Archive record · Brewery
G. Schneider & Sohn / Schneider Weisse
Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany
- Founded
- 1872
- Archive ID
- TB-5K8FKBD1
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Founder: Georg Schneider I; Georg Schneider II. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Schneider obtained the right to brew wheat beer in 1872; current production is in Kelheim at the historic Weisses Bräuhaus complex. Brewery remains family-owned.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
TAP7 Mein Original
CURRENT / HISTORIC RECIPEHefeweizen
Schneider says it has been brewed to the original recipe since 1872.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →TAP6 Mein Aventinus
CURRENT / HISTORICWeizen-Doppelbock
Brewed since 1907; Schneider calls it Bavaria's oldest wheat Doppelbock.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →TAP3 Mein Alkoholfrei
CURRENT / NANon-Alcoholic Wheat Beer
Current Schneider alcohol-free wheat beer.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Schneider Helles
CURRENTHelles
Current Helles reviving an old family recipe.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://schneider-weisse.de/en/about 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
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about G. Schneider & Sohn / Schneider Weisse
- Who owns G. Schneider & Sohn / Schneider Weisse?
- G. Schneider & Sohn / Schneider Weisse is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany.
- Is G. Schneider & Sohn / Schneider Weisse independent?
- Yes. G. Schneider & Sohn / Schneider Weisse 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 G. Schneider & Sohn / Schneider Weisse founded?
- G. Schneider & Sohn / Schneider Weisse was founded in 1872 in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany.
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