Welcome to ERDINGER Weißbräu
For over 130 years, the outstanding quality of our wheat beers has been rooted in our passion for Bavarian brewing skills. As a private brewery, we stand for:
Home
Our roots are in Bavaria. We have been brewing exclusively in Erding since 1886 – every single bottle. And we have never brewed anything other than the Bavarian specialty “weissbier”.
Quality & Flavor
The most important thing for us. As a traditional brewery, we make no compromises when it comes to the German Purity Law, our top-class ingredients and our passion for Bavaria’s cultural heritage in the form of “weissbier”.
Lifestyle & Enjoyment
Our wheat beer specialties personify Bavarian lifestyle and enjoyment. In over 90 countries! We are delighted to be ambassadors of Bavarian hospitality.
Reliability
ERDINGER is respectful and responsible in its dealings with employees, customers, the environment and society. As an owner-managed private brewery, continuity and reliability are the basis for our business.
History
Over the past decades, the brewery has been shaped by a multitude of major – and minor – events. Here’s an overview of some of the most important milestones.
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2021
Total sales are 1.5 million hectoliters of beer (2020). ERDINGER is the largest family-owned wheat beer brewery. For over 130 years, ERDINGER Weissbräu has stood for carefully nurtured Bavarian wheat beer culture and perfect enjoyment.
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2019
Big bang at the 80th birthday party of ERDINGER owner Werner Brombach: Jürgen Klopp is the new ambassador of the private brewery.
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2017
The new bottling plant goes into operation. Two new bottling lines and the modernization of an existing line create additional capacity: up to 165,000 bottles can be filled per hour.
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2016
130-year brewery anniversary: ERDINGER Weißbräu has stood for cultivated Bavarian wheat beer enjoyment and maximum enjoyment for 130 years now.
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2008
After two years of construction, the ERDINGER Weißbräuhof is re-opened. The Brombach family’s faithfully restored base is now home to the brewery’s HQ, a pub and a four-star hotel.
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2001
Repositioning of ERDINGER Alkoholfrei as an isotonic thirst-quencher for sports enthusiasts. Just five years later, ERDINGER Alkoholfrei is the market’s number 1 Alkoholfrei beer.
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2000
The new visitor's center is opened for brewery tours.
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1995
The official ERDINGER Fan Club is founded. Today the Fan Club has many members from around 66 countries.
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1990
ERDINGER passes the magic 1-million hectoliter mark for the first time!
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1983
A new brewhouse is constructed on the edge of town – there is no longer enough space at the company’s historic base in the middle of the Old Town. Capacity is now almost 600,000 hl, but a second building is soon needed to expand capacity further.
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1975
Following the death of his father, Werner Brombach takes over the family business. Two years later, output reaches around 225,000 hl and ERDINGER is market leader.
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70s
Austria and Italy became ERDINGER’s first wheat beer export nations. Today, the mid-size private brewery exports its specialties to 100 countries on five continents.
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1971
Launch of the successful advertising campaign for the ERDINGER Weissbier brand, focusing on its "high quality standards" as a "traditional Bavarian specialty". The new ERDINGER jingle "Des Erdinger Weissbier, des is hoid a Pracht..." becomes a German advertising classic.
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60er
Wheat beer can now also be bought north of the “white sausage equator”! Werner Brombach is the first brewer to distribute his ERDINGER Weissbier outside the borders of Bavaria – first in Baden-Württemberg, then in North Rhine-Westphalia and then further to the north.
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1965
The company is racing ahead: annual production rises to around 40,000 hl. The brewery’s current owner, Werner Brombach, joins the company. His declared intention is to gradually establish and successfully market a nationwide wheat beer brand.
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1949
Franz Brombach names the brewery ERDINGER Weißbräu.
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1935<
The Managing Director at the time, Franz Brombach, is offered the opportunity to buy the brewery. Annual wheat beer production at the time is around 3,500 hectoliters (hl).
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1930
The brewery is bought by the malt factory F.W. Otto.
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1886
The “Weisse Bräuhaus” is founded in Erding.