Koblenzer Brauerei

Koblenzer Brauerei

Location	Koblenz, Germany
Coordinates	50°19′18.2″N 7°35′9″E
Opened	1689 (reincorporated in 2012)
Closed	January 31st, 2024
Employees	62 (2013)
Website	koblenzer.de

Königsbacher's Old Brewery (Altes Brauhaus) in the historic center of Koblenz, Germany

Koblenzer Brauerei (formerly Königsbacher Brauerei GmbH & Co KG) was a brewery in Koblenz, in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany. Since its foundation in 1689, it had a tradition of brewing beer in the Old Brewery (Altes Brauhaus) in the historic center of Koblenz. In 1992, the Königsbacher Brewery was taken over by the Karlsberg Group. The Königsbacher Brewery's brands, but not the brewery building, were sold to the Bitburger brewery in early 2010. The brewery was sold and re-incorporated in 2012, the brand Königsbacher was abolished and the beer sold under the new brand Koblenzer. The brewery again entered insolvency proceedings in November 2023, and, since no new investors could be found, was finally shut down on January 31, 2024.

Overview

Königsbacher's new (1970) brewery in the Stolzenfels suburb of Koblenz

The former name comes from a small river near Koblenz named Königsbach (King's Brook), whose clear water was suitable for brewing beer: "Königsbacher" is German for "from the Königsbach" (from the King's Brook).

Products included:

• Königsbacher Pilsener (a pilsener beer)
• Königsbacher Export
• Königsbacher 1689
• Nette Edel Pils (after the Rhine's Nette River)
• Zischke Kellerbier
• Königsbacher Radler
• Königsbacher Mai-Bock
• Königsbacher Fest-Bock

Sponsoring:

• The Königsbacher Brewery was a big sponsor for some sportsclubs of Koblenz, such as the TuS Koblenz football club (soccer).

See also

• List of brewing companies in Germany

External links

• (in German) Koblenzer.de (official website)
• Documents and clippings about Koblenzer Brauerei in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW