Handcraft brewery in the Upper Palatinate – beer specialties, home-style lemonades and wine spritzers since 1886.
Schlossbrauerei Friedenfels GmbH
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About Schlossbrauerei Friedenfels
Schlossbrauerei Friedenfels GmbH is an independent brewery from Friedenfels in the Upper Palatinate (district of Tirschenreuth, Bavaria). It was built in 1886–1888 by Kommerzienrat Gustav von Siegle as a beer brewery with a brewery inn and still stands today at Gemmingen-Straße 31 next to the historic castle farmyard. The brewery produces a range of beer specialties, including lager beers, Zoigl, hefeweizen, radler and non-alcoholic beers, as well as the in-house produced home-style lemonade Frucade and wine spritzers. The beer is brewed by hand using brewing water from the company's own wells with spring water from the Steinwald Nature Park, as well as hops and malt as raw materials. The beverages are distributed via the company's own online shop, a home delivery service (beverage delivery), an event service, and through supermarkets, beverage retailers, restaurants and inns. In 2022 the Gemmingen-Hornberg family withdrew from the active areas of the businesses; in 2023 an investor from Baden-Württemberg took over the brewery.
- Site
- Friedenfels
- Processes
- Brewing / beer production (brewing), Production of home-style lemonade (Frucade), Wine spritzer production, Event service, Home delivery service (beverage delivery), Online shop distribution
- Materials
- Spring water, Hops, Malt, Wine
- Founded
- 1886
- Industries
- Brewery/beverage industry, Lemonade production
- 01
Water extraction from the company's own wells (springs in the Steinwald Nature
- 02
Handcraft brewing process (brewmaster)
- 03
Bottling
- 04
Distribution (online shop, home delivery, event service, retail)
Raw Materials and Brewing Process
Spring water
Brewing water from the company's own wells behind the brewery, fed by springs in the Steinwald Nature Park.
Hops
High-quality raw material for the beer specialties of the range.
Malt
Raw material from which, together with spring water, beers are brewed.
Wine
Base ingredient for the production of Friedenfelser wine spritzers.
Locations
Friedenfels
DEBrewery, parent plant, brewery inn (Gemmingen-Straße 31)
- Materials
- Water (springs in the Steinwald Nature Park), hops, malt
Schloss Friedenfels / Farmyard
DECastle and farmyard (Am Schloßberg 4), owned by the Barons of Gemmingen
Beverage Range
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewing / beer production (brewing)Food/beverage production | – | – | – | – | Water (own springs in the Steinwald Nature Park), Hops, Malt |
| Production of home-style lemonade (Frucade)Food/beverage production | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wine spritzer productionFood/beverage production | – | – | – | – | Wine |
Additional services
History
- 1882
Schloss Friedenfels passed from the Barons Notthafft von Weißenstein to Kommerzienrat Gustav von Siegle.
- 1886
Founding of the beer brewery by Gustav von Siegle; construction of the brewery with brewery inn until 1888. Friedenfelser beer has been brewed by hand ever since.
- 1900
Alterations to Schloss Friedenfels by the Munich architect Emanuel von Seidl (corner-tower-like extension, open staircase).
- 2022
The Gemmingen-Hornberg family withdrew from the active areas of the Friedenfelser businesses.
- 2023
The brewery was taken over by an investor from Baden-Württemberg.