Brauerei Scheidmantel

Brauerei Scheidmantel was a brewery in the Cortendorf district of Coburg in Upper Franconia, northern Bavaria. Its historicist brick factory buildings at Rosenauer Straße 98/100 date from 1884 to 1921 and are now protected as a cultural heritage monument. Brewing operations at the site have ceased, but the Scheidmantel beer brand continues to be marketed by Kulmbacher Brauerei. The company traced its origins to a riverside inn and brewery in Cortendorf. In 1849 the butcher and innkeeper Heinrich Scheidmantel bought the Floßwirtshaus and its brewery with malthouse. Under his son Stephan Scheidmantel, who took over in 1880, the business expanded from craft brewing to industrial production. By the early 20th century it had become a significant regional brewery, and under Hermann Scheidmantel annual output reached about 45,000 hectoliters, with up to 50 employees supplying nearly 100 taverns in the Coburg region and southern Thuringia. After World War II and the loss of southern Thuringian markets, output fell to about 10,000 hectoliters, but the brewery recovered in the 1950s and 1960s under Max Dietzel. In 1998 it entered a cooperation with Kulmbacher Brauerei; the real estate was later sold to an investor and has since been used commercially. At the end, Scheidmantel produced nine beer varieties, including Coburg Pils, Veste Pilsener, Coburg Urhell, Cortendorfer Dunkel, Zwickelbier, Silber Bock, Edel-Weizen, Hefe-Weisse and Blue Bottle. In 2002 Kulmbacher Brauerei founded the subsidiary Coburger Brauerei, which markets the Scheidmantel Coburg Pils and Coburger Sturm's Pilsner brands.

The origins of Brauerei Scheidmantel lie in a riverside inn and brewery in Cortendorf, now part of Coburg. The Floßwirtshaus was built in 1782 by Johann Peter Poßeckert. In 1834 the brewer Johann Höhn from Neustadt bei Coburg bought the inn and established a brewery with brewhouse and malthouse. In 1849 the butcher and innkeeper Heinrich Scheidmantel, originally from Dietersdorf, purchased the entire property, which then consisted of a two-story inn, brewhouse, malt kiln, barrel and wood storage, wagon shed, and 1.5 acres of agricultural land. Under Heinrich Scheidmantel the brewery initially served only the needs of the attached inn. He expanded the brewhouse in 1854 and 1859 and died in 1879. His son Stephan Scheidmantel took over in 1880 and drove the transformation from craft to industrial production. The first documented expansion occurred in 1886, when a floor was added to the brewhouse and kiln, a new solid malt kiln was built, part of the brewery building (with ice cellar and malt floor) was raised, and a barrel and wagon shed was erected. Stephan Scheidmantel died in 1914; his widow Anna took over, followed in 1918 by their son Hermann. Under Hermann Scheidmantel annual output rose to about 45,000 hectoliters, the company employed up to 50 people, and it supplied nearly 100 taverns in the Coburg region and southern Thuringia. After Hermann's death in 1946, his widow Anna and daughter Nelly led the brewery, whose sales had fallen to 10,000 hectoliters, largely due to the loss of southern Thuringian markets. Under Max Dietzel, Nelly's husband, the brewery grew again in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1980 the next generation, daughter Gabriele Prase and her husband Holger, took over management. In 1998 a cooperation with Kulmbacher Brauerei began; the real estate was later sold to an investor and has since been used commercially. At the end Scheidmantel produced nine beer varieties: Coburg Pils, Veste Pilsener, Coburg Urhell, Cortendorfer Dunkel, Zwickelbier, Silber Bock, Edel-Weizen, Hefe-Weisse and Blue Bottle. In 2002 Kulmbacher Brauerei founded the subsidiary Coburger Brauerei, which markets the Scheidmantel Coburg Pils and Coburger Sturm's Pilsner brands. The historicist brick factory complex, built between 1884 and 1921 by Carl Kleemann, Miller & Hetzel of Munich, and Georg Kempf, is now a protected monument.

• 2002

  Kulmbacher Brauerei founds subsidiary Coburger Brauerei, marketing Scheidmantel Coburg Pils and Coburger Sturm's Pilsner.

• 1998

  Cooperation with Kulmbacher Brauerei begins.

• 1980

  Gabriele Prase and Holger Prase take over management; company becomes Brauerei Scheidmantel OHG Max Dietzel.

• 1946

  Hermann Scheidmantel dies; Anna and daughter Nelly lead the brewery.

• 1918

  Hermann Scheidmantel takes over; output later reaches about 45,000 hl.

• 1914

  Stephan Scheidmantel dies; widow Anna takes over.

• 1886

  First documented major expansion: added floor, new malt kiln, raised brewery building, new barrel and wagon shed.

• 1880

  Stephan Scheidmantel takes over and begins industrial expansion.

• 1859

  Second expansion of the brewhouse.

• 1854

  First expansion of the brewhouse under Heinrich Scheidmantel.

• 1849

  Heinrich Scheidmantel purchases the Floßwirtshaus and brewery.

• 1834

  Brewer Johann Höhn buys the inn and establishes a brewery with brewhouse and malthouse.

• 1782

  Floßwirtshaus built by Johann Peter Poßeckert in Cortendorf.

Regional Franconian brewery brand, now a marketed beer label under Kulmbacher Brauerei.

• Coburg Pils

• Veste Pilsener

• Coburg Urhell

• Cortendorfer Dunkel

• Zwickelbier

• Silber Bock

• Edel-Weizen

• Hefe-Weisse

• Blue Bottle

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