Spaten Brewery
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Spaten Brewery is a Munich brewery now owned by Spaten-Löwenbräu-Gruppe. The name means 'spade' in German, and the symbol is a malt shovel. Spaten, like most other Bavarian beers, is brewed under the Reinheitsgebot.
Under American law, Spaten is considered a malt liquor due to its higher alcohol content. Despite this, due to the Reinheitsgebot, Spaten causes less of a hangover than many weaker American beers as they have preservatives for longer shelf life.
Many Germans regard Spaten Hell as a beer to cleanse one's pallet between courses.
Modern methods of producing lager were pioneered by Gabriel Sedlmayr the Younger, who perfected dark brown lagers at the Spaten Brewery in the 1830s.
They produce:
- Ludwig Thomas Dunkel, a classic Munich dark beer
- Spaten Hell
- Spaten Pilsener
- Spaten Optimator (7.5 % alcohol)
It also produces wheat beers under the Franziskaner brand.