The brand derives its name from the fact that the original brewery, established 1857 by Lüder Rutenberg, was located next to the former St. Paul’s Friary (de) in Bremen. There are currently two brands of beer brewed: St. Pauli Girl Lager and St. Pauli Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage. St Pauli Girl brews all of their beers according to the Reinheitsgebot (German purity law) of 1516.
St Pauli Girl’s Beers were first introduced into select US markets in 1965. National Distribution began in 1975.