Old Wagner Brewery

Founded in 1810 by master cooper Antoine Wagner in Mutzig, Alsace, this craft brewery initially set up in the town center before moving to the western entrance to expand production.

In 1844, his son Jérôme took over and increased capacity to 6,000 hectoliters per year by 1870.

In 1886, Camille Wagner transformed the company into a joint-stock company and modernized the factory using Louis Pasteur's work, raising production to 25,000 hectoliters in 1900 and then 40,000 in 1914.

From 1932, Jérôme Wagner II marketed the family beer internationally, reaching 70,000 hectoliters in 1940.

Under Roland Wagner's leadership from 1959, production rose to 340,000 hectoliters in 1964 before being integrated into the Albra group in 1969, then acquired by Heineken in 1972.

Closed in 1989 and partially destroyed in 1990, the brewery was bought by the city of Mutzig in 1992.

Renovated in 2009, it now houses a business incubator in a listed building nicknamed "the castle" for its architecture. The site also hosts public services and a hotel.

The Mutzig beer, once brewed locally, no longer exists in this form and is now marketed in Africa by Heineken under the name "Mützig." The site has been listed as a historic monument since 2001. Only the park is open to the public.