Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan
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Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan is a historic German brewery in Bavaria widely regarded as the world’s oldest continuously operating brewery, renowned for its traditional and high-quality beers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan canonical | 1 |
| Weihenstephan Brewery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5722187 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan Context triple: [Freising-Weihenstephan, hosts, Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan]
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A.
Gambrinus Brewery
Gambrinus Brewery is a major Czech brewery based in Plzeň, renowned for its traditional pale lagers and significant role in the country’s beer culture.
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B.
Christian Heurich Brewing Company
The Christian Heurich Brewing Company was a prominent historic brewery in Washington, D.C., once one of the largest and most successful breweries in the United States.
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C.
monastic brewery of Andechs Abbey
The monastic brewery of Andechs Abbey is a historic Bavarian brewery operated by Benedictine monks, renowned for its traditional German beers and pilgrimage-site setting on the Holy Mountain of Andechs.
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D.
Pilsner Urquell Brewery
Pilsner Urquell Brewery is a historic Czech brewery in Plzeň renowned as the birthplace of the world’s first pale lager, the Pilsner.
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E.
Litovel Brewery
Litovel Brewery is a Czech brewery renowned for its traditional lagers and other beers produced in the town of Litovel in the Olomouc Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan Target entity description: Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan is a historic German brewery in Bavaria widely regarded as the world’s oldest continuously operating brewery, renowned for its traditional and high-quality beers.
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A.
Gambrinus Brewery
Gambrinus Brewery is a major Czech brewery based in Plzeň, renowned for its traditional pale lagers and significant role in the country’s beer culture.
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B.
Christian Heurich Brewing Company
The Christian Heurich Brewing Company was a prominent historic brewery in Washington, D.C., once one of the largest and most successful breweries in the United States.
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C.
monastic brewery of Andechs Abbey
The monastic brewery of Andechs Abbey is a historic Bavarian brewery operated by Benedictine monks, renowned for its traditional German beers and pilgrimage-site setting on the Holy Mountain of Andechs.
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D.
Pilsner Urquell Brewery
Pilsner Urquell Brewery is a historic Czech brewery in Plzeň renowned as the birthplace of the world’s first pale lager, the Pilsner.
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E.
Litovel Brewery
Litovel Brewery is a Czech brewery renowned for its traditional lagers and other beers produced in the town of Litovel in the Olomouc Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German company
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brewery ⓘ state-owned enterprise ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligiousOrder | Benedictine monks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exportTo | international markets ⓘ |
| followsBrewingTradition |
Bavarian beer purity law
NERFINISHED
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Reinheitsgebot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GermanName | Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicCollaborationWith |
TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
NERFINISHED
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Technical University of Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBrand | Weihenstephaner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Freising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOriginAs | monastery brewery ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | state brewery ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “The world’s oldest brewery” ⓘ |
| hasNotableBeer |
Weihenstephaner 1516 Kellerbier
NERFINISHED
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Weihenstephaner Dunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ Weihenstephaner Festbier NERFINISHED ⓘ Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier NERFINISHED ⓘ Weihenstephaner Korbinian NERFINISHED ⓘ Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier NERFINISHED ⓘ Weihenstephaner Non-Alcoholic Hefeweissbier NERFINISHED ⓘ Weihenstephaner Original NERFINISHED ⓘ Weihenstephaner Pils NERFINISHED ⓘ Weihenstephaner Vitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
beer tastings
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brewery tours ⓘ |
| heritage | world’s oldest continuously operating brewery ⓘ |
| inception | 1040 ⓘ |
| industry | brewing industry ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Freising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Upper Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSiteOf | former Weihenstephan Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Free State of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
beer
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bock beer ⓘ lager ⓘ non-alcoholic beer ⓘ pilsner ⓘ wheat beer ⓘ |
| reputation |
high-quality beers
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traditional brewing methods ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
bottom-fermented lagers
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top-fermented wheat beers ⓘ traditional Bavarian beer styles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan Description of subject: Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan is a historic German brewery in Bavaria widely regarded as the world’s oldest continuously operating brewery, renowned for its traditional and high-quality beers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Weihenstephan Brewery