This is a list of brewing companies in Germany. Beer plays a significant role in the German culture, and for many years, German beer was brewed in strict adherence to the Reinheitsgebot, a regulation that permitted only water, hops, yeast, and malt as beer ingredients. This law also stipulated that beers not exclusively using barley-malts, such as wheat beer, must be top-fermented.[1]
Since 1993, the brewing process has been regulated by the Provisional German Beer Law, which allows a broader range of ingredients and additives in top-fermenting beers. However, these additives must be completely removed, or at least as much as possible, from the final product.[2]
| Brewery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.89 | Oettingen | ||
| Krombacher | 5.46 | Kreuztal | |
| Bitburger | 4.07 | Bitburg | |
| Beck's | 2.78 | Bremen | |
| Warsteiner | 2.77 | Warstein | |
| Hasseröder | 2.75 | Wernigerode | |
| Veltins | 2.72 | Meschede | |
| Paulaner | 2.30 | Munich | |
| Radeberger | 1.91 | Radeberg | |
| Erdinger | 1.72 | Erding |