Archive record · Brewery
Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei
Berlin-Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany
- Founded
- 2006
- Archive ID
- TB-NS2CVS7Z
- Last checked
- 2026-09-13
Who owns this brewery?
The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.
- Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-BrauereiThis brewery
- Radeberger GruppeConglomerate
From the record
Summary
Founder: Radeberger Group / predecessor lineages. Status as recorded: Active / industrial brewery. Current Radeberger Group production brewery in Berlin-Lichtenberg. Berliner Kindl says its full range has been brewed at the combined Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss brewery since 2006; the Berliner Kindl brand itself dates to the 1872 Rixdorf predecessor.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Acquired by Radeberger GruppeFebruary 2004
What the sources say
Researched 2026-09-13 (tray SUB-00014); no held claim preceded it. 61.73% from HypoVereinsbank for EUR 221.7m, about EUR 600m for the whole; the Berlin brands Kindl, Schultheiss and Berliner Pilsner came with it. The brewery's imprint names Radeberger Gruppe KG as parent.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Berliner Kindl Weisse Das Original
CURRENT / INDUSTRIAL TRADITIONBerliner Weisse
Current Berliner Kindl Weisse, 3.0% ABV, 4 bitterness units, top-fermented, barley and wheat malt.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.berliner-kindl.de/brauerei/geschichte/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Germany master, Pass 25 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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Straight answers
Common questions about Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei
- Who owns Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei?
- Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei is owned by Radeberger Gruppe. Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei is based in Berlin-Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany.
- Is Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei still independent?
- No. Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei is owned by Radeberger Gruppe and is no longer independent.
- When was Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei founded?
- Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei was founded in 2006 in Berlin-Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany.
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