Conviviality and tradition for generations.

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Founded as a small "Bräustibl" (brewery) for thirsty brewers, initially by the Tegernsee Monastery Brewery and later by the Ducal Bavarian Brewery, the Tegernseer Bräustüberl has long been one of Bavaria's most famous taverns. Its reputation is primarily characterized by the diversity of its guests, who early on created a unique atmosphere of preserving tradition and tolerant openness: During the reign of King Max I Joseph, also the first Wittelsbach brewmaster in Tegernsee, locals met European nobility here, followed by summer visitors and artists, the beautiful, the rich, the important, and the ordinary.

Almost everyone found their way to the Bräustüberl – and fell in love with it. At least, those who value authenticity did. Because the Bräustüberl and its regulars have never let themselves be manipulated. Peaceful, Bavarian, hearty, and cozy, the atmosphere is at this Tegernsee-Old Bavarian temple of tradition, which, above all, has always been a place of genuine human-to-human communication, where people look at each other and smile, regardless of their financial situation, title, origin, or religion.

1945

1945 - Rescue of the "Lazarettstadt Tegernsee"

Saving the “hospital city of Tegernsee” The Tegernsee Valley narrowly escaped a US bombing raid in May 1945. The courageous intervention of a Swiss consul and humanitarian protection by the Red Cross averted a catastrophe—including for the Bräustüberl. Towards the end of World War II, the Tegernsee Valley was threatened by catastrophe: 20,000 wounded, numerous evacuees, and civilians found themselves caught between German troops and the advancing Americans. Thanks to the Swiss Vice Consul Dr. Paul Frei, who risked his life to mediate, and the protection of the Red Cross – visible at the Ducal Palace and throughout Tegernsee – the valley was saved from a planned air raid. Today, hardly anyone at the convivial gathering in the Bräustüberl remembers that Tegernsee was almost destroyed back then. In the picture: This is how the pilots of the American reconnaissance aircraft, who were supposed to scout bombing targets in the valley as "pathfinders," saw it: Tegernsee, a single hospital under the sign of the Red Cross. Illustration: Museum Tegernseer Tal / Photo: Thomas Plettenberg Bräustüberl Newspaper 9 (2005)