Schwarzbräu
| Schwarzbräu GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1648 |
| Seat | Zusmarshausen , Germany |
| management | Leopold Black |
| Number of employees | approx. 85 |
| Branch | brewery |
| Website | www.schwarzbraeu.de |
Schwarzbräu is an owner-managed family brewery from the Bavarian- Swabian market in Zusmarshausen , Bavaria, and is the most award-winning brewery in Germany with almost 700 awards.
The current owner, Leopold Schwarz, is the fifth generation to manage the brewery. The sales area extends mainly 40 km around the Zusmarshausen location.
history
In 1648 imperial troops and the Swedish army fought near Zusmarshausen in the battle of the Red Mountain . A short time later, the Thirty Years War ended with the Peace of Westphalia . A legend tells that after the battle the emaciated Swedes stormed the “Zum Grünen Baum” brewery, which is now called “Schwarzbräu”, and drained all the barrels. The Schweden- Pils owes its name to this event . The label of the Schwarzbräu beer specialties today shows a flag thrower from the time of the Thirty Years War and became the trademark of Schwarzbräu.
After World War II , the brewery was occupied by the Americans and brewed beer for the American troops . However, the valuable malt was hidden in the storage cellar, deep under the brewery, in order to later brew it as a dark bock beer. Today the Aged Bock is stored here. a. was awarded the International Craft Beer Award 2016 in platinum.
Schwarzbräu is one of only six breweries left in Bavaria that owns its own malt house . Here, malt is made entirely from regional barley for personal use.
Schwarzbräu is a member of the Die Freie Brauer initiative founded in 2006 , an association of independent private breweries in Europe.
Malting
Schwarzbräu is one of only three breweries south of the Danube to operate its own malt house . This consists of Saladin germination boxes and is therefore a classic box malting. 100% of the barley malt used is produced in the malt house.
Products
Schwarzbräu brews the following beers: Marie Hausbrendel Hell, Stolz der Bayern Pilsener , Exquisit, Feines Helles , Urtyp, Dunkles , Kellerbier , light and dark Weissbier , Kracherl, Natur Radler, Nullinger ( non-alcoholic wheat beer) Light & Fit , Sweden Pils, Ex & Hop (Bavarian Pale Ale), Snowflake and Schneeböckchen ( Doppelbock ) (both seasonal in winter) and Aged Bock .
ALASKA
In the non-alcoholic beverage segment, Schwarzbräu produces lemonades, juices, various spritzers and mineral water under the name ALASKA. The special thing about this brand is the individual bottle in relief optics. This is also sold through our own vehicle fleet.
Awards
- 1958: "Croix d'Honneur" at the world exhibition in Brussels , for the dark bock beer
- 2010: Federal Honorary Prize from the Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
- 2014: European Beer Star, in the European-Style Mild Lager category for the Schwarzbräu Urtyp
- 2014: World Beer Awards: "Europe's Best Dark Wheat Beer" for the Schwarzbräu Weißbier dark
- 2014: " Golden Beer Idea " from the Bavarian Brewers ' Association and the Bavarian Hotel and Restaurant Association for the "Bier-Kunst-Kreisl", an art-in-traffic project financed by the brewery based on the design by Dieter Hanitzsch (2013)
- 2015: World Beer Awards: "World's Best Light Beer" for Schwarzbräu Light & Fit
- 2016: World Beer Awards: Gold medal for the Schwarzbräu Bayerisch Hell
- 2016: World Beer Awards: Gold medal for the Schwarzbräu Urtyp
- 2016: International Craft Beer Award in platinum, in the category "Doppelbock Dunkel"
- 2018: European Beer Star in the Dunkler Doppelbock category for the Aged Bock
In 2009, 2010 and 2011 Schwarzbräu was the most awarded beer brand in the DLG competition.
Schwarzbräu is the most awarded brewery in Germany with almost 700 medals.
Others
The brewery is a member of the Brauring , a cooperation between private breweries from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ A golden year 2015 - Schwarzbräu. In: www.schwarzbraeu.de. Retrieved October 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Malting - Schwarzbräu. Retrieved on August 22, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Schwarzbräu wins at World Beer Awards 2014 - Augsburg - B4B SCHWABEN . ( b4bschwaben.de [accessed on October 19, 2016]).
- ↑ Golden Beer Idea - Laureate 1999-2017 Bavarian Brewers Association.
- ↑ Awards are a tradition. Augsburger Allgemeine , June 12, 2014.
- ^ Augsburger Allgemeine: A world champion comes from Zusmarshausen . In: Augsburger Allgemeine . ( augsburger-allgemeine.de [accessed on October 19, 2016]).
- ↑ All German winners at the World Beer Awards 2016 - HopfenLiebe . In: HopfenLiebe . September 25, 2016 ( hopfenliebe.com [accessed October 19, 2016]).
- ↑ MEININGERS INTERNATIONAL CRAFT BEER AWARD 2016 | meininger.de. In: www.meininger.de. Retrieved October 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Member breweries . Brewing ring, accessed February 20, 2020 .
