Spaten-Franziskaner-Brau

📍 Munich, Germany
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Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu GmbH is a brewery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is owned by the Spaten-Löwenbräu-Gruppe which is part of the Belgian company Anheuser-Busch InBev. Its products are beers of the brands Spaten and Franziskaner.

The brewery was first mentioned in 1397 as Welser Prew. The ownership changed often until 1854 when it moved to its current location. In 1867, it became the largest brewery in town. In 1872, Franziskaner Leist Brewery served beer at Oktoberfest for the first time.

In 1922, Spaten-Brauerei and Franziskaner-Leist-Bräu united to form a joint stock company. Both breweries were owned by the Sedlmayr family. In 1924, the advertising slogan “Lass Dir raten, trinke Spaten” (Let yourself be advised, drink Spaten) was invented.

In 1997, the brewery combined with Löwenbräu AG to form Spaten-Löwenbräu-Gruppe. The Spaten-Löwenbräu-Gruppe was sold in 2003 to Interbrew for 530 million euros.