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'''A timeline history of Spaten:'''
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'''A timeline history of the Spaten brewery:'''
  
 
[[File:Gabriel Sedlmayr 001.jpg|300px|thumb|Gabriel Sedlmayr (1772-1839)]]
 
[[File:Gabriel Sedlmayr 001.jpg|300px|thumb|Gabriel Sedlmayr (1772-1839)]]
  
* 1397: A brewer named Hans Welser of the Welser Prew at 4 Neuhausergasse is recorded in the Munich tax records. Several ownership changes occurred over the following 125 years.
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* 1397: A brewer named Hans Welser of the Welser Prew at Neuhausergasse 4 is recorded by the Munich tax records. Several ownership changes occurred over the following 125 years.
* 1522: The Welser brewery is bought by family Starnberger.
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* 1522: The Welser brewery is bought by the Starnberger family.
* 1622: The brewery is taken over by the Spatt family, producing a brew by the Oberspathbräu name, eventually introducing the Spaten brand, referring to spade.
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* 1622: The brewery is acquired by the Spatt family, who begin to produce a brew by the name Oberspathbräu, eventually changing the name to Spaten, which refers to the spade.
* 1704: Family Sießmayr took over the brewery while retaining the Spaten name.
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* 1704: Family Sießmayr takes over the brewery and retains the Spaten brand name.
* 1807: The Royal Hofbräu brewmaster, Gabriel Sedlmayr acquired the Spaten brewery, which at the time was the smallest brewery in Munich.
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* 1807: The Königliche Hofbräumeister, the brewmaster for the royal court, Gabriel Sedlmayr acquires the Spaten brewery, which at the time was the smallest brewery in Munich.
* 1817: Spaten purchases the Filserbräukeller in Bayerstrasse, which later became known as the Spaten Keller.
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* 1817: Spaten purchases the Filserbräukeller in Bayerstrasse, later to became known as Spaten Keller.
* 1839: Following the death of Gabriel Sedlmayr, his sons Gabriel and Joseph take over the brewery.
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* 1839: Following the death of Gabriel Sedlmayr, his sons Gabriel and Joseph take over the brewery business.
 
* 1842: Joseph Sedlmayr withdraws his partnership from Spaten Brauerei and buys the Leistbrauerei.
 
* 1842: Joseph Sedlmayr withdraws his partnership from Spaten Brauerei and buys the Leistbrauerei.
* 1851: Spaten purchases the property including the Silberbauer Keller in Marsstrasse. Many further acqusitions followed.
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* 1851: Spaten purchases the current property location in Marsstrasse which includes the Silberbauer Keller. Many further acquisitions followed.
 
* 1854: The move of the entire brewery to Marsstrasse is completed.
 
* 1854: The move of the entire brewery to Marsstrasse is completed.
 
* 1861: Joseph Sedlmayr buys the shares of August Deiglmayr, with whom he ran the [[Franziskaner]] Brauerei (Franziskaner Leistbräu) since 1858.
 
* 1861: Joseph Sedlmayr buys the shares of August Deiglmayr, with whom he ran the [[Franziskaner]] Brauerei (Franziskaner Leistbräu) since 1858.
* 1867: Spaten Brauerei becomes the largest brewery in Munich and maintains its top position until 1890s. Spaten Brauerei receives a golden medal for their German beer at the World Exposition in Paris.
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* 1867: Spaten Brauerei becomes the largest brewery in Munich and maintains the top position until 1890s. Spaten Brauerei receives a golden medal for their German beer at the World Exposition in Paris.
 
* 1874: Johann, Carl and Anton Sedlmayr take over the brewery from their father Gabriel Sedlmayr.
 
* 1874: Johann, Carl and Anton Sedlmayr take over the brewery from their father Gabriel Sedlmayr.
* 1884: The graphic artist Otto Hubb designs the Spaten logo, depicting a spade with the initials GS for Gabriel Sedlmayr. The logo is still in use today.
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* 1884: The graphic artist Otto Hubb designs the Spaten logo, with a spade and GS in honor of the elder Gabriel Sedlmayr. The logo is still in use today.
 
