Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: brewery

Kloster Weltenburg (Weltenburg Abbey) is the oldest abbey in Bavaria, founded about 620 by iro-scottish monks. The abbey is situated on the banks of the Danube, just west of the "Weltenburger Enge" ("Danube Gorge"). Saint Rupert may have consecrated a church here, dedicated to St. George around 700. In 1050 Benedictian monks founded a brewery here, that is still existing (though the abbey got secularised in 1803 and refounded some decades later). The brewery claims, to be the oldest monastery brewery in the world today, even older than the brewery in Weihenstephan. There are not many traces from the early times. During the wars of the 16th/17th century, the abbey was looted a couple of times. Most of the buildings were erected within the first half of the 18th century in the Baroque style. At that time the abbey was wealthy again and could effort to have the best artists here to work. The monastery has a guesthouse. I had booked this basic room there, as I wanted to see (and hear) the Danube very late and very early.

Kloster Weltenburg (Weltenburg Abbey) is the oldest abbey in Bavaria, founded about 620 by iro-scottish monks. The abbey is situated on the banks of the Danube, just west of the "Weltenburger Enge" ("Danube Gorge"). Saint Rupert may have consecrated a church here, dedicated to St. George around 700. In 1050 Benedictian monks founded a brewery here, that is still existing (though the abbey got secularised in 1803 and refounded some decades later). The brewery claims, to be the oldest monastery brewery in the world today, even older than the brewery in Weihenstephan. There are not many traces from the early times. During the wars of the 16th/17th century, the abbey was looted a couple of times. Most of the buildings were erected within the first half of the 18th century in the Baroque style. At that time the abbey was wealthy again and could effort to have the best artists here to work. - As the photos I took inside the church in 2012 are much better than the photos I took in 2020, I have added two PiPs.

Late afternoon in the beergarden of the Benedictine monastery of Andechs. Local Count Rasso (later Saint rasso) had started to gather relics in the Holy Land, that were kept here since 954. This treasure ("Heiltumsschatz") was increased and later even included the "Holy Prepuce". The first pilgrimage to Andechs is known from 1128, when this was still a castle. Soon after he first Benedictian monks settled here in 1455, a brewery was founded, to feed the pilgrims. Seen here is "Vollbier Hell" to the left and stronger "Doppelbock Dunkel" to the right. Here is more about the brewery (in German): www.andechs.de/kloster-andechs/die-klosterbrauerei.html Here are some shots I took here during previous visits: www.flickr.com/search/?w=42038165@N02&q=Andechs