With a history spanning over more than 500 years, Stiegl plays a significant part in this beer culture given, among other things, the huge variety of beer it offers. In addition to the approximately twenty Stiegl beer types the Stiegl-Brauwelt’s ‘in-house’ brewery creates some interesting beer varieties such as the ‘Männerschokolade’, the ‘Zölibat’ or the ‘Gmahde Wiesn’.

These Stiegl ‘house beers’ are creative spicy concoctions with a diverse range of ingredients such as juniper berries, coriander, rye or, at Christmas, honey and cinnamon. 

Some of these beers are then brewed in the large brew house such as the Stiegl-Paracelsus-Zwickl which was first brewed as a ‘trial’ about ten years ago.

Fancy a Stiegl house beer creation? The Stiegl house beers are available in selected catering establishments, in the Stiegl Brewery Shop, in Stiegl beverage shops (Salzburg and Vienna) and in selected retail food stores such as Meinl am Graben (Vienna) and Merkur Hoher Markt (Vienna) as well as the 0.75 litre limited edition, non-returnable, bottle at the Stiegl online shop (www.braushop.at).

An independent team of experts from ‘Wo isst Österreich?’ travels through the country taking a close look at how a beer is pulled, what kind of glasses are used, the service and the culinary know-how related to beer as well as the selection of food accompanying the beer.

From the very beginning, the ‘publican of the year’ competition has been supported by Stiegl owner Dr Heinrich Dieter Kiener as Austria’s private brewery has been committed to preserving the beer culture in the country for decades. "We are delighted that the beer culture in Austria’s restaurants makes headway."

"Our partner Stiegl plays a vital part because in the brewery quality and personal support also have top priority," asserts Klaus Egle, one of the editors of ‘Wo isst Österreich?’.