Every full citizen of Einbeck had the right to brew beer at home. Beer had already been brewed for self-supply and local trade since in the 13th century. There were more than 700 houses with gruit (brewing) rights.

Even today you will recognise the impact that brewing had on the architecture of houses in Einbeck. The high-arched entrance gates through that the town’s brewing vessel was driven into the brewing hall are a characteristic feature of buildings from those times.

Since 1368 Einbeck is member of the Hanseatic League. The town’s council bought the over-production from the beer brewers and took care of its promotion all over German territories and abroad – from Stockholm up North to Innsbruck down South and from Antwerp in the West to Reval in the East. Beer was a luxury good and was exported in barrels over long distances across all of Europe.

28th April 1378 – this is the date on one of the oldest preserved bills related to a delivery of 2 tons of beer from Einbeck to the palace of Celle. Therefore, this date accounts for the Einbecker Brauhaus AG the documented begin of the export of Ainpöckisch beer and the slogan Brewing tradition since 1378 may be read on all beer bottles.

However, the brewing tradition already existed in Einbeck before that date. There are documents on the sale of a beer barrel to the Hanseatic town Hamburg dated 1351.

The oldest preserved beer barrel of Germany is dated 1440 and may be seen in the beer exhibition of the TownMuseum (StadtMuseum).

Einbeck’s beer treks travel loaded with beer barrels in direction to Bremen, Hamburg, Lübeck, Landshut, Munich, Danzig, Königsberg, Riga, Denmark and Amsterdam in the 14th and 15th century.

On 17th April 1521, the Imperial Diet (German Reichstag) of Worms, the Duke of Brunswick handed Martin Luther a pitcher of beer from Einbeck who appraised it with the remarkable sentence: “The best drink known to man is Ainpökisch beer.”

Of course, the Ainpöckisch was served on Martin Luther’s wedding with Katharina von Bora in 1525.

A brewing master from Einbeck is wooed to Munich in 1614 to brew the Aipöckisch beer here. Due to the Bavarian dialect, the word Ainpöckisch beer changed to Oanpock beer and soon became the famous bock beer.

Hence, bock beer was invented by Einbeck and also got its name of the city.

Foundation of the Städtische Gemeinschaftsbrauerei (municipal brewery) by uniting the three community breweries on the square Neustädter Kirchplatz in a timber-framed building behind the town's school and merging the individual brewing rights.

In 1844, a large part of the citizens transferred their brewing rights of their houses to the city. A new brewery was built according to the plans of the architect Rohn from Gottingen in 1846, and the municipal steam brewery was founded.

In Einbeck’s steam brewery the first beer is filled in 1851 – right from the start there is the “Original Einbecker bottle“. This has not changed ever since and is one of the emblems of the Einbecker Brauhaus.

The private Einbecker brewery Domeier & Boden is taken into operation. Beer is pasteurised for the first time and exported to Australia and Brasil. In Sydney, the beer produced by Domeier & Boden is given an award at the trade exhibition in 1879. Funfact: Actor and cabaret artist Wilhelm Bendow, born as Wilhelm Emil Boden, and name-giver of the Wilhelm-Bendow-Theater in Einbeck, was the son of brewery owner August Friedrich Boden.

Beer is brewed using the Pilsener brewing process in the Einbecker Brauhaus for the first time 1884 and has been brewed ever since.

Einbeck city sold its brewery for 1 Mio. German Mark to the newly founded Dampfbierbrauerei der Stadt Einbeck AG .

In 1922, the Dampfbierbrauerei der Stadt Einbeck AG is bought-out together with Einbeck’s private brewery Domeier & Boden by the Hildesheimer Aktienbrauerei. The name Einbecker is kept as well as the brewery site in Einbeck. The brewery in Hildesheim is destroyed by World War II bombs in 1945. It was possible to continue brewing in Einbeck, also beer HildPils.

Starting from 1967 the seat of the company is relocated back to Einbeck and the brewery is rebranded to Einbecker Brauhaus Aktiengesellschaft.

Einbecker Brauhaus is merged with Schultheiss Brauerei AG (Berlin) that merges with Dortmund’s union to Brau & Brunnen in 1972.

In May 1969, a historic beer trek travels from Einbeck to Munich in 14 days. Two beer carriages, a wagon, 8 beer barrels with bock beer, 30 riders, heralds and armed servants in historic garment travel along the “bock beer street” to Munich. “Without Einbeck there would be no bock beer”: This message should be taken to the Bavarian capital. The film on this trek can be watched in the TownMuseum’s (StadtMuseum) beer exhibition. Later on, there are also treks to Lübeck (1972), to Bonn (1973) and to Celle for the 600-years anniversary in 1978.

Acquisition and therefore takeover by the Göttinger Brauhaus AG in 1988.

In 1997 Einbecker Brauhaus AG becomes an independent public limited company.

In October of the same year Einbecker Brauhaus purchases Kassel‘s MARTINI Brauereibeteiligungs GmbH.

Due to the growing popularity of Einbecker beers, the logistics centre taken into operation in the street Hannoversche Straße becomes too small in 1996.

After a short construction period, the Einbecker logistics centre in the street Hansestraße is taken into operation in 1998. On approximately 19,000 m² of floor area now approx. 100 vehicles can be loaded and unloaded on a daily basis.

Acquisition of Privatbrauerei Härke GmbH in Peine and foundation of BrauManufaktur Härke GmbH (Peine).

Einbecker Brauhaus invests a total of 15 mio. Euros in the latest brewing and filling technology in 2015.

Today more than 14 different Einbecker beer varieties are brewed in Einbeck - including seasonal bock beers and the Ainpöckisch according to the original recipe. Furthermore, Einbecker Brauhaus also produces non-alcoholic beverages such as Einbecker Brauwasser or HopfenFrucht - a mixed beverage made of Einbecker beer 0.0% and regional direct juice.

After a refining process, the bock beer is also offered as spirit of liqueur.