* 1891: Spaten Brauerei founded a branch in London selling the “Spaten Munich Lager” brand.
 
* 1891: Spaten Brauerei founded a branch in London selling the “Spaten Munich Lager” brand.
 
* 1894: Spaten becomes the first Munich brewery to brew lager in Pilsener style, the “Spaten Münchner Hell”, intended for sale in northern Germany.
 
* 1894: Spaten becomes the first Munich brewery to brew lager in Pilsener style, the “Spaten Münchner Hell”, intended for sale in northern Germany.

Revision as of 06:59, 15 January 2013

A timeline history of the Spaten brewery:

Gabriel Sedlmayr (1772-1839)
  • 1397: A brewer named Hans Welser of the Welser Prew at Neuhausergasse 4 is recorded by the Munich tax records. Several ownership changes occurred over the following 125 years.
  • 1522: The Welser brewery is bought by the Starnberger family.
  • 1622: The brewery is acquired by the Spatt family, who begin to produce a brew by the name Oberspathbräu, eventually changing the name to Spaten, which refers to the spade.
  • 1704: Family Sießmayr takes over the brewery and retains the Spaten brand name.
  • 1807: The Königliche Hofbräumeister, the brewmaster for the royal court, Gabriel Sedlmayr acquires the Spaten brewery, which at the time was the smallest brewery in Munich.
  • 1817: Spaten purchases the Filserbräukeller in Bayerstrasse, later to became known as Spaten Keller.
  • 1839: Following the death of Gabriel Sedlmayr, his sons Gabriel and Joseph take over the brewery business.
  • 1842: Joseph Sedlmayr withdraws his partnership from Spaten Brauerei and buys the Leistbrauerei.
  • 1851: Spaten purchases the current property location in Marsstrasse which includes the Silberbauer Keller. Many further acquisitions followed.
  • 1854: The move of the entire brewery to Marsstrasse is completed.
  • 1861: Joseph Sedlmayr buys the shares of August Deiglmayr, with whom he ran the Franziskaner Brauerei (Franziskaner Leistbräu) since 1858.
  • 1867: Spaten Brauerei becomes the largest brewery in Munich and maintains the top position until 1890s. Spaten Brauerei receives a golden medal for their German beer at the World Exposition in Paris.
  • 1874: Johann, Carl and Anton Sedlmayr take over the brewery from their father Gabriel Sedlmayr.
  • 1884: The graphic artist Otto Hubb designs the Spaten logo, with a spade and GS in honor of the elder Gabriel Sedlmayr. The logo is still in use today.
  • 1891: Spaten Brauerei founded a branch in London selling the “Spaten Munich Lager” brand.
  • 1894: Spaten becomes the first Munich brewery to brew lager in Pilsener style, the “Spaten Münchner Hell”, intended for sale in northern Germany.
  • 1895: Spaten is the first brewery to introduce the Hell (lager) in Munich. Other Munich breweries follow its example.
  • 1909: Spaten begins to export its beer on a regular basis to America.
  • 1911: Heinrich and Fritz Sedlmayr, sons of Anton and Carl Sedlmayr, become chairmen of Spaten Brauerei.
  • 1922: Spaten Brauerei and Franziskaner Leistbräu unify into a joint stock company, named Gabriel & Joseph Sedlmayr Spaten-Franziskaner-Leistbräu AG. In the same year, a contract of interessengemeinschaft (interest sharing group) was signed with Löwenbrauerei.
  • 1924 The still today used slogan “Lass Dir raten, trinke Spaten” was coined, meaning “Let yourself be advised, drink Spaten”.
  • 1926 The Spatenbräu Heilbier was introduced to the market, which from 1941 was named Vollmalz.
  • 1943/45 Spaten Brauerei suffers severe damage due to bombing raids by World War II allied forces.
  • 1950 The export to Europe and overseas resumes.
  • 1964 The first Weißbier by the Spaten Brauerei, the “Champagner Weiße”, is introduced at the Oktoberfest.
  • 1992 Spaten Brauerei exceeds the one million hectolitre mark.
  • 1997 Spaten Brauerei and Löwenbräu merge into a joint stock company.

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