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Bavaria – St. Pauli Brewery

German brewery

Bavaria – St. Pauli Brewery (Bavaria - St. Pauli - Brauerei AG) was a German brewery founded in 1922 from the merger of Bavaria Brauerei AG (founded 1897) and St. Pauli Actien-Brauerei (founded 1862) in Hamburg. Its brands are now brewed by Holsten.2 It ceased to exist in 2003.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 11, 1897Founded1
  • Industrybrewing industry, food and tobacco industry1
  • HeadquartersHamburg1

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Bavaria – St. Pauli Brewery (Bavaria - St. Pauli - Brauerei AG) was a German brewery founded in 1922 from the merger of Bavaria Brauerei AG (founded 1897) and St. Pauli Actien-Brauerei (founded 1862) in Hamburg. Its brands are now brewed by Holsten.2

The story

Founded in 1922 from the merger of two older breweries, Bavaria - St. Pauli bought up a dozen North German breweries until Brau und Brunnen bought the brewery in 1994, merging it with Elbschloss-Brauerei GmbH.

In January 1998 the city of Hamburg bought the brewery as it was under threat of closure. In December 1998 Hamburg sold the brewery on to Holsten, the city's other major brewer, who closed the brewery in 2003. The former Bavaria-St. Pauli brewery building has since been demolished.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bavaria – St. Pauli Brewery, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • beer

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2003Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. May 11, 1897Founded Founded1

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