Archive record · Brewery
Bitburger Brauerei
Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Founded
- 1817
- Archive ID
- TB-JPP713C5
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
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Summary
One of Germany's largest pilsner brewers, family-owned across seven generations, and the biggest seller of draught beer in the country.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
German pilsner is the most-drunk beer style in its own country and gets almost no attention abroad, because doing one thing precisely for two centuries is not a story anybody sells. Bitburger has stayed in the family throughout, which by now is the rarer achievement.
The People
Behind the beer
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Beers
Bitburger Premium Pils
Year-RoundGerman Pilsner
Germany's best-selling draught beer, made by a family that has held the brewery for seven generations. Doing one thing precisely for two centuries is not a story anyone sells.
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Common questions about Bitburger Brauerei
- Who owns Bitburger Brauerei?
- Bitburger Brauerei is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Is Bitburger Brauerei independent?
- Yes. Bitburger Brauerei is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Bitburger Brauerei founded?
- Bitburger Brauerei was founded in 1817 in Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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