Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus AG

About Rothaus

The Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus AG was founded in 1791 by the Benedictine monastery of St. Blasien and has belonged to the state of Baden-Württemberg since 1806. The brewery is located at 1,000 metres altitude in the High Black Forest and brews its beers with soft water from seven own springs as well as regional malt and aroma hops. The product range includes, among others, the Tannenzäpfle, brewed since 1956, in the 0.33-l bottle, Pilsner, Märzen, Hefeweizen, naturally cloudy beers, Bock beers, Radler variants and non-alcoholic beers. The brewhouse, inaugurated in 2006, with stainless steel brew kettles, fermentation and storage tanks enables production using conventional methods with cold fermentation and long cold storage. In addition to beer production, Rothaus operates its own single malt whisky production as well as the Rothaus GenussWelt with a brewery inn, hotel, museum and events. Distribution is nationwide across Germany.

Site

Grafenhausen-Rothaus / Schwarzwald

Processes

Brewery tours, Brewery inn with hotel (40 double rooms, 3***S), Restaurant & beer garden, Events & conferences, Weddings & celebrations, ZÄPFLE market (merchandise shop), Online shop, Cooking and barbecue school

Materials

Spring water from seven own springs, Summer barley malt, Southern German aroma hops, Fine wheat malt, Stainless steel systems

Founded

1791

Industries

Brewery / beverage industry, Hospitality / tourism

1. 01

   Water extraction from own springs

2. 02

   Malt and hop procurement

3. 03

   Brewing process in the brewhouse

4. 04

   Cold fermentation

5. 05

   Long cold storage

6. 06

   Filling

7. 07

   Distribution

Raw Materials & Brewing Process

Sites

Rothaus 1, Grafenhausen-Rothaus

DE

Brewery / Head office

Materials

Spring water, malt, hops

• Brewhouse (2006)
• Fermentation and storage tanks in stainless steel

Rothaus 2, Grafenhausen-Rothaus

DE

Rothaus GenussWelt / brewery inn with hotel (3***S, 40 double rooms), restaurant, beer garden, ZÄPFLE market, museum

Products

Inside the production

History

1. 1681

   Tavern 'Zum Rothen Haus' first recorded in documents

2. 1791

   Foundation of the brewery by the Benedictine monastery of St. Blasien (Prince-Abbot Martin Gerbert II.)

3. 1806

   Secularisation: brewery passes to the Grand Duchy of Baden, 'Großherzogliche Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus' (Grand Ducal Baden State Brewery Rothaus)

4. 1830

   Abolition of the territorial protection in the county of Bonndorf

5. 1842-1846

   Conversion works and modernisations

6. 1847

   Fire destroys parts of the brewery

7. 1875

   Investments in new technology (railway wagon, steam engine, kiln, ice cellar)

8. 1892

   First Rothaus bottled beer sold

9. 1904

   Major fire destroys large parts of the brewery, reconstruction until 1905

10. 1956

    Edwin Nägele introduces the Tannenzäpfle in the 0.33 l bottle

11. 1995/1996

    First Hefeweizen bottled, in 1996 as Weizenzäpfle

12. 2006

    Inauguration of the new brewhouse; 50 years of Tannenzäpfle, Zäpfle fountain

13. 2009

    Introduction of non-alcoholic beers (Tannenzäpfle Alkoholfrei, Weizenzäpfle Alkoholfrei)

14. 2016

    Double anniversary: 225 years of the brewery, 60 years of Tannenzäpfle

15. 2026

    70 years of Tannenzäpfle and 235 years of the brewery; newly redesigned brewery museum ZÄPFLE Heimat; anniversary whiskies