Franz Moncke's brewery was located on Treptower Strasse, Neubrandenburg, and was popular for its Bavarian style bottom-fermenting beer.

[3] The Janssen & Bechly Brewery was established as an Aktiengesellschaft (joint-stock company) on January 25, 1922; capitalized with 1100 bearer shares of 1000 marks each.

Following German reunification in 1990, the brewery was sold to private investor Peter Roth in 1991, and subsequently failed, closing business in 1995.

[7] The Janssen & Bechly Brewery has been known to produce Bockbier, Edelbrau, Kronenbrau, Malzbier, Pilsner, Tafelbier, and Weiberbock styles of beer.

[8] The types of historical items available to collectors include bottles & caps,[9] bar coasters,[8][10] metal signs[11] and stock certificates.