List of brewing companies in Germany

This is a list of brewing companies in Germany. Beer plays a significant role in the German culture, and for many years, German beer was brewed in strict adherence to the Reinheitsgebot, a regulation that permitted only water, hops, yeast, and malt as beer ingredients. This law also stipulated that beers not exclusively using barley-malts, such as wheat beer, must be top-fermented.
Since 1993, the brewing process has been regulated by the Provisional German Beer Law, which allows a broader range of ingredients and additives in top-fermenting beers. However, these additives must be completely removed, or at least as much as possible, from the final product.

Brewing companies in Germany

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Brewery	Output in 2012 in million hectolitres	Location
Oettinger	5.89	Oettingen
Krombacher	5.46	Kreuztal
Bitburger	4.07	Bitburg
Beck's	2.78	Bremen
Warsteiner	2.77	Warstein
Hasseröder	2.75	Wernigerode
Veltins	2.72	Meschede
Paulaner	2.30	Munich
Radeberger	1.91	Radeberg
Erdinger	1.72	Erding