A brief history of OeTTINGER to mark German Beer Day
Today is a special day for us. One which demands we celebrate properly. After all, April 23 is a date...
FamilyJanuary 3, 2023
Welcome Gino Biondi
Over the course of 2022, we made great progress with the streamlining of our OeTTINGER Brewery and our product range...
FamilyOctober 17, 2022
Gotha site: Jobs saved
Last Friday, the Paulaner Brewery Group GmbH & Co. KGaA and OeTTINGER Brewery GmbH signed the contract for the planned...
FamilyOctober 11, 2022
A journey through Swabian-Franconian history: Senior boss opens village museum Anno 1900
The Anno 1900 village museum in Fürnheim am Hesselberg, Middle Franconia, offers a glimpse into what life may have been...
FamilyOctober 10, 2022
Günther and Ingrid Kollmar Foundation awards three new scholarships
The Günther and Ingrid Kollmar Foundation will celebrate its 10th birthday on November 5. In the run up to this...
FamilySeptember 15, 2022
OeTTINGER Brewery history: The night it rained beer
May 28, 2011 in the small Bavarian town of Oettingen. We are outside OeTTINGER Brewery’s Brauhaus Nord, standing beneath the...
FamilyAugust 31, 2022
OeTTINGER Brewery history: The underground beer pipeline. Myth or reality?
The reality Yes, it’s true: We do indeed have an underground beer pipeline! What is now customary at Oktoberfest, large...
FamilyApril 20, 2022
New Forstquell Brewery website invites visitors to linger and enjoy
Tradition meets innovation: Just in time for the start of the beer garden season, the website of the Forstquell Brewery...
FamilyMarch 23, 2022
Outstanding achievement: Recipient of Kollmar scholarship awarded the Bavarian Federal State Government Master Prize
Credit where credit’s due: Earlier this year, Tina Meierhuber passed her exam to become a certified HR Manager with flying...
FamilyOctober 5, 2021
Scholarships awarded by the Günther and Ingrid Kollmar Foundation in 2021
Last Friday, the Günther and Ingrid Kollmar Foundation invited this year’s scholarship recipients to the OeTTINGER Brewery. A group of...
FamilySeptember 16, 2021
OeTTINGER welcomes its first female apprentice professional driver
Brewery history in the making: Jennifer Nitschke is the first female to start an apprenticeship as professional driver with OeTTINGER....
FamilyAugust 25, 2021
Regional across Germany – the shortest direct route to your door!
Original OeTTINGER drinks do not travel far before customers can get their hands on them. After being brewed and filled...
FamilyAugust 25, 2021
One family, three homes
Oettingen in Bavaria, Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia and Braunschweig in Lower Saxony – these are our homes. This is where...
FamilyAugust 2, 2021
The future is all yours – congratulations to our OeTTINGER apprentices!
In this year alone, a total of eight apprentices have successfully completed their training in various exciting areas at our...
FamilyJuly 14, 2021
OeTTINGER brewing culture: Film about beer in and from Bavaria
Beer has always been part of Bavarian culture in some form or another. Now, as part of the TV series...
FamilyApril 20, 2021
Brewing vat transforms ordinary roundabout into a real landmark
In the early 1970s, we started working on plans to expand our brewery in Oettingen. In so doing, new brewing...
FamilyMarch 26, 2021
A tradition of top quality: OeTTINGER awarded DLG prize for long-standing product quality
Award-winning product quality is a proper OeTTINGER tradition: It is hardly surprising, then, that our Oettingen, Mönchengladbach and Braunschweig sites...
InvestmentsMarch 26, 2021
OeTTINGER Brewery history: From horizontal to vertical beer
It will soon be half a century since the year 1972, when our first large storage tanks arrived in Oettingen. They...
FamilyMarch 11, 2021
The courage to go his own way: How Günther Kollmar shaped our success story
As a young man, Günther Kollmar (1937 to 2013) had always wanted to make a vocation out of history. In...
