Brewing is our craft, and has been for nearly 1,000 years. Of course, high-tech has also come into brewing, but the basic brewing process remains unchanged. It isn't enough to brew a good beer. It has to be an outstanding beer of a consistently high quality. Therefore we have set for ourselves the highest standard of quality: Premium Bavaricum. That not only requires constant concentration by the brewmasters, it also means that all the components for beer production are subjected to constant quality control. Each day we have 300 hands working on just that. From brewmaster to storage facility worker to secretary, they all ensure that only the quality that fulfills our standard leaves our house. And you can taste it!
To achieve the quality standard “Premium Bavaricum” the continuous quality control systems of the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan use the so-called multistage monitoring system. That means that we take samples according to a prescribed system from incoming raw materials to finished beer. For the most part these samples are analysed at the Bavarian Control and Testing Centre at Weihenstephan. In addition we also have special sampling done by the Chairs for Brewing Technology of the Technical University of Munich, which are located at Weihenstephan. At Chair I for the Technology of Brewing, a tasting process includes final quality control for each batch filled. Colour, aroma, consistency of the foam and, of course, the taste of the beer are tested by beer experts and their incorruptible senses. Another “Premium Bavaricum” is achieved only after they have given their OK. Then we know that all our employees have once again done a first-class job. After all, it takes the experience, skill and passion of each and every one of them to guarantee that we achieve our standards of quality.