Reutberg eG on 23 October by 42 cooperative members; output of 3,364 hl in the first year
- 1929
Output rises to 9,000 hl
- 1950
Acquisition of the Weiße Bräu Bad Aibling
- 1953
Purchase of the property of today's Reutberg-Stüberl in Bad Tölz
- 1968
Output reaches 35,000 hl; start of production of non-alcoholic beverages
- 1987
Aversion of a planned merger/takeover, largely thanks to Hans Kappelsberger
- 1991
Mechanical bottle filling has been carried out at the Aying brewery since then
- 2005
Temporarily the only remaining brewery in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
- 2017
Investment in seven new stainless steel tanks; over 22,000 hl output across twelve varieties; 5,230 cooperative members
- 2018
Output approx. 21,400 hl; filming location of the series Hubert und Staller