Bierkönig since the begining BIERKÖNIG´S CREATION Bierkönig was created in 1998 by two Spanish gastronomers in the still unknown Schinkenstrasse or “Ham Street”. Little bit later, in 1990, it was acquired by Manfred Meisel and his partner Gerd Nicolai.Manfred wanted to work with the same ideas which gave him such a good result back in Frankfurt, but it didn’t work out very well. By that time, Bierkönig consisted only in the built area, without any terrace. The year 1993 was decisive, since important reforms were made (two new bars). These reforms contributed to the consolidation of the Schinkenstrasse (beating the Bierstrasse or “Bier Street”). The name of the local, Bierkönig, has been always the same since the first owner decided to serve only König-Pilsener beer. BIERKÖNIG´S SUCCESS Bierkönig was getting more and more famous... Manfred had found the secret of his success. But arriving the night of November 11th of 1997... Manfred Meisel was murdered under misterious circumstances not cleared up yet. His wife, concerned by the event, sells the business to Juan Gea, supplyer of König-Pilsener in Mallorca. This was a transition time that lasted until the year 2000... meanwhile Bierkönig was earning more and more fame than ever before. In the year 2000 Juan Gea decides to count on a new partner who, in fact, is the responsible for the amazing reforms taken over during the year 2002. Despite the economic crisis, the political situation and new competitors, Bierkonig remains today unbeatable as biergarten and its popularity goes beyond the Spanish borders.