Brauerei Ganter GmbH & Co KG

About Brauerei Ganter

Brauerei Ganter is a family brewery founded in 1865 in Freiburg im Breisgau. Ludwig "Louis" Ganter took over the brewery in the house Zum Kindlein Jesu on Schiffstraße and in 1877 acquired the site of the Old Oil Mill in Freiburg's Oberau district, where the brewery still stands today. The water for the beer specialties is drawn from the company's own deep wells. The brewery produces Pilsner, wheat beer, Urtrunk, Hell, Export and dark beers as well as non-alcoholic variants, predominantly in kegs for the gastronomy sector, alongside bottle filling. Around 500 taverns are supplied and 50 others are leased out; in 2023 output was 80,000 hl at a capacity of 100,000 hl/year, corresponding to a market share of 6% in Freiburg. Since 2002, the brewery has operated the brewery tavern on Münsterplatz in the Haus zum Roten Eber, which is run by Schlegel Gastronomie GmbH. The company is a member of the Economic Association of Industrial Enterprises Baden (Wirtschaftsverband Industrieller Unternehmen Baden) and of the association Die Freien Brauer.

Site

Freiburg

Processes

Gastronomy/brewery tavern, Beer serving and leasing of taverns (approx. 500 supplied, 50 leased out), Use of warehouses, brewhouse and outdoor area for events

Materials

Black Forest spring water

Certificates

Modernization with energy savings (approx. 50%)

Founded

1865

Industries

Brewery/Gastronomy

1. 01

   Water extraction from own deep wells

2. 02

   Brewing in the brewhouse

3. 03

   Fermentation and maturation

4. 04

   Filling in kegs/bottles

5. 05

   Delivery to the gastronomy sector

6. 06

   Serving at the brewery tavern

Raw Materials and Brewing Process

Sites

Oberau Brewery, Freiburg

DE

Brewery with brewhouse, fermentation and maturation cellars, filling, deep well and own power plant

Materials

Black Forest spring water

• Brewhouse
• Fermentation and maturation cellars (2011)
• Keg filling (2011)
• Own deep well
• Own power plant

Ganter Brewery Tavern Münsterplatz

DE

Brewery tavern and restaurant in the Haus zum Roten Eber (since 2002)

Beer Specialties

Inside the production

Quality and Sustainability

During the renovation and modernization from 2010 onward, around 50% of energy was saved; 80% of the tradesmen's services came from the immediate vicinity.

History

1. 1865

   Ludwig (Louis) Ganter acquires the brewery in the house Zum Kindlein Jesu, Schiffstraße 7, Freiburg, from Wendelin Ringwald

2. 1877

   Acquisition of the Old Oil Mill in the Oberau; own deep well and own power plant

3. 1883

   Purchase of a refrigeration machine, year-round brewing operations

4. 1920er

   Hermann Ganter implements a highly modern steam turbine in the company's own power plant

5. 1944

   Destruction of the headquarters (27.11.) and damage to the brewery facilities (2.12.); reconstruction by Hans Ganter

6. 1945

   Hans Ganter continues to run the brewery

7. 1970–1980

   Expansion of the brewery: large fermentation and maturation cellars, larger bottle filling

8. 2002

   Opening of the brewery tavern at Münsterplatz 18–20

9. 2010

   Claim "A beer like our country"; decision on capacity reduction and modernization

10. 2011

    New fermentation and maturation cellars and new keg filling commissioned

11. 2021

    Sale of one third of the brewery site to a Swiss investor

12. 2023

    Output of 80,000 hl, market share in Freiburg 6%