Pfefferberg Brewery (1844)

This brewery was built on empty fields right outside the city gate by Bavarian brewmaster Joseph Pfeffer, a pioneer of industrial beer production who brought the recipe for bottom-fermented lager beer to Berlin. The affiliated beer garden thrived until World War I. Schultheiss acquired the brewery in 1919, and beer production ceased in 1921. The production facility was later home to a chocolate factory, a wholesale bakery, and, after World War II, the publisher Neues Deutschland. After 1990, the Pfefferwerk Verein zur Förderung von Stadtkultur, an organization devoted to revitalizing urban spaces, developed ideas for a social and cultural center. And they proved successful. Today the brewery is a hub of arts and culture and also boasts various accommodation and nightlife options. A new brewpub is once again serving up beer brewed on the premises. And the architecture of the beer garden still reflects the atmosphere of the once idyllic location.

Tip: The Stiftung Pfefferwerk offers tours upon request: info@stpw.org

Two other former breweries are located nearby:

• Königsstadt Brewery (1850) | Saarbrücker Straße 24 | gidak.de
• Bötzow Brewery (1876) | Prenzlauer Allee 242 | boetzowberlin.de/en