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A Beer History Storyline

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Beer History Storyline

Broyhan

Reconstruct the story of Hannover’s once-famous Broyhan, from its sixteenth-century creation and guild culture to extinction and revival.

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Chronological milestones

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  1. 1526

    Cord Broyhan First Brews the Beer That Bears His Name

  2. 1546

    Hannover’s Brewers Establish the Brewers’ Guild

  3. 1609

    Hannover Recognizes the Brewers’ Guild as an Independent Legal Entity

  4. 1750

    Daniel Eberhard Baring Publishes the First Major History of Broyhan

  5. 1919

    Traditional Broyhan Production Ends in Hannover

  6. 2017

    Gutshofbrauerei Das Freie Revives Broyhan