FamilyMarch 4, 2021
OeTTINGER Brewery history – how the Höhenbergers became the Kollmars
In 1935, Hedwig Höhenberger married elementary school teacher Otto Kollmar amidst an abundance of both beer and wine in Forstquell...
FamilyJanuary 8, 2021
Pia Kollmar ranked among the 100 most influential German businesswomen
In its first edition of 2021, the German business magazine manager magazin included Pia Kollmar, our majority shareholder and Managing Director of...
FamilyDecember 14, 2020
OeTTINGER Brewery again ranks among Germany's “top employers for the common good”
For the third time already, OeTTINGER Brewery is one of Germany’s top employers for the common good, as revealed by...
FamilyDecember 2, 2020
Tradition since 1731
“My family are firm believers in one of life’s most precious commodities: Beer! It is at the heart of our...
FamilyOctober 16, 2020
"Beer is the heart of our family"
Read a rare interview with the head of our brewery below. Pia Kollmar spoke to B4B Schwaben on a range of subjects,...
FamilySeptember 7, 2020
Vocational training as a recipe for success: OeTTINGER welcomes its new apprentices
OeTTINGER Brewery welcomes its new apprentices into the world of work: Since the beginning of September, the business’s headquarters in...
FamilyFebruary 24, 2020
Michael Griess becomes National Sales Director at OeTTINGER Brewery GmbH
Michael Griess (54) is to become the new National Sales Director for the brand business of OeTTINGER Brewery GmbH from...
FamilyDecember 20, 2019
"Top Employers in the Donau-Ries District" – OeTTINGER Brewery among the top three
OeTTINGER Brewery has held its top spot amongst the three best employers in the Donau-Ries district, according to the ranking...
FamilyDecember 10, 2019
"Heroes of the road": OeTTINGER Brewery's drivers honored with IRU Diploma of Honor
At its headquarters in Oettingen, Bavaria, OeTTINGER Brewery has honored nine lorry drivers for their excellent service to the company...
FamilyNovember 20, 2019
Years filled with passion and dedication: Oettingen celebrates a jubilee milestone
Here at OeTTINGER, as a tradition-conscious family company, the value we place on our staff and on maintaining good relationships...
FamilySeptember 11, 2019
Welcome to professional life: Apprentices begin their future with OeTTINGER
For young people, the first day of an apprenticeship represents the start of a new chapter in their lives. On September...
FamilyMay 17, 2019
OeTTINGER Brewery: All company shares back at family and company HQ in Oettingen
Yesterday, Pia Kollmar purchased the shares held in the brewery by the late Dirk Kollmar. Therefore, all of the company...
FamilyMay 10, 2019
Three action-packed days of fun: OeTTINGER Brewery Trainee Event in Gotha
Sharing experiences, making new contacts or perhaps catching up with familiar faces among the circle of trainees again – the...
FamilyApril 17, 2019
“I’ve always thought programing was cool!”
What exactly is a help desk? What is the relevance of data protection in terms of employee information? And what...
FamilyJanuary 11, 2019
"Top Employers in the Donau-Ries District" – OeTTINGER Brewery among the top three
The people of Donau-Ries, a district in Swabian Bavaria, Germany, have had their say: OeTTINGER Brewery has been voted one...
FamilyDecember 13, 2018
Congratulations on passing the Master Craftmaster's Exam!
Honour where honour is due! Managing Director Dr. Andreas W. Boettger and shareholder Pia Kollmar congratulated Sophia Piechatschek on passing...
FamilyNovember 21, 2018
OeTTINGER long-service employees honoured
The annual ceremony to honour the OeTTINGER Brewery’s long-service employees was held in mid-November. 36 employees were honoured, with an...
FamilyNovember 7, 2018
Anniversary: "Goldene Ochse" has been serving OeTTINGER beer for 20 years
Representatives of OeTTINGER Brauerei GmbH thanked the landlords, the Jung-Bissinger family, for their good cooperation over 20 years in November...
