Bavarian family brewery: beer, spritzers, lemonades and spring water since 1577
KUNZMANN GmbH & Co. KG – Betriebsstätte Brauerei Hutthurm
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About Brauerei Hutthurm
The Brauerei Hutthurm is a Bavarian family brewery with a documented brewing tradition since 1577. At its Hutthurm site in the Passau region (Lower Bavaria), bottom- and top-fermenting beers including non-alcoholic variants, seasonal specialties, Radler mixed drinks and, since 2025, spritzers (Schorlen), lemonades and spring water are bottled. The range includes Helles, Urtyp Hell, Dunkles, Hefe-Weisse, Altbayerische Weisse, Leichte Weisse, Tradition Export, Gourmet, Premium Pils, Radler and seasonal beers such as Winterzauber, Kulinator, Maibock and Festbier. As of 01.01.2025, Kunzmann GmbH & Co. KG from Dasing took over the brewery; a brand relaunch and technical optimizations were implemented. The brewery supplies gastronomy and retail as well as a private home delivery service in the Lower Bavaria/Passau region. The company is headquartered in Dasing, with the production facility in Hutthurm.
- Site
- Hutthurm
- Processes
- Home delivery service, Gastronomy supply, Bottling of spritzers and lemonades (from 2025, incl. winemaker's spritzer), Ordering service
- Materials
- Spring water, Barley malt, Wheat malt, Hops
- Founded
- 1577
- Industries
- Brewery/Beverage industry, Beverage wholesale, Gastronomy, Retail/Home delivery service
- 01
Brewery (brewhouse, fermentation)
- 02
Bottle filling
- 03
Bottling of spritzers/lemonades
- 04
Home delivery service & gastronomy supply
Raw Materials & Brewing Process
Spring water
Pure spring water from the Bavarian Forest as the basis for beers, spritzers and lemonades.
Barley malt
Main raw material of the bottom-fermenting beers such as Helles, Dunkles, Export and Pils.
Wheat malt
Raw material of the top-fermenting wheat beers with traditional bottle fermentation.
Hops
Determines the bitterness and aroma of the beer specialties.
Locations
Hutthurm
DEBrewery facility (production, filling, bottling)
- Materials
- Beer, spritzers, lemonades, spring water
- Bottle filling line (from 1961)
- Brewhouse (expanded 1966–1968, automated 1975)
- Tank cleaning system
Dasing
DECompany headquarters / administration
Beverage Range
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1577
Original deed of 01.09.1577: Count Heinrich von Ortenburg granted two citizens of Ortenburg the brewing rights for Hutthurm for 1,500 thalers; subsequently in the possession of the Bishopric of Passau.
- 18. Jahrhund
Passed into the ownership of the Stubaeck family; around 1800 taken over by Friedrich Stubaeck with property-bound brewing, innkeeping, baking and butchering rights.
- 1847
Joseph Stubaeck took over the brewery estate No. XXXII on 15.06.1847.
- 1895
Josef Weidinger took over the brewery on 28.04.1895.
- 1913
Sold to the Darlehenskassenverein (Raiffeisenbank Hutthurm e.G.); the brewery became a cooperative brewery.
- 1955–1977
Major investments: 1961 new bottle filling line, 1966–1968 brewhouse expansion, 1975 automation of the brewhouse and tank cleaning. 1976 revenue of 25 million DM; sales rose from approx. 1,700 hl (1950) to approx. 115,000 hl (1977).
- 1977
Celebration of the 400th anniversary on 28.08.1977 with a festive parade.
- 2025
Takeover by Kunzmann GmbH & Co. KG (Dasing) as of 01.01.2025; brand relaunch, technical optimizations and future bottling of winemaker's spritzer and lemonades.