Schneider Weisse Brewery

Wheat beer and Bavaria have been linked for centuries, but Schneider Weisse helped ensure the style survived when many people had already moved on to other things.

Founded in 1872 by Georg Schneider, the brewery remains one of Germany’s great wheat beer specialists and the oldest wheat beer brewery in Bavaria. While many breweries produce a wheat beer alongside dozens of other styles, Schneider built its entire identity around Weissbier.

The classic Tap 7 Original remains the benchmark. Deep amber in colour, naturally cloudy and packed with banana, clove, spice and bready malt character, it captures everything people love about traditional Bavarian wheat beer.

The wider range explores lighter, darker and considerably stronger territory. Aventinus in particular has achieved near-legendary status among wheat beer drinkers, proving the style can carry serious depth and complexity alongside its trademark freshness.

What makes Schneider Weisse so impressive is that the beers still feel rooted in tradition without becoming trapped by it. Four generations of brewers have managed that balancing act remarkably well.