Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München
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The Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München (State Brewery in Munich, also Hofbräu München) is a brewery in Munich, Germany, owned by the Bavarian state government. The Hof (court) comes from the brewery's history as a royal brewery in the Kingdom of Bavaria. The brewery owns the Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, the Hofbräukeller and one of the largest tents at the Oktoberfest (Hofbräu-Festzelt).
Type | State-owned enterprise |
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Location | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
Coordinates | 48°8′36.5″N 11°41′53.7″E |
Opened | 1589 |
Key people | Michael Möller |
Annual production volume | 332,841 hectolitres (283,636 US bbl) in 2014 |
Employees | 125 (2014) |
There are many types of beer brewed using original recipes handed down by Wilhelm V, the Duke of Bavaria. The current beers produced include a Weißbier and Helles, Maibock, Dunkel and Oktoberfest lagers.
The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl in Munich inspired the song "oans, zwoa, g'suffa" (The Bavarian dialect for: "one, two, down the hatch").