Brands and Breweries
While the beer market is weaker but more centralized in northern Germany, the south has lots of smaller local breweries. Almost half of all German breweries are in Bavaria. In total, there are approximately 1300 breweries in Germany producing over 5000 brands of beer. The highest density of breweries in the world is found in Aufseß near the city of Bamberg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria with four breweries and only 1352 citizens. The Benedictine abbey Weihenstephan brewery (established in 725) is reputedly the oldest existing brewery in the world (brewing since 1040). In 2004 Oettinger replaced Krombacher as the best selling brand in Germany.
| Brewery | Output in 2008 in million hectolitres | City |
|---|---|---|
| Oettinger | 6.61 | Oettingen |
| Krombacher | 5.45 | Kreuztal |
| Bitburger | 3.86 | Bitburg |
| Warsteiner | 2.98 | Warstein |
| Beck's | 2.93 | Bremen |
| Hasseröder | 2.63 | Wernigerode |
| Veltins | 2.56 | Meschede |
| Paulaner | 2.17 | Munich |
| Radeberger | 1.79 | Radeberg |
| Sternburg | 1.64 | Leipzig |
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