Paulaner Brewing First Appears in Munich's Records

On February 24, 1634, Munich's commercial brewers complained to the city's authorities about beer sold by the Paulaner friars at the monastery of Neudeck ob der Au. The friars brewed for their household and also sold beer, bringing them into competition with the city's brewers. The complaint provides the documentary record used as Paulaner's founding date. The monastery's brewing developed into a lasting Munich strong-beer tradition. Its festival beer later became known as Salvator and provided the historical model for Doppelbock. The 1634 record anchors the brewery's early commercial history, while the development of its celebrated strong beer belongs to the later history of the monastery.