FamilySeptember 26, 2018
9th Bavarian Beer Queen visits the OeTTINGER brewery
Royal audience in Oettingen: Last week the 9th Bavarian Beer Queen, Johanna Seiler from Appetshofen, visited our brewery’s head office. Her...
FamilySeptember 7, 2018
Start of training at OeTTINGER
The starting date for apprenticeship training is either 1 August or 1 September each year, depending on the federal state....
FamilyAugust 9, 2018
Bavarian State Prize for top grade
This year’s graduates were presented with their certificates on 20 July 2018 at the State Vocational Centre in Starnberg. 20-year...
FamilyAugust 2, 2018
Jakobi Festival: Four magnificent days and good news for Oettingen
Four magnificent days in Oettingen: Since last Friday, the home of OeTTINGER Brauerei GmbH has been in the throes of...
FamilyMay 25, 2018
Leading the way: We are a new member of the Bavarian Family Pact
The OeTTINGER Brewery has been a member of the Bavarian Family Pact since April 2018. Michael Höhenberger (Ministerial Director of...
FamilyMay 15, 2018
"Notables from around the world hosted in Oettingen - Beer culture experienced in the Danube-Ries region OTABLES"
“Why wander off to far-flung climes… When the good things are close to home.” Against the background of these words,...
VideosApril 26, 2018
"Happiness means brewing a beer that people love!"
What does happiness mean in the Danube-Ries region? This question was the focus of an image video about the beauty...
FamilyApril 12, 2018
"We can move mountains together!”
Together back to our former strength and onwards to pastures new! This was the message that went out from the...
FamilyApril 5, 2018
OeTTINGER brewery sets the course for the future, launches new products and honours long-service employees
The focus of the Oettinger Brauerei GmbH Works Assembly for the Gotha site, which the Works Council had convened in...
FamilyFebruary 1, 2018
Management complete: Peter Böck is appointed new Sales and Marketing Director
The appointment of Peter Böck as Sales and Marketing Director now completes the Executive Board of the OeTTINGER Brewery. Alongside...
FamilyNovember 7, 2017
Andreas Boettger is our new Technical Director
Andreas Boettger is the new Technical Director of OeTTINGER Brauerei GmbH. The 52-year old has many years of experience in...
FamilyNovember 2, 2017
Career’s Path Compass in Harburg on 21 October 2017
The 16th Career’s Path Compass was held in Harburg at the end of October. OeTTINGER Brauerei GmbH was one of...
FamilySeptember 7, 2017
Jobs with a future at OeTTINGER Brewery
Four talented young people embarked on their professional lives with the OeTTINGER Brewery at the start of the new apprenticeship...
FamilyAugust 30, 2017
Church fair and cabaret
Once again this year, OeTTINGER employees celebrated the Jakobi Church Fair over four days. Apart from the procession, the boat...
FamilyApril 27, 2017
OeTTINGER Brewery relies on innovations and the continued success of its Blind Tasting Tour
OeTTINGER Brauerei GmbH has been through eventful months and faces even more major challenges. The traditional family-owned company provided information...
FamilySeptember 11, 2016
Gotha town council honours the life's work of Dirk Kollmar
The OeTTINGER Brewery was not just celebrating the 25th anniversary of its operation in Gotha last Saturday. The company and...
FamilySeptember 1, 2016
Four new apprentices at the OeTTINGER Brauerei
Four young people started their apprenticeship at OeTTINGER Brauerei GmbH on 1 September. Managing Director Michael Mayer together with HR...
FamilyAugust 15, 2016
Summer in the city 2016 in Oettingen
The team lined up at the start of the Oettingen Run and we even secured a place on the podium:...
FamilyMarch 9, 2016
OeTTINGER Brauerei works assembly: Family-Run character remains intact
The company celebrated a double first at the OeTTINGER Brauerei GmbH Works Assembly, which the Works Council had called last...
FamilyNovember 20, 2015
OeTTINGER brewery trainees pass their final examination
All six trainees and two students at OeTTINGER Brauerei GmbH have passed their final examination – some with outstanding results...
