Kneitinger Brauerei Tour

Yesterday we were given an amusing and informative tour of Brauerei Kneitinger by Kneitinger’s own historian, Toby. The brewery claims to have produced beer in the same location on Arnulfsplatz since 1530, but this, Toby informed us, was a slight stretching of the truth.




The Kneitinger family operated a Gaststätte there from 1862 but did not construct the brewery until the 1890s—a young operation by German standards. Today the brewery is run by a charitable foundation. After the tour and the tasting of really good dark beer, unfiltered direct from the vats, Toby presented us with our Kneitinger Bierdiplom (I intend to frame mine) and the crew had their regular stammtisch at the brewery restaurant which features Bavarian specialties such as Schweinshaxn, Rindsgulasch, Schweinsbraten, and Rahmsauerbraten. Yum!


The current ad campaign features the Kneitinger Goat as King Ludwig II. We're mad for the goat!