The world's best wheat beer!

Our Hefeweißbier Dunkel is officially the world's best wheat beer - an incredible feat we achieved at the World Beer Awards.

The best large international brewery - thank you, AIBA 2025!

Highest honors in Australia: Weihenstephan was awarded eight medals and the title as “Champion Large International Brewery”. Find out more about our winners.

Our first medal of the year!

Read more about how our golden boy Vitus scored once more!

Weihenstephan enters the heart of Munich: Platzl, here we come!

Find out more about our plans for this wonderful place in Munich's old town.

Two medals at the European Beer Star!

Amazing success at the EBS: Vitus and Kristallweißbier get to take home some silverware!

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The world's best wheat beer!

Our Hefeweißbier Dunkel is officially the world's best wheat beer - an incredible feat we achieved at the World Beer Awards.

The best large international brewery - thank you, AIBA 2025!

Highest honors in Australia: Weihenstephan was awarded eight medals and the title as “Champion Large International Brewery”. Find out more about our winners.

The origin of beer

Our Brewery

Brewing for almost a 1000 years, destroyed and rebuilt – the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan has lived through a lot. And, oh, the stories these walls can tell...

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Tradition & Variety

Our Beers

Since 1040 beer has been brewed on the Weihenstephan Hill in Freising. We are in fact the world's oldest brewery, but we are also one of the most innovative. Behind the historic walls of our brewery lies modern brewing equipment and technology. This commitment to quality and innovation, and nearly a thousand years of brewing experience allows us to produce premium beers for all to enjoy.