Bayern Brewing Knöller’s interests in brewing began when he was a teenager in Bavaria, Germany. Since the original owners and Knöller were raised in Bavaria, Germany, the name of the brewery stems from their home, as Germans call Bavaria, Bayern. Jürgen Knöller graduated from Doemens' Masterschool for Brewing and Soft Drink Technology in Munich, after nine years of professional training. After Knöller graduated in 1987, he was hired as the Master Brewer in the newly founded Bayern Brewing in Missoula, Montana. Jürgen Knöller bought out the original owners in 1991 and has been running and operating Bayern Brewing ever since. Bayern practices
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