Brewed
fresh in
Berkeley

Our Story

Since 2004

"When the beer is good, you import the beer. When the beer is great, you import the brewery!"

In 2004, a group of enterprising American craft brewers discovered the Trumer Brauerei in Salzburg, Austria. Instead of shipping Trumer Pils from Austria to the United States, those brewers built a sister
brewery in Berkeley, California. Brewing in Berkeley allows beer drinkers in the United States to enjoy Trumer Pils the way it was meant to be: fresh!

The Trumer Berkeley team is committed to upholding the original Trumer Pils Recipe by using the same hops, malt, and proprietary yeast as its sister brewery in Salzburg. Over the past 19 years, Trumer Berkeley has won 18 gold medals in the world’s most prestigious beer competitions positioning it truly as the most awarded pilsner in the world.

Our Roots

Einfach
Leben

A family business in its eighth generation with over 400 years of history, beer culture is everything to Trumer.

Since 1775, the Austrian brewery has been owned by the Sigl family, and is currently led by eighth-generation owner Josef C. Sigl.

Trumer Berkeley is proud to carry the torch in the US market on behalf of the Sigl family.

History

2021

Trumer wins gold at AIBA.

2019

Trumer wins gold at AIBA and Copa Cerveza.

2018

Trumer wins gold at AIBA and LA International.

2017

Trumer wins gold at AIBA.

2016

Trumer wins gold at World Beer Cup.

2015

Trumer wins gold at AIBA.

2013

Trumer wins gold at LA International.

2012

Trumer wins gold at European Beer Star.

2010

Trumer wins gold at Great American Beer Festival and AIBA.

2008

Trumer wins gold at World Beer Cup and European Beer Star.

2007

Trumer wins gold at AIBA.

2006

Trumer wins gold at World Beer Cup and European Beer Star.

2004

Trumer Berkeley opens its doors. Trumer wins gold at European Beer Star.

1985

Josef Sigl VII modifies the brewery and focuses on the pilsner product niche.

1909

Trumer Austria brewhouse and cellar building were built and modernized.

1775

Josef Sigl I acquires the brewery in Obertrum.

1601

Obertrum receives the “Brewing Right” approval from Archbishop Wolf Dietrich.

The Brewmaster

Lars Larson

Our team of brewers is led by German-trained Brewmaster, Lars Larson. After obsessing over the same beer for more than a decade, you could say he’s got this pilsner brewing thing down to a science.

Lars Larson looking at bottle of beer in his hand
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Discover gold

The most awarded pilsner beer in the world.

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World Beer Cup
3X Gold Medalist
2006 • 2008 • 2016
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Great American Beer Festival
2010 Gold Medalist
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Australian International Beer Awards Gold Award Logo
Australian International Beer Awards
7x Gold Medalist
'07 • '10 • '15 • '17 • '18 • '19 • '21
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Copa Cervezas de América Gold Award Logo
Copa Cervezas de América
2019 Gold Medalist
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Los Angeles International Beer Competition Gold Award Logo
Los Angeles International Beer Competition
2x Gold Medalist
2013 • 2018
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European Beer Star
4x Gold Medalist
2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2012
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In The News

Press

“My favorite draft is Trumer Pilsner. Very clean pilsner, easy to drink, and is one of the beers that helped define that category for me as a brewer.”
Eryn Bottens | Head Brewer, Sam Adams Brewery, Boston, MA
“Trumer Pils is everything you look for in a pilsner… Trumer Pils is a beer that is easy to appreciate and hard to pass up…it’s a must-buy whenever I can get my hands on it”
Mike Kelly | Senior Brewer, Harpoon Brewery, Boston, MA
"Trumer Pils. This is an outstanding American representation of a fine European lager and fulfills in every way."
Jeremey Marshall | Brewmaster, Lagunitas Brewing, Petaluma, CA
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