Becks 4% (24 x 275ml) Bottles Becks Brewery, also known as Brauerei Beck & Co., is a German brewery in the northern German city of Bremen. Becks is the worlds best selling German beer, sold in nearly 90 countries (although no longer brewed exclusively in Germany). The brewery was formed under the name Kaiserbrauerei Beck & May o.H.G. in 1873 by Lüder Rutenberg, Heinrich Beck and Thomas May. In 1875, Thomas May left the brewery which then became known as Kaiserbrauerei Beck & Co. Becks logo, a silver key on a red shield, is the mirror image of the coat of arms of Bremen. Since Becks is located on the river of a port city, it was easy to ship out its product to the world at large. Becks is known for its pilsner consisting of two-row, spring barley from the south of England, yeast, crystal water from the \"Rotenburger Rinne\" and Hallertau hops from southern Germany.