Fürstenberg was voted Best Brewery in Germany in the German Agricultural Society beer competition in 2009 and 2010.

The Fürstenberg Brewery is located in the town of Donaueschingen in the heart of the Black Forest region of southwest Germany. It is one of the highest quality breweries in Germany. The history of this famous brewery goes back over half a millennium when King Rudolf von Habsburg handed the rural county of the Baar, where Donaueschingen lies, to Count Heinrich von Fürstenberg. One of the feudal privileges of the feudal estate was the right to brew beer. The original manuscript conveying that right can still be seen in the Fürstenberg archives.

The following generations took advantage of this privilege and created an efficient brewery business. In 1705, Prince Anton Egon decided to put the brewery on a proper commercial footing, and by the end of the 18th century beer production had reached 1.65 million litres per annum.

One of the most famous master brewers, Josef Munz, created "Furstenberg Salvator" in 1886, a beer which Chancellor Otto von Bismarck proclaimed to be his favourite drink. The famous master brewer delighted his contemporaries a second time with a beer brewed the Pilsener way, with the finest barley, sharp flavoured hops, and water with a particularly low mineral content. The last German emperor, Kaiser Willhelm II, was so struck with this new beer that he at once announced it to be "the Table Drink of His Majesty the Kaiser".

Since then the master brewers of Fürstenberg have always believed in brewing a beer that can bring many enjoyable hours to people of all ages, (as long as they are 18 or over) and in every country in the world. Because of its history and traditional techniques, the Fürstenberg Brewery is one of the leading breweries in Black Forest. The state-of-the-art brewery in Donaueschingen is one of the largest in Germany and is the first to be awarded the certificate of quality confirmed by DIN ISO 9001 (1993). It has also received environmental certification by the DQS according to the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (1994). 


This brewery is open for tours. Please contact us at Fourcorners for more information if you are planning a visit to the brewery.