Düsseldorf home brewery that has been brewing Altbier according to family tradition since 1838 and serves it in two brew houses
Brauerei Ferd. Schumacher GmbH & Co. KG
Düsseldorf (Oststraße 123) · Düsseldorf Old Town (Bolkerstraße 44)New on Amplifa
About the Schumacher Brewery
Brauerei Ferd. Schumacher GmbH & Co. KG is a traditional home brewery in downtown Düsseldorf and is considered the city's oldest home brewery. It brews Altbier specialties: the classic Schumacher Alt (4.6% vol.), the strong beer Schumacher Latzen, and the fruity 1838er, produced since 2013 with aroma hop varieties from Australia and Canada; plus an alcohol-free Alt. The beer is offered in swing-top bottles, in returnable bottles, and in oakwood barrels and plastic-coated stainless steel kegs of 5 to 50 liters. In 2009, around 30,000 hectoliters were produced. The Alt is served at the main premises on Oststraße, at the brewery taproom Im Goldenen Kessel in the old town, and at gastronomy partners in the surrounding area; since 2019 the brewery has been the Altbier partner of the Merkur Spiel-Arena. The family business is run by Gertrud Schnitzler and Nina Thea Ungermann.
- Site
- Düsseldorf
- Processes
- Brewery sales, Gastronomy/serving, Events
- Materials
- Schumacher Alt, Schumacher Latzen (Latzenbier), Schumacher 1838er, Ohne Jedöns 0.0%
- Founded
- 1838
- Industries
- Brewing, Gastronomy
- 01
Brewing and malting
- 02
Fermentation and maturation
- 03
Bottling into bottles and kegs
- 04
Distribution via brewery sales and gastronomy
- 05
Serving at the main premises and Im Goldenen Kessel
Beer Varieties
Schumacher Alt
Traditional Altbier with 4.6% vol., also available in a 1-liter swing-top bottle and in kegs of 5 to 50 liters.
Schumacher Latzen (Latzenbier)
Stronger-brewed strong beer with 5.5% vol., served only three times a year on the third Thursday of March, September, and November.
Schumacher 1838er
Fruity top-fermented Altbier (5.0% vol.) with aroma hop varieties from Australia and Canada, brewed since the 175th anniversary in 2013.
Ohne Jedöns 0.0%
Alcohol-free Altbier.
Locations
Main premises Oststraße 123
DEBrewery and brew house
- Materials
- Schumacher Alt, 1838er, Latzenbier
Brewery taproom Im Goldenen Kessel
DEBrewery taproom in Düsseldorf's old town
- Materials
- Schumacher Alt
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1838
Johannes Matthias Schumacher takes over the brewery Im Sonnenaufgang at Citadellstraße 12
- 1902
Son Fritz takes over the brewery; brother Ferdinand II. acquires the tavern Zum Goldenen Kessel at Bolkerstraße 44
- 1919
Ferdinand II. buys the brewery at Oststraße 123 from his brother Fritz
- 1925
After conversions and extensions, brewing operations in the old town are discontinued; the Goldener Kessel becomes the brewery taproom
- 1942
Destruction of the Bolkerstraße site by air raid
- 1943
Destruction of the Oststraße site by air raid
- 1948
Resumption of operations at the Bolkerstraße facility
- 1955
Sale of the brewery to master brewer Hans Schnitzler and his wife Thea
- 1958
New construction and reopening of the brewery taproom on Bolkerstraße according to plans by architect Ernst Günther
- 1966
Death of Hans Schnitzler; Thea Schnitzler takes over the business
- 1980
Modernization of the brewing technology until 1990
- 1991
Daughter Gertrud becomes successor
- 2007
Complete renovation of the Goldener Kessel
- 2009
Around 30,000 hectoliters of Schumacher beer produced
- 2013
Gertrud Schnitzler runs the business together with Nina Thea Ungermann; first brew of the 1838er on the occasion of the 175th anniversary
- 2019
Altbier partner of the Merkur Spiel-Arena from September