Weltenburger Kloster
Brewing at Weltenburg Abbey, on the Danube Gorge near Kelheim, is recorded for 1050, and the abbey calls it the oldest monastery brewery in the world. Since 1973 it has been part of the Bischofshof brewery of Regensburg, run by a foundation of the diocese. In January 2026 the two announced that Schneider Weisse will take over the Weltenburger and Bischofshof brands and the Weltenburg brewery from 1 January 2027, while Bischofshof’s Regensburg brewery closes; brewing at Weltenburg goes on. Its Barock Dunkel is a classic Munich Dunkel, and Anno 1050 a Märzen.
Styles brewed by Weltenburger Kloster
Märzen
LagerMärzen: an amber German lager with rich, toasty malt and a dry finish, brewed in March and served at Oktoberfest until 1990. Strength, bitterness, glass and examples.
Munich Dunkel
LagerMunich Dunkel: a brown Bavarian lager with toasted, bready malt and no roast, developed at Spaten in the 1830s. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
At a glance
- Country
- Germany
- Brews in
- Kelheim (Weltenburg Abbey), Bavaria
- Founded
- 1050
- Owner
- Bischofshof, a diocesan brewery of Regensburg; Schneider Weisse takes over the brands on 1 January 2027
- Best-known beers
- Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel, Anno 1050, Asam Bock
- Website
- weltenburger.de
Sources
Checked .
- Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg – Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Traditionsbiermarken Schneider Weisse, Bischofshof und Weltenburger ab 2027 unter einem Dach - Benediktinerabtei St. Georg — Kloster Weltenburg
- Brauerei Schneider Weisse übernimmt Bischofshof und Weltenburger | BR24 — Bayerischer Rundfunk
- Beer Judge Certification Program — BJCP
Image credits
- Aerial view of Weltenburg Abbey and its brewery — SimonWaldherr. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP
