List of oldest companies: Before 1300

Post by laurentoget » Fri, Jan 19, 2018, 5:53 PM UTC

justincormack wrote: post #40

navidfarhadi wrote: post #26

The oldest name on this list that stood out to me is Weihenstephan brewery, founded in 1040 in Bavaria, Germany. They have some of the finest lagers I have ever tried. If you enjoy crisp, refreshing lager beers, I highly recommend their beers. My favorite one is probably the Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, followed by the Hefeweissbier Dunkel. Note: I am not affiliated in any way with the company, I just highly enjoy…

Of course lager was only invented in the nineteenth century, so presumably they made very different beers before that.

Post by geoffreyhale » Fri, Jan 19, 2018, 5:59 PM UTC

Post by pjmlp » Fri, Jan 19, 2018, 5:59 PM UTC

turc1656 wrote: post #55

jjuhl wrote: post #45

Given that prostitution often claims to be the oldest game in town, it's surprising that there are no brothels in this list.

I suspect that's because pretty much every country/civilization in the past 2,000 years at some point or another has banned prostitution as a matter of law/force.

Post by jweir » Fri, Jan 19, 2018, 6:01 PM UTC

Post by oaiey » Fri, Jan 19, 2018, 6:02 PM UTC

laurentoget wrote: post #61

justincormack wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Of course lager was only invented in the nineteenth century, so presumably they made very different beers before that.

it probably depends what you mean by lager. and calling weihenstephaner a lager is questionable.