Brewing in Kulmbach Beer Specialties according to the Bavarian Purity Law and distributing them through trade and logistics

Kulmbacher Brauerei Aktien-Gesellschaft

95326 Kulmbach, Lichtenfelser Straße 9New on Amplifa

1846Founded as Reichelbräu

3,64 Mio. hlBeverage sales 2024 (Kulmbacher Group)

ca. 30Beer specialties in the brand range (since 1996)

Brewery from Kulmbach – the home of regional beverages

Kulmbacher Brauerei Aktien-Gesellschaft, based in Kulmbach (Bavaria), is a German brewery company founded as Reichelbräu in 1846 and today produces around 30 beer specialties – including Pils, Weißbier, Lager, Export, cellar, and Bock beers, as well as non-alcoholic specialties. Production adheres to the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516 using predominantly regionally sourced raw materials: barley and wheat malt, hops, self-bred yeast, and water. Value creation includes flavor preparation in the brew house with malt control (hand sampling), fermentation, sensory testing, filtration, and bottling in the cellar. The Kulmbacher Group includes several breweries and beverage companies, including Sternquell-Brauerei Plauen, Würzburger Hofbräu, and Bad Brambacher Mineralquellen; in 2024, the group sold around 3.64 million hectoliters of beverages. The company also operates the Bavarian Brewery Museum with the Glass Brewery at Kulmbacher Mönchshof.

Site: Kulmbach
Processes: Brewery tours, Beverage trade (Markgrafen-Märkte/Home service), Logistics, Employee beer sommelier training, Bavarian Brewery Museum (Mönchshof)
Materials: Barley and Wheat Malt, Hops, Yeast, Water
Certificates: EMAS/Eco-Audit (EU) No. 1221/2009, DIN ISO 9000 (Quality Management System), EMAS (EU Eco-Audit Regulation No. 1221/2009, Registration Number D-106-00051)
Founded: 1846
Industries: Beverage Industry, Brewing, Soft Drinks, Gastronomy/Trade

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Raw material input and malt control (hand sampling)
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Brew house / Flavor preparation
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Fermentation with self-bred yeast
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Sensory quality check before release
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Filtration
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Bottling (cellar)
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Stress test (shelf life testing)
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Distribution and logistics

Raw Materials and Brewing Processes

MALZ

Barley and Wheat Malt

Regional and German/EU suppliers; hand sampling before silo storage (smell, color, grain quality, foreign matter).

HOPFEN

Hops

Predominantly sourced regionally.

HEFE

Yeast

Exclusively self-bred.

WASSER

Water

Basis of beer production according to the Bavarian Purity Law.

Location

Kulmbach

Headquarters and Brewery

Materials: Water, Barley and Wheat Malt, Hops, Yeast

Brew house
Filter system
Corking system (since 2002)
Cellar

Industries

Beverage IndustryBrewingSoft DrinksGastronomy/Trade

Processes & technical limits

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Additional services

Brewery toursBeverage trade (Markgrafen-Märkte/Home service)LogisticsEmployee beer sommelier trainingBavarian Brewery Museum (Mönchshof)

Reference customers

1. FC Nürnberg (official beer 2006–2025, according to Wikipedia)

Quality

Quality assurance is carried out according to the DIN ISO 9000 series within the framework of quality management and includes malt control in the brew house (hand sampling), sensory beer testing before filtration, and the stress test for shelf life testing in the cellar. Laboratory analytics and beer sensory analysis (beer sommeliers) complement the testing of original gravity, pH value, bitterness, color, and foam stability.

Evidence	Kulmbach
DIN ISO 9000 (Quality Management System)
EMAS (EU Eco-Audit Regulation No. 1221/2009, Registration Number D-106-00051)