Traditional private brewery in Zwickau – brewing tradition since 1859
Mauritius Brauerei GmbH
Zwickau · Talstraße 2, 08066New on Amplifa
We are Mauritius
Mauritius Brauerei GmbH in Zwickau is a group-independent, medium-sized private brewery with a brewing tradition dating back to 1859. It produces and distributes Zwickau beer specialities, including Pilsener, Urtyp Export, Bock Dunkel, Schwarzes Gold, Winterbier, Hopfenkrone and Trabi-Bier Deluxe. The brewery uses select raw materials such as malt from domestic brewing barley, aroma hops and soft brewing water from the Eibenstock Nature Park in the Erzgebirge. According to the company, all facilities meet the current state of the art; since 2007 the brewery has been certified annually to the International Food Standard (IFS) at Higher Level. After a chequered history – from a cooperative via a joint-stock company and the VEB to membership of the Dinkelacker Group and the Inbev group – the company has been management-owned since 2005; since 2024, Jörg Dierig has been the sole shareholder. The site is located at Talstraße 2, 08066 Zwickau, Saxony.
- Site
- Zwickau
- Materials
- Malt from domestic brewing barley, Finest aroma hops, Soft brewing water from the Eibenstock Nature Park
- Certificates
- IFS (International Food Standard) Higher Level, IFS Higher Level (International Food Standard)
- Founded
- 1859
- Industries
- Brewing/Beverage industry
- 01
Raw material selection (malt, hops, brewing water)
- 02
Brewing process
- 03
Quality control to IFS
- 04
Filling
- 05
Distribution
Raw materials
Malt from domestic brewing barley
Forms the basis of the Zwickau beer specialities.
Finest aroma hops
Used for the flavour profiles of the beer varieties.
Soft brewing water from the Eibenstock Nature Park
Excellent brewing water from the Erzgebirge.
Our location
Zwickau
DEBrewery/Administration
- Materials
- Malt, hops, brewing water
- Modern brewing facilities (current state of the art)
Our beers
Inside the production
Industries
Quality
Since 2007, annual certification to the International Food Standard (IFS) at Higher Level has been carried out. Quality management monitors compliance with internationally recognised quality standards across all stages of the production process, complemented by employee training, careful raw material selection and maintenance of the technical facilities.
| Evidence | Zwickau |
|---|---|
| IFS Higher Level (International Food Standard) |
History
- 1859
Groundbreaking for the Vereinsbrauerei of the Zwickau Brewers' Association
- 1860
First batch of simple beer brewed
- 1889
Conversion into the joint-stock company Vereinsbrauerei zu Zwickau
- 1893
First use of electricity in the brewery
- 1946
Expropriation and conversion into the VEB Vereinsbrauerei zu Zwickau
- 1959
Merger into the VEB (K) Brau-Kombinat Zwickau
- 1968
Sale of the strong beer "Mauritius" for Zwickau's 850th anniversary
- 1985
Launch of the "Hopfenkrone" brand
- 1990
Sale by the Treuhandanstalt to Dinkelacker Brauerei AG Stuttgart; founding of Mauritius Brauerei i. A.
- 1991
Start of the multi-year conversion of the Mauritius brewery
- 2003
Brewed beer volume exceeds 400,000 hl for the first time
- 2005
Purchase of the brewery by the management, separation from the Inbev group
- 2006
Conversion into a group-independent medium-sized private brewery
- 2007
First IFS certification (Higher Level), annually ever since
- 2009
Anniversary "150 Years of Zwickau Brewing Craft"
- 2018
Sale to Jörg Dierig and Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu GmbH & Co. KG
- 2024
Jörg Dierig becomes sole shareholder