Augustiner-Brau

Founded on the site of an Augustinian Monastery in 1328, Augustiner Bräu is the eldest of six brewing dynasties in Munich. The Bavarian Prince let the monks off paying taxes for brewing such brilliant beer. They were on to a good thing until Napoleon came along and ruined all their fun, forcing all church holdings over to the state of Bavaria in 1803. It’s now the only independent brewery left in the city and is owned by a charitable foundation.