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Bavarian Brewhouse Begins Journey to Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Beer-Making Equipment From Monastery's Closed Brewery Will Anchor New Houston Brewery
| Source: Saint Arnold Brewing Company
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - June 25, 2008) - In different parts of the world, crews are
simultaneously beginning renovations for a new brewery and dismantling an
old one. In Houston, construction crews have begun gutting the building at
2000 Lyons Avenue, which will be the new home of Saint Arnold Brewing
Company (www.saintarnold.com). In Burghausen, Germany, crews have
dismantled Klosterbrauerei Raitenhaslach (Monastery Brewery Raitenhaslach).
The brewhouse (beer-making equipment) from the Bavarian brewery will outfit
Saint Arnold's new facility.
"Our brewing philosophy is very traditional," said Brock Wagner, founder
and brewer of Saint Arnold Brewing Company, the oldest craft brewery in
Texas. "We feel a responsibility to uphold the rich beer culture that has
been nurtured for centuries in Germany, and we want to celebrate the fact
that Saint Arnold's new brewhouse is coming from a monastery. The
symbolism is not lost on us."
Raitenhaslach is the oldest Cistercian monastery in Bavaria. It moved to
Burghausen in 1145. Historians cite documentation that the monastery's
brewery was established as early as 1313. It discontinued its brewing
operations in 2003.
Before coming to America, the equipment from Klosterbrauerei Raitenhaslach
will be refurbished, updated and automated by BrauKon in Truchtlaching,
Germany. Modifications will include the addition of a state-of-the-art
energy-saving boiling and mashing system.
The goal is to open the new brewery in time for the Company's 15th
anniversary in June 2009.
Editors Note: High resolution photos of the brewing vessels being lowered
from the monastery are available for download at
www.dpkpr.com/attachments/files/92/SA_Vessel_Monastery.jpg and
www.dpkpr.com/attachments/files/93/SA_Vessel_Monastery2.jpg.
About Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Saint Arnold Brewing's ten brews are made and sold by the company's staff
of 21 dedicated employees. The brewery was listed by USA Today as one of
the "10 great places to see what's brewing in beer." It is located at 2522
Fairway Park Drive and its brewery tour and tasting is offered every
Saturday at 1:00 P.M. For more information on Saint Arnold's
five year-round and five seasonal beers as well as root beer, log on to
www.saintarnold.com.