History
Our Roots
The Brothers Grimm couldn't have told it better: the story of someone who set out to find his fortune.
Once upon a time, there was a young miller who had to leave his father's mill because it was destined for his older brother. So, he established a country trading business for grain and feed. One day, he watched a brewer at work and thought to himself: you could do that too. He took heart, bought the brewing pan from the brewer, and began brewing beer in 1934.
The young man was Ludwig Schweiger, born in 1896 as the second son in the Hanselmühle in Markt Schwaben. He purchased the brewing pan from Wimmer-Bräu in Altenerding.
Thus, Schweiger Bräu has always gone its own way. And we want to continue this path in the future, in the third and fourth generations.
Ludwig Schweiger was born
at 5 a.m. in the Hanslmühle.
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pan capacity:
28,5 hlfirst well
11 m deep
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Founding of the „Ludwig Schweiger OHG. Brauerei und Landwirtschaftliches Lagerhaus, Markt Schwaben“
Expansion with the construction of the fermentation cellar
Construction of a larger brewhouse
1947
1950
1953
Construction of our own malthouse.
As one of the very few Bavarian breweries, we still produce our own malt to this day
More
30 years
after its
founding
The
Brewhouse
Drilling of a new deep well, allowing brewing with Ice Age water.
It is a water that carries the geological history and formation of the Bavarian Alpine foothills. More
First brewery festival with our own beer tent.
Meaning „Take your time for something good“ or „Time well spent is time well deserved
We took a lot of time to dress our heart and soul in a new design. Blood, sweat, and tears went into the process. In the end, we proudly introduced our beers with new labels but the same great taste to the market.
Products
Carrying Values and Traditions into the future
Schweiger Bräu has always been a family-run and independent private brewery. Deeply rooted in our homeland of Markt Schwaben, we stand for tradition, craftsmanship, and quality.
Out of love for our heritage and history, we have been brewing beer for over four generations.
