Janssen & Bechly Brewery produced beer at Neubrandenburg, Germany from 1912 until the company was nationalized by East Germany in 1949. The brewery continued to produce beer under the Neubrandenburg and Nordbräu brand names until the company ended production in 1995. The Nordbräu brand was sold to the Mecklenburg brewery Lübzer in 1996.
History
The origin of the Janssen & Bechly Brewery began with an older Neubrandenburg brewery established by Franz Moncke in 1847 and purchased by Friedrich Bechly about 1900. Franz Moncke's brewery was located on Treptower Strasse, Neubrandenburg, and was popular for its Bavarian style bottom-fermenting beer. Friedrich and Hans Janssen owned another brewery on Badstuberstrabe in Rostock, Germany. The entrepreneurs joined efforts and founded the Janssen & Bechly Brewery at Neubrandenburg in 1911.[1][2] A new brewery constructed at 49 Demminer Street, Neubrandenburg was opened in 1912.[3] The Janssen & Bechly Brewery was established as an