Schlossbrauerei Stein Wiskott GmbH & Co. KG

About Schlossbrauerei Stein

Schlossbrauerei Stein Wiskott GmbH & Co. KG is a private brewery documented since 1489, located in Stein an der Traun in the Chiemgau region (Upper Bavaria). With a tradition spanning more than 530 years, the brewery produces beer and organic beer specialties as well as non-alcoholic beverages (Radler and Kracherl); output in 2010 was around 60,000 hl of beer and approx. 20,000 hl of non-alcoholic beverages. The beer matures in the historic rock cellar, and the electricity for beer production is generated in the company's own hydroelectric power plant. Ecologically certified beers are produced to the Naturland standard (DE-ÖKO-001). The bottling facility also bottles beers of the Klosterbrauerei Baumburg on a contract basis; the brewery is a member of the cooperation association Brauring. In addition to production, the company operates the Steiner Bräustüberl tavern, offers brewery and castle tours, and supplies innkeepers, retailers and alpine huts in the German market.

Site

Stein an der Traun

Processes

Brewery tours and brewery experience (castle), Gastronomy (Bräustüberl tavern, conferences, celebrations), Contract bottling (bottling for Klosterbrauerei Baumburg), Own electricity generation via hydroelectric power plant, Home delivery/dispatch, event management

Materials

Organic brewing barley (Naturland), Brewing water

Certificates

Organic farming (organic, Naturland), Naturland / Organic (DE-ÖKO-001)

Founded

1489

Industries

Brewing industry, Beverage trade, Gastronomy/hotels, Alpine huts/innkeepers

1. 01

   Brewing barley project & landscape conservation (regional raw materials)

2. 02

   Brewing water from own source

3. 03

   Brewing & malting

4. 04

   Fermentation and maturation in the rock cellar

5. 05

   Bottling (including contract bottling)

6. 06

   Order picking & warehousing

7. 07

   Logistics/dispatch, home delivery service and event management

Raw Materials & Brewing Process

Locations

Stein an der Traun (Traunreut)

DE

Brewery, administration, rock cellar, hydroelectric power plant

Materials

Organic brewing barley, brewing water

Stein an der Traun (Bräustüberl)

DE

Steiner Bräustüberl – gastronomy, conferences, celebrations (since 22.04.2022)

Products & Services

Inside the production

Quality & Certification

Organic production is controlled according to the Naturland standard (control body DE-ÖKO-001, EU agriculture). An in-house laboratory monitors product quality; master brewers head technology and production.

History

1. 1408

   First documented mention of a 'cellar master of Stain' (Hanns Federl) in a charter of Baumburg Abbey

2. 1489

   1 May: First documented date of the brewery's existence (brewing licence under the Toerring family)

3. 1596

   Ladislaus Freiherr Toerring zu Stein builds a new brewhouse and inn

4. 1662

   The Hofmark (seignory) of Stein is sold to Carl Graf Fugger von Pfirt

5. 1845

   Acquisition by Amélie von Leuchtenberg, widow of the Emperor of Brazil

6. 1885/86

   Neo-Gothic alterations to the castle

7. 1892

   Sale to Josef Graf von Arco-Zinneberg; construction of the brewery in its present form

8. 1934

   A consortium around Max Wiskott wins the brewery at auction

9. 1937

   Conversion of the AG into Schlossbrauerei Stein Wiskott KG (partnership agreement)

10. 1945

    The brewery is debt-free; later renaming to GmbH & Co. KG

11. 2010

    Output of approx. 60,000 hl of beer and approx. 20,000 hl of non-alcoholic beverages

12. 2014

    525th anniversary celebration of the brewery

13. 2022

    Reopening of the Steiner Bräustüberl on 22 April