Löwenbräu (Trier) is Sold to Karlsberg

In 1890, Friedrich Mohr took over the Trierische Actienbrauerei — a brewery that had sat idle since 1887 — nestled in Trier's Gartenfeld district along Bergstraße, at the foot of the Petrisberg hill. Under his stewardship, the site was reborn as the Löwenbrauerei, roaring back to life after years of silence. Like so many storied breweries across Europe, Löwenbrauerei did not escape the devastation of the Second World War. The brewery was largely destroyed, and it wasn't until April 1948 that the kettles fired up again and production resumed. The final chapter came in 1988, when owner and managing partner Jürgen Mendgen sold both production and distribution rights to Karlsberg. The brewery carried on for a few more years under the new arrangement, before closing its doors for good on 1 March 1993. At Easter 1997 the brewery itself, its tap room, and the beer garden were demolished. This marked the end — for the time being — of what had once been a proud brewing tradition in Germany's oldest city, Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate.