It is the only monastic brewery in Germany that brews Bock beer year-round for nationwide distribution.

[1] A portion of the beer is served on-site at a restaurant and Biergarten at the abbey, Klostergasthof Andechs; the remainder is exported throughout Germany and worldwide.

The activities of the Andechs monks, such as help for the homeless in Munich, are financed with proceeds from brewery - without the aid of any church tax funds.

[2] The earliest documented reference to beer being brewed in Andechs Abbey dates to 1455.

Andechser beers are brewed exclusively in Andechs using the traditional multiple mashing process.