From four centuries of history, we have selected a few of the most important facts and curiosities.

Discover the place where beer has been brewed continuously for nearly 400 years.

Discover the secrets of Tyskie beer!

It All Started with Beer...

And its brewing brought profits to the owners of the Pszczyna lands – as recorded in the book of revenue in 1613. This first mention marks the beginning of the action-packed history of the Tyskie Prince’s Breweries.

The Beginning of the Story

The brewery was officially established in 1629 – that year, it was recorded in the manorial register that beer could be brewed weekly on the estate, bringing “significant profit.” The founders and owners of the brewery were the Free Lords of the Promitz family.

In the 18th century, the brewery declined, and it took 100 years before it came into the hands of the ideal steward. That man was Prince Jan Henryk XI Hochberg of Pszczyna – an entrepreneur and visionary who turned the brewery into a truly exceptional place on a European scale. The brewery’s name comes from his title.

A MODERN HOST

The prince modernized and expanded the brewery, transforming it into a gem of 19th-century architecture. This happened in the year 1861. He also introduced the latest advancements of the era to the brewery – electrification and a railway connection. But the real masterstroke was something else.

Julius Müller was not only a master brewer but also a globetrotter who had brewed beer in many European breweries. He had discovered the secret to an excellent golden lager, brewed using bottom-fermenting yeast. The prince hired him. Müller applied this method at the Tychy brewery and created the beer we know today – golden, light, with a thick head of foam. This method led the brewery straight to success – large-scale production began, and the Tychy lager became known across all of Europe.

Beer is Brewed, and So Are Fates

From the beginning, the prince prioritized modern brewing technologies: he introduced machines for drying malt and producing ice, an elevator for transporting barrels from the lagering cellar, and an automatic bottling line. This allowed the brewery to meet enormous demand.

In 1897, the Tyskie Prince’s Breweries brewed 10 million liters of beer for the first time. This was a major achievement, and at that time, the brewery was one of the largest in Europe. After the plebiscites, the brewery became part of the Polish state, but the peace was short-lived. In 1939, it came under the control of the Third Reich and began brewing “Wehrmachtsbier” – beer for the military. As the Germans retreated, they planted explosives in the brewery but did not detonate them.

only the highest quality

After the Soviet army entered in 1945, the brewery’s workers protected it from destruction and prevented the equipment from being taken away. A year later, it was nationalized, and the crown associated with the “class enemy” disappeared from the labels. It would not return until 1982.

The 1990s brought privatization and massive investments in new technologies. Over the centuries, many changes took place — but one thing remained constant: the commitment to the highest quality beer. For four centuries, that has been the top priority.

Julius Müller and his new brewing method, increasingly modern equipment, a laboratory that has monitored beer quality for over 100 years, and finally, the introduction of closed fermentation in the 1960s — all of this, combined with the passion of the people connected to the brewery, results in a beer that is rightfully called “the gold of Tychy.”

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