Page 6 - Brewery Michael Plank

Traditional Bavarian Beer from Laaber/Bavaria honoured five times with the World Beer Cup Gold
Idyllically situated in the Laaber valley in Bavaria,
the family brewery Plank in Laaber has a 400 year
long tradition. Founded in 1617, the brewery has
been passed on within the Plank family from father
to son over 16 generations. Michael Plank, head of
the the family company today and traditional brewer
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in the 17 generation, took over the brewery at the
age of 21 from his father and modernized the
brewing process in order to provide extraordinary
taste and excellent quality, but also an efficient
manufacturing procedure.
Specialized on wheat beers, Michael Plank has
received a number of renowned prices for his beers.
The 'Heller Weizenbock' for example has been
Plank Beer!
hop, barley, yeast and pure water only. The raw
Award, but other beers, for example the 'Dunkler materials for the Plank beers are grown and
Weizenbock', the 'Hefeweizen'or the 'Leichtes Weizen', harvested in Bavaria - hop from the Hallertau.
have been awarded several times as well. Selected barley from the Oberpfalz/Bavaria and
In 2006 and in 2012, the brewery Plank and brewing water from the Laaber valley.
brewmaster Michael Plank won the World Beer This provides short transport routes and this is the
Cup and were therefore honoured as the champion way to an ecological advantage over other beers,
brewery and brewmaster in the category small but also for high quality standards.
brewing company. Personal contact to the suppliers over generations
The brewery Plank combines bavarian brewing guarantee excellent raw materials – the basis for
tradition with modern high technology: traditional high-quality beers.
hop and barley sorts as well as the latest technologies Award-winning Plank beers stands for best taste and
guarantee superior taste and quality. quality since 1617. Dive into the wonderful world of
According to the traditional 'Reinheitsgebot' traditional Bavarian beer and enjoy its all natural
(German Beer Purity Law) which dates from great taste. Cheers!
the year 1516, bavarian beer is to be brewed with