The Erich Keller is one of the most traditional beer cellars on the Erlangen Berg and looks back on a long Brewery history Its origins can be traced back to 1718 trace back as Rupprecht Windisch, a member of the Old Town Brewing family, at the corner Old Town Church Square and Cederstraße as well as a Brewery In the same year, the still preserved octagonal cellar houses on the Castle Hill built – an early and still striking architectural feature of the cellars.
The heyday of the Brewery began under Franz Erich, which stops operations 1848 Under his leadership, the Erich Brewery temporarily the largest in Erlangen. Especially the one Export played a central role: The Brewing capacities were so heavily stressed that the Felsenkeller am BERG 1872 temporarily to the Brewery owner Johann Holzberger had to be leased.
After the death of Franz Erich the 1875 was the Brewery initially continued by his heirs. The Great Depression in the 1930s However, this led to the economic collapse of the company. The newly founded Export Brewery Franz Erich GmbH ging 1972 in the Patrician Brewery Just three years later, 1975, became the Brewery finally discontinued.
Despite its eventful history, the Erich Keller to this day an integral part of the Bergkirchweih grounds. The historical cellar house with its unusual octagonal shape is one of the most famous landmarks of the Rock cellar area and a popular photo motif during the mountain time.