The informal translator of the Parkbrauerei Web page posts it on the Web for the information of the many Americans and other speakers of English who have been the guests of the people of the Park brewery's market area over the last half century. Park Bräu is a legend among us. The translator (who has no connection with the Parkbrauerei or its advertising agency) gives the Parkbrauerei and its advertising agency full permission to copy this translation to the Parkbrauerei Web site, altering, correcting, or amplifying it in any way they wish, and the translator will then remove it from his Web site and link it. He requests that his links at the bottom of the page be left in place. Prost!




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Unser Programm

P-Männchen

Welcome to the Parkbrauerei AG
Pirmasens and Zweibrücken, Germany


Here is a short summary of the Park Brewery's product line. For more information write to:
Park Brauerei AG
Pirmasens - Zweibrücken
Zweibrückerstraße 3-5
66953 Pirmasens		 Or e-mail Park Brewery at:
park-ps@t-online.de


September 1888 Establishment of the Park Brewery as a corporation under the title of "Parkbrauerei Zweibrücken," formerly "Schmidt-Jacoby"
Joint stock: 725,000 Marks
December 1888 Merger with the "Zum Park" Brewery in Pirmasens, owned by Jacob Seitz, forming the corporation "Parkbrauereien Zweibrücken-Pirmasens," formerly "Schmidt-Jacoby und Seitz"

Joint stock: 1,200,000 Marks
Employees: altogether 73

Director in Pirmasens: Jacob Seitz
Director in Zweibrücken: Phillip Jacoby
1912 Merger with the "Pirmasenser Bürgerbräu AG, formerly Semmler" (Production 50,000 HL/year [hectolitres = metric barrels per year]), renamed the "Park- und Bürgerbräu AG"
October 1912 Jacob Seitz leaves the board of directors and serves in an advisory capacity. Wilhelm Lesoine (the son-in-law of Jacob Seitz) and Heinrich Seitz become members of the board of directors.
1914 "Park- und Bürgerbräu AG" with production of 200,000 HL/year becomes the largest brewery in the Pfalz.
September 1916 Jacob Seitz dies after a long illness.
1914 - 1920 Major financial losses because of wartime rationing of raw materials and loss of markets in France.
1922 Closing of economic borders with the Saarland.
1924 - 1929 Production increases from 87,000 to 155,000 HL/year.
followed by a decrease to 92,000 HL/year because of the world economic crisis of 1932.
July 1933 Wilhelm Lesoine dies at age 61.
Heinrich Seitz assumes entire responsibility for the brewery, with about 200 employees.
1934/1935 Production is barely 100,000 HL/year.
1938 Fiftieth Anniversary of the corporation. Its name is changed to "Parkbrauerei AG Pirmasens-Zweibrücken" with a new trademark, the "P-Männchen" ("little P man")
1939 Record production of 244,000 HL, partly because of nearby construction work on the Siegfried Line.
1944/1945 75% of the Pirmasens facility is destroyed in the war, with heavy damage in Zweibrücken also.
July 1945 Brewing resumed two months after war's end.
1947 France prohibits the importation of German goods, and once again the Saarland market area is lost.
June 1948 The 1948 currency reform results in an initial capitalization of
2 million DM.
Stock certificates reprinted and distributed.
1950 Brewing is again permitted in the French occupation zone.
21. April 1955 Karl and Wilhelm Seitz become members of the Board of Directors.
1957 Production 224,000 HL (over 200,000 HL for the first year since 1940.)
Control of the Saarland is returned to the Federal Republic of Germany.
1963 75th Anniversary
1966 Production 421,000 HL
12.April 1967 Heinrich Seitz dies at age 82.
1972 Acquisition of the Brauerei Pfisterer in Mannheim-Seckenheim
1975 Production 515,000 HL
1984 Karl Seitz leaves the board of directors. Horst Kaiser and Robert Seitz (the son of Karl Seitz) join the board of directors.
1987 Wilhelm Seitz leaves the board of directors.
1988 Centennial year
1992 Acquisition of the Weizenbierbrauerei Rheingönnheim
1993 all product lines of the brewer are given the PARK label. The PARK product line then comprised:

PARK PILS - a lightly hopped Pilsener
PARK PRIMUS - an extra bitter Premium Pilsener
PARK EXPORT - a spicy bright export beer
PARK WEIZEN - a Hefeweizen (unfiltered wheat beer)
PARK PIRMINATOR - a strong light bock
PARK LEICHT - a Pilsener with reduced alcohol content
PARK FREI - an alcohol-free beer product

September 1994 Certification of the PARK quality management system by the German industrial standard DIN-ISO 9001
Mai 1995 The product line expands to include:

PARK RADLER - "Park Biker" - a sparkling bright beer blend

September 1995 The product line again expands to include:

PARK SCHWARZBOCK - a dark bock beer

19. December 1995 Acquisition of the K. Silbernagel Privatbrauerei AG, Bellheim
March 1996 Two more new products introduced to the market:

PARK BLACKY - a blend of dark bock beer and cola

Mai 1996 PARK DARK - a dark bitter specialty beer
April 1997 Eric Schäffer joins the board of directors.
Mai 1997 Another new product introduced:

PARK WEIZEN RADLER - "Park Wheat Biker" - a refreshing sparkling wheat beer blend

September 1999 111 years of PARK Beer!


[The German original was prepared] with the friendly help of Internet Solution Service.

This English translation of the Parkbrauerei Web page was originated by Robert S. Richmond, a 1955 graduate of Kaiserslautern American High School.
The Kaiserslautern American High School Alumni Association does not encourage the consumption of alcoholic beverages by anyone not of legal drinking age. Order Park Frei if you have the chance!