Archive record · Brewery
Malzbierbrauerei Groterjan / Groterjan Weißbier lineage
Berlin-Gesundbrunnen / Wedding, Berlin, Germany
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Closed
- 1954
- Archive ID
- TB-573MQME7
- 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
Closed 1954. Founder: UNKNOWN. Status as recorded: Closed / historical. Historic Berlin brewery lineage that produced Berliner Weisse alongside malt beer. Landesarchiv Berlin preserves a 1973 image of the former Groterjan department under Schultheiss; the Schultheiss archive history records Schultheiss's acquisition of Malzbierbrauerei Groterjan AG in 1954. Exact founding and final independent brewing dates remain held.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The Beer Library
Beers
Groterjan Berliner Weisse
HISTORICALBerliner Weisse
Historic Berliner Weisse associated with the Groterjan Berlin brewing lineage; exact formula, dates and packaging variants remain to be recovered from archival sources.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/KD5SNAAAPMKPJYQVB3LK7JCL5FPXBCVP 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 Malzbierbrauerei Groterjan / Groterjan Weißbier lineage
- Who owns Malzbierbrauerei Groterjan / Groterjan Weißbier lineage?
- Malzbierbrauerei Groterjan / Groterjan Weißbier lineage is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen / Wedding, Berlin, Germany.
- Is Malzbierbrauerei Groterjan / Groterjan Weißbier lineage independent?
- Yes. Malzbierbrauerei Groterjan / Groterjan Weißbier lineage 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.
- Is Malzbierbrauerei Groterjan / Groterjan Weißbier lineage still open?
- No. Malzbierbrauerei Groterjan / Groterjan Weißbier lineage has closed (1954). Closed 1954. Founder: UNKNOWN. Status as recorded: Closed / historical. Historic Berlin brewery lineage that produced Berliner Weisse alongside malt beer. Landesarchiv Berlin preserves a 1973 image of the former Groterjan department under Schultheiss; the Schultheiss archive history records Schultheiss's acquisition of Malzbierbrauerei Groterjan AG in 1954. Exact founding and final independent brewing dates remain held.
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