Brewery in Hiddenhausen that brews beer brands such as Herforder Pils and fills them in kegs and bottles.
Herforder Brauerei GmbH
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About Herforder Brauerei
Herforder Brauerei GmbH is a brewery based in the East Westphalian municipality of Hiddenhausen. It emerged from the brewery Felsenkeller, founded in 1878 by the brothers Gustav and Georg Uekermann in Schweicheln near Herford. Its range includes, among others, Herforder Pils, Herforder Export, Herforder Landbier, Helles Dittken and Herforder Alster naturally cloudy, as well as seasonal Maibock and Christmas beer. Herforder Pils accounts for around 90% of total brewing volume; one third of production is distributed in kegs. Measured by beer output, the company belonged to the large German private breweries in the 1980s with an annual output of up to 1.1 million hectoliters; in 2006 total output was 515,000 hectoliters. Since its integration on 1 July 2007, the brewery has belonged to the Warsteiner Group (Haus Cramer Group), which invested around 20 million euros in the Hiddenhausen site from 2023, among other things in a new bottle filling line that went into operation in summer 2024. In May 2026, the closure of the site at the end of August 2026 was announced.
- Site
- Hiddenhausen
- Processes
- Brewery, Filling (kegs and bottles), Logistics/sales
- Founded
- 1878
- Industries
- Brewery/beverage industry
- 01
Brewing
- 02
Filling (kegs and bottles)
- 03
Logistics/sales
Site
Hiddenhausen
DEBrewery site with filling (kegs and bottles)
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1878
Foundation of the brewery Felsenkeller by the brothers Gustav and Georg Uekermann in Schweicheln near Herford (1 April).
- 1895
Commissioning of the 1.3 km long rail siding to Herford station (15 September).
- 1927
First bottling of beer in bottles (Malzbier).
- 2003
125th anniversary of the brewery Felsenkeller Herford.
- 2006
Renaming to "Herforder Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG"; total output 515,000 hl.
- 2007
Sale of a majority stake to the Warsteiner Group (later 100%); integration on 1 July.
- 2018
The Warsteiner Group seeks a partner or examines a sale of the brewery.
- 2021
Discontinuation of the search for a partner or sale (January).
- 2023
The Haus Cramer Group invests around 20 million euros in the brewery and the Hiddenhausen site.
- 2024
Commissioning of a new bottle filling line in summer.
- 2026
Announcement of the closure at the end of August 2026; Herforder beers are to be brewed in Warstein in the future.