Freiberger Brauhaus

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Freiberger Brauhaus
Native name
Freiberger Brauhaus GmbH
Type Private enterprise
Industry Brewery
Founded1266
HeadquartersAm Fürstenwald,
09599 Freiberg
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Key people
Steffen Hofmann (management)
Website www.freiberger-pils.de
Buildings of Freiberg brewery Freiberger Brauhaus.jpg
Buildings of Freiberg brewery
Freiberger beer in bottles Bier-P3200117.JPG
Freiberger beer in bottles

Freiberger Brauhaus is a brewery in Freiberg, and the oldest brewery in Saxony, Germany. The first written record of its existence is a document from 1266 in which Margrave Heinrich gave Freiberg the sole right to supply beer for the Saxon mining region. [1] [ failed verification ]

Contents

2006 the company was sold to German company Radeberger Group, which is part of German company Dr. Oetker. [2]

Products

The recent brewery products include:

See also

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References

  1. Translate, Google. "Freiberger Pils: History" . Retrieved 12 February 2017.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. "Zulieferer: Freiberger Brauhaus ist Hektoliter-Millionär". www.ahgz.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-10.