Family-run brewery with inn, guesthouse and motorhome pitches in the Franconian Switzerland region
Brauerei Gasthaus Reichold GmbH
Hochstahl 24, 91347 Aufseß (Hochstahl)New on Amplifa
About Brauerei Reichold
Brauerei Gasthaus Reichold GmbH operates a brewery with an inn, guesthouse and motorhome pitches in Hochstahl (municipality of Aufseß). The family business brews its own recipes: the beer varieties Lager, Zwick'l, Dunkel and Hefe-Weizen as well as a Helles anniversary beer. The inn offers Franconian cuisine, including the house and cheese platter prepared for house guests, and is open every day of the week. The guesthouse provides comfortably furnished rooms for visitors to Franconian Switzerland, and the motorhome site offers 38 pitches directly on the Brauereienweg. The municipality of Aufseß is listed in the 2001 Guinness Book of Records for having the highest brewery density (375 inhabitants per brewery). The Reichold family runs the business in its fifth generation; as of 01.01.2025, Jörg Reichold took over the management from Hilmar and Katinka Reichold.
- Site
- Aufseß
- Processes
- Brewery/hospitality: guesthouse with rooms, Motorhome site (38 pitches), Inn with Franconian cuisine (house and cheese platter), Own brewery: Lager, Zwick'l, Dunkel, Hefe-Weizen, anniversary beer
- Materials
- Hochstahler Lagerbier, Zwick'l, Dunkel, Hefe-Weizen, Helles Jubiläumsbier
- Founded
- 1906
- Industries
- Gastronomy/Hotels, Brewery, Tourism
- 01
Own brewery in Hochstahl
- 02
Beer served in the inn (Lager, Zwick'l, Dunkel, Hefe-Weizen)
- 03
Gastronomy with Franconian cuisine
- 04
Guesthouse with rooms
- 05
Motorhome site with 38 pitches
Beer Varieties
Hochstahler Lagerbier
Classic lager beer from the brewery's own production.
Zwick'l
Unfiltered beer specialty from the brewery.
Dunkel
Dark beer from the brewery's own production.
Hefe-Weizen
Hefeweizen from the brewery's own production.
Helles Jubiläumsbier
Newly launched pale beer for the anniversary.
Location
Aufseß (Hochstahl)
DEBrewery, inn, guesthouse, motorhome site
- Materials
- Lager, Zwick'l, Dunkel, Hefe-Weizen
- Own brewery
- Inn
- Guesthouse
- Motorhome site (38 pitches)
Offer
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- vor 1801
Brewing house with tavern in Hochstahl already documented
- um 1800
Andreas Westermeyer came from Lower Bavaria to Draisendorf; his son Franz founded the Westermeyer brewery and inn in Hochstahl together with Friedrich
- 1906
Johann Simon Reichold bought the Westermeyer brewery and inn for 93,000 marks
- 1909
Death of Johann Simon Reichold; his wife Margarete continued the business with five children
- 1927
Hans Reichold took over the business
- 2001
Municipality of Aufseß entered into the Guinness Book of Records (highest brewery density, 375 inhabitants per brewery)
- 2006
100th anniversary of the brewery in family ownership, 5th generation
- 2025
Hilmar and Katinka Reichold handed over the brewery inn to their son Jörg Reichold as of 01.01.2025