Klosterbrauerei Andechs

Klosterbrauerei Andechs
Andechs Abbey
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LocationAndechs, Bavaria, Germany
Coordinates47°48′28″N 11°10′59″E / 47.80778°N 11.18306°E / 47.80778; 11.18306
Opened1455
Annual production volumeOver 100,000 hectolitres (85,000 US bbl)[1]
Klostergasthof Andechs, a restaurant and Biergarten at the abbey
A tent from Andechs at the 2012 beer festival in Cologne

The Klosterbrauerei Andechs is a monastic brewery in Andechs, Upper Bavaria, Germany, well known for its Andechser beers. The brewery is run by the monks of Andechs Abbey, a priory of St. Boniface's Abbey, a Benedictine abbey situated 40 km away in Munich. It is the only monastic brewery in Germany that brews Bock beer year-round for nationwide distribution.

Every year, the brewery produces over 100,000 hectolitres (85,000 US bbl) of beer.[1] A portion of the beer is served on-site at a restaurant and Biergarten at the abbey, Klostergasthof Andechs; the remainder is exported throughout Germany and worldwide. The activities of the Andechs monks, such as help for the homeless in Munich, are financed with proceeds from brewery - without the aid of any church tax funds.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Andechser Bierspezialitäten". Andechs.de. n.d. Retrieved 23 October 2015. Jedes Jahr werden über 100.000 hl Bier am Fuße des Heiligen Bergs gebraut.
  2. ^ [1] Klosterbrauerei Andechs Monastery Brewery