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.
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.”
