Augustiner Brewery, Salzburg

The Augustiner Brewery is a traditional beer garden in Salzburg. Visitors and locals can drink beer poured straight from the barrel into a traditional Austrian Stein mug.

The Augustiner brewery is located in an ancient Augustine Monastery. It was established in 1605 and given to the Augustine order of monks by Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau. The old abbey buildings contain an ancient mill and the parish church, Müllner Stadtpfarrkirche. The brewery has a large gate with decorations by artist, Diego Francesco Carlone, two statues of St. Benedict and St. Augustinus with the coat of arms of Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau between them. The beer is brewed using traditional methods. It is made manually according to the Purity Laws of 1516 and only natural ingredients are used. The beer is stored in 15, 20 and 50 liter barrels and three types of beer are made, the Lenten Beer, the Marzen beer and the Christmas Bock Beer for different celebrations. Visitors will find viewing the impressive beer cellar an interesting and worthwhile experience.

The Augustiner brewery has a beer garden and many beer halls. From 1890 beer is traditionally self catered and visitors can rinse their stein under the cool water of the fountain before filling it with beer from the barrel. Visitors can enjoy their beer while sitting at the tables in the garden under the shade of chestnut trees.