Kulmbacher Brewery

History

The success of the brewery started with the export of Kulmbach beer to Central, East and North Germany-

Since 1980 the Kulmbach Brewery Corporation has been noticed for its steady expansions. In 1980 and 1984 the company merged with the companies Sandlerbräu and Mönchshof-Bräu GmbH and two more brands of beer was added to the product line.

In 1986 the Schörghuber Unternehmungsgruppe took over 49,9% of the share capital. The expansions continued in the 1990s with the take-overs of the companies Sternquell Brauerei, Plauen, the Braustolz Brauerei in Chemnitz, Eku as well as a majority of the stock in the Bad Brambacher mineral spring. Since 1996 the brands EKU, Reichel, Sandler and Mönchshof are under the roof of the Kulmbach Brewery Corporation. In 2002 the beverage production exceeded three million hektolitres.

Facts

(As of 30 June 2005)

Facts

Employees: 1074 Production: 1.730.000 hl Revenue: 114.600.000 €

Share facts

Exchange: Munich, Frankfurt Number of shares: 3.360.000

Share owners

Brau Holding International GmbH + Co. KGaA (Munich): 62,66% Ireks GmbH (Kulmbach): 26% Other shareholders: 11,4%

Products

Besides a range of light and alcohol-free beers these brands are the most popular:

Kulmbacher Edelherb

Kulmbacher Gold

Kulmbacher Eisbock

Kulmbacher Lager

Kulmbacher Festbier

Kulmbacher Feinmild

Mönchshof Kellerbier

Mönchshof Lager

Mönchshof Landbier

Mönchshof Original

Mönchshof Schwarzbier

Mönchshof Bockbier

Mönchshof Weihnachtsbier

Mönchshof Museumsbier

Mönchshof Festbier

EKU Pils

EKU Hell

EKU Export

EKU Festbier

EKU 28 (Starkbier)

Kapuziner Weißbier

Kapuziner Winterweizen

Trivia

The Kulmbach Brewery Corporation is the only German brewery that displays a coat of arms of a city in its trademarks. This was approved by the Kulmbach city council in 1926. Six years later the first Kulmbacher Edelherb was introduced to the German market, where it has been ever since.

Since the 06/07 season Kulmbacher is the official beer of 1. FC Nuremberg.

The company arranges the Kulmbach Beer Week (German: Kulmbacher Bierwoche)in collaboration with the city of Kulmbach that have more than 100.000 visitors every year. The first beer week was in 1939. At first the beer week was not arranged by the brewery but by the Kulmbach chamber of commerce.