Eichbaum
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The Eichbaum beer brewing company is located in Mannheim
/Baden-Württemberg
in Germany
. It was founded in 1679 by Mannheim's Councillor Jean du Chêne (which means "Eichbaum" in German).
Today the Eichbaum brewing company is owned by Actris AG. Dietmar Hopp
, one founder of SAP AG
, also owns Actris.
Eichbaum means oak tree in English.
In Mannheim
the beer is sometimes lovingly called corpse water. The brewery is located next to a graveyard and the brewing water is directly pumped from the earth.
However, this has no impact on the water quality, because several waterproof clays protect the fountain water against impurities.
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
/Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was founded in 1679 by Mannheim's Councillor Jean du Chêne (which means "Eichbaum" in German).
Today the Eichbaum brewing company is owned by Actris AG. Dietmar Hopp
Dietmar Hopp
Dietmar Hopp is a German software entrepreneur. He was one of the founders of SAP AG in 1972 with other former IBM employees Hans Werner Hector, Klaus Tschira, Claus Wellenreuther and Hasso Plattner...
, one founder of SAP AG
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
, also owns Actris.
Eichbaum means oak tree in English.
In Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
the beer is sometimes lovingly called corpse water. The brewery is located next to a graveyard and the brewing water is directly pumped from the earth.
However, this has no impact on the water quality, because several waterproof clays protect the fountain water against impurities.