Augustiner-Bräu Wagner KG

Location:         Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Website:          Augustiner          

Like many breweries who can trace their history back to medieval times, Augustiner’s history begins with a monastic establishment, this time the Augustinian monastery founded in 1294. Records show that by 1328 beer was being brewed in the monastery and this is the date that the brewery considers to be its founding year. The Bavarian state eventually took over the monastery in 1817 and the brewery was denationalised and moved to a new location in the city. In 1829 the brewery was purchased by Anton Wagner and the J.W. in the brewery logo stands for Joseph Wagner, the son on Anton. Currently the brewery is independent being owned 50% for a public utility foundation (as decreed in the will of the last descendant of the Wagner family) and the other 50% being owned by other limited partners. As one of Munich’s breweries, Augustiner runs one of the major tents at the annual Oktoberfest where it is consider one of the preferred drinking locations for the Bavarian locals rather than tourists.