Popular Beer in Nazi Germany

[ManfredV]

Here it is. Drei Eff from Freyberg Brewery in Halle/Saale. Not in South but in Middle Germany (Saxony-Anhalt).
http://www.brauwesen-historisch.de/Stichwortd.html
http://www.aki-halle.de/blaetter/18/01/01.htm
Best regards and as we say in Germany: Prost!

[Piotr Kapuscinski]

THe former Adolf brand is now called Lech piwo!

And what is the source of this info?

[ManfredV]

Here is a list of german and german run breweries in Poland and former german now polish area "Ostgebiete und Polen" (in german):
http://www.klausehm.de/Polenundostgebiete.html

[Piotr Kapuscinski]

Ok - but how was the former "Adolf brand" called before 1939, when those areas were Polish?

[ManfredV]

@ domen 121:Which areas do You mean? There were areas that had been german for centuries untill 1945. Others came to Prussia in 18th century and came back to Poland 1919/20. Where is Lech Piwo from?
@ Landser: Was there an "Adolf Brand"? - I didn´t find one. Does Lech Piwo use the same buildings or brewery or is it only from the same town?
Guys, please don´t a start a chauvinist war, give us facts and detail so we can find out.

[Annelie]

Don't know about other Biers but seeing that in Berchtesgaden the Bräustüberl Brewery have been
brewing biers since 1645 I think I should put it out there.

Its about the best beer I have ever tasted. I think it must have something to do with the mountain water
that has lime in it that gives the water around there that clear blue/grey apperance.
They have a restaurent that I am sure was well used during the dritte reich.

http://www.braeustueberl-berchtesgaden. ... ekarte.php

If you take a look at the impression which is there photos for the restaurent you will notice the
very Bavarian interiors.

http://www.braeustueberl.info/

[ManfredV]

Well, the secrets of brewing in smaller bavarian and franconian breweries:
- they only take best quality of malt and hops
- they use fresh clear water from own wells
- process of fermentation is longer then in big "industrial" breweries
- it´s often not or only short pasteurised
- the often make this old fashion varieties like Hell, Dunkel, Maerzen, unfiltred Kellerbier etc.
- when a beer is ready and comes out from fermentation into cask it has to be drunken soon and not stored for a long time in a bootle or can (awful)
- and one important thing is ambiance: a fresh beer drunken in a nice old fashion restaurant or biergarten somewhere in Bavaria is much more tasty

[Annelie]

- and one important thing is ambiance: a fresh beer drunken in a nice old fashion restaurant or biergarten somewhere in Bavaria is much more tasty

Absolutely

[ManfredV]

I did a little research:
Lech Piwo is from Poznan. From 1793 - 1918/19 this town belonged to Prussia and later Germany, it´s german name was Posen. From Middle Ages to 1919 or at least 1945 it had both polish and german inhabitants. There had been german or german founded breweries there. But I can´t find "Adolf Brand". Lech Piwo is a polish brewery. I can´t find out when it was founded and if they used brewery buildings that were a german brewery before or if it has nothing to do with a former german brewery.

[Piotr Kapuscinski]

Yes, Lech Piwo is from Poznan.

Poznan even under German occupation (1793 - 1919) had majority of Polish-speaking population.

And I guess they were also producing beer and doing other things, despite being ruled by Kaiser.

From Middle Ages to 1919 or at least 1945 it had both polish and german inhabitants.

Not even mentioning Jewish, Scottish (around 200 - 300 at its peak) and others.

For example in 1816 Poznan had 66,6% Poles, 22% Jews, 11% Germans and 0,4% others.

Under German occupation percentage of Jewish population of Poznan was decreasing.

Due to Germanization, there were more and more Germans (in 1848 43% Poles, 40% Germans, 16,6% Jews).

In 1867 German population reached its peak (47%), outnumbering Polish by a few percent.

After 1867 Poles started to "breed back" again and in 1890 they were 51% again.

In 1910, soon before WW1, there were yet 57,1% Poles.

In 1940 there were 80,6% Poles, 17,6% Germans and 1,8% others.

In 1944 there were 71,1% Poles, 28,3% Germans and 0,6% others.

Lech Piwo is a polish brewery. I can´t find out when it was founded

I can't find it too!

I tried on Lech website and numerous other websites but they don't write anything about it!

http://www.lech.pl/

They don't mention anything about "originating from" Adolf Brand either.

[red devil]

how the hell Germans can drink Herforder Pils is beyond me - the stuff attacks sensitive stomachs big style, its rot.

[Stanford9]

Can anyone identify this bottle of... Beer? Photo taken in France but something tells me that it's German, possibly Reisig?

[reitchelazan]

I love Germany bear!


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[3rdReichfromtheSun]

I have a collection of food industry/chef related things, specifically a few menus from several TR era places. All of them list the beers, wine, and spirits sold. I'll load some pics, and list all the items here. Funny note, they're all pre-war, and list some imported French and American brands, along with others that are still producing booze today.

From Stuttgart, the Rauh Keller in the Hotel Rauh lists:
Bayrisch Further Schloßbräu at 30pf for 1/2liter
Stuttgarter Dinkelacker Märzen at 36pf for 1/2liter (still in business)


Berlin, Zum Prälaten am Zoo lists:
Berliner Schloßbräu Bärenbier(das süffige Vollbier) at 0,60... 10/20 (half liter I'm assuming)
Berliner Schloßbräu Cabinet (Das Deutsche Pilsner) at 0,60... 10/20
Berliner Schloßbräu Bären-Bock at 0,60... 10/20
(option to upgrade to a "1-liter-krug" for "1,10)
Pilsner Urquell 10/20... 0,75
Englisch Porter (Bass & Co) 1,00... Flasche (bottle(I'm guessing 12oz))
Englisch Ale (Bass & Co) 1,00... Flasche
Willner's Märzen Weiße 0,40, 0,50 (mit Himbeer (shot of raspberry syrup)


Düsseldorf, Salvatorbräu (vom Fass!)
Thomasbräu Hell-Urtyp München 0,50
Paulaner Märzen 0,55
Heller Mai-Bock Thomasbräu 0,68

Those are the beers listed.

[3rdReichfromtheSun]