# Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan — Freising, Bayern

> Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan in Freising, Bayern, Germany scores 4.17 out of 5 — Great, #23 in Bayern. 32 beers tracked, mostly Wheat Beer.

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Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan is a brewery in Freising, Bayern, Germany. We grade it Great, with a score of 4.17 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #23 in Bayern. Of the 32 beers we track, 50% are Wheat Beer and 26% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 4.17 out of 5
- Grade: Great 😀 — Consistently produce world-class beer.
- Ranked: #23 in Bayern · #31 in Germany · #1,564 worldwide
- Popularity: Extremely widely rated
- Beers tracked: 32

## About

The Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan, founded in 1040, is the oldest continuously operating brewery in the world. Being owned by the Free State of Bavaria, it is run as a modern company brewing beers of the highest quality successfully selling them in more than 50 countries worldwide.

## What they brew

- Wheat Beer — 50% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 26% of the beers we track
- Bock — 19% of the beers we track
- Non Alcoholic — 3% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2 Alte Akademie, Freising, Bayern, Germany
- Coordinates: 48.3952883, 11.7289326
- Website: https://www.weihenstephaner.de/

## Breweries nearby

- [TUM Forschungsbrauerei](https://finding.beer/brewery/tum-forschungsbrauerei-17789.md) — 3.85, Fine — Freising, Bayern — 0.2 mi away
- [Felix Albrecht](https://finding.beer/brewery/felix-albrecht-12422.md) — 2.70, Limited — Freising, Bavaria — 0.7 mi away
- [Isarkindl](https://finding.beer/brewery/isarkindl-13523.md) — 2.77, Limited — Freising, Bavaria — 0.7 mi away
- [Dr. Fritz Briem](https://finding.beer/brewery/dr-fritz-briem-17539.md) — 3.05, Limited — Bavaria — 0.7 mi away
- [Cerevisium](https://finding.beer/brewery/cerevisium-12293.md) — 4.32, Great — Freising, Bayern — 0.7 mi away
- [Hofbrauhaus Freising](https://finding.beer/brewery/hofbrauhaus-freising-7313.md) — 3.04, Limited — Freising, Bayern — 1.1 mi away
- [Bräuhaus – 1. Freisinger Gasthaus Brauerei](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauhaus-1-freisinger-gasthaus-brauerei-36266.md) — 2.89, Limited — Freising, Bayern — 3.1 mi away
- [Airbräu](https://finding.beer/brewery/airbrau-8111.md) — 3.08, Limited — München-Flughafen, Bayern — 3.9 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Germany](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany.md)

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