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The Privatbrauerei Erdinger Weißbräu Werner Brombach GmbH (also known as Erdinger Weißbräu) is a brewery in Erding, Germany. Its best-known products are its namesake Weißbiers, or wheat beers. It was founded in 1886 by Johann Kienle. The brewery did not receive its current name, however, until 1949 from its owner Franz Brombach, who had acquired the brewery 14 years earlier.

Erdinger calls itself the world's largest wheat beer brewery and it is widely available and popular across Germany and the European Union. It was founded in 1886 by Johann Kienle, and its beer is the best-known culinary product of the city. The brewery did not receive its current name, however, until 1949 from its owner Franz Brombach, who had acquired the brewery 14 years earlier. The current owner is Franz's son, Werner Brombach (from 2005).

Currently, the company offers nine varieties of beer. (Full article...)