Erdinger
The Privatbrauerei Erdinger Weißbräu Werner Brombach GmbH is a brewery in Erding, Germany. Its best-known products are its namesake Weißbiers.
History
[Image:Erdinger-bottle-glass RMO.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Erdinger Weißbier bottle and glass]Erdinger is the world's largest wheat beer brewery. It is widely available and popular across Germany and the European Union. Erdinger was founded in 1886 by Johann Kienle. Erdinger beer is the best-known culinary product of the town; however, the brewery did not receive its current name until 1949 from its owner Franz Brombach, who had acquired the brewery 14 years earlier.
The current owner is Franz Brombach's son, Werner Brombach. Currently, there are ten varieties available:
- Weißbier: a golden cloudy beer
- Dunkel: a dark brown type,Kristallweizen : a filtered Weißbier Pikantus : a dark weizenbock beer Leicht : a light beer Urweisse: A traditional wheat beerSchneeweiße : a seasonal beer brewed from November to February
- Erdinger Champ: a wheat beer without yeast sediment in the bottle Alkoholfrei : an alcohol free version Festbier - a seasonal brew for Erding's Herbstfest
[Image:erdinger draft1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Erdinger Weißbier]