 During the World War II 237 out of 387 owners were Germans, 150 were Czechs.After the German occupation of Bohemia and Moravia only 7° plato (since 1943 only 4° plato) beer was allowed.In January 1945 Bürgerliches Brauhaus stopped brewing and in March 1945 the brewery was damaged during US bombing of Budějovice.