Family brewery in Wurmlingen that brews beer specialties with regional raw materials and brewing water from its own spring.

Hirsch-Brauerei Honer GmbH & Co. KG

Wurmlingen (DE)New on Amplifa

1782Founded

Family-owned since 1897 (Honer family)Company type

About Hirsch-Brauerei

Hirsch-Brauerei Honer GmbH & Co. KG is a family brewery founded in 1782 in Wurmlingen between the young Danube and the Swabian Alb. The brewery produces a broad range of beer specialties, including Helles, Pilsner, wheat beer variants, Zwickel, Bock beer and Radler, some also alcohol-free. Brewing malt comes from Baden-Württemberg; since 2015, cultivation contracts for barley malt have been in place with farmers around the brewery, and the hops come from the southern German growing regions of Tettnang and Hallertau. The brewery draws its brewing water from its own spring directly beneath the storage cellars. The premises include the Hirsch-Bierwelt, opened in 2006, with a museum and creative brewery, a brewery tavern and an adventure forest; in addition, the brewery offers guided tours, brew-it-yourself events and a festival service with beer wagons and cooling trailers.

Site: Wurmlingen
Processes: Brewery tours, Brew-it-yourself (creative brewery), Brewery tavern, Festival service (beer wagons, cooling trailers, festival tent sets, pavilions), Event service/distribution, Visitor world (museum, adventure forest)
Materials: Brewing water from own spring, Barley malt from Baden-Württemberg, Hops from Tettnang and Hallertau
Founded: 1782
Industries: Brewery/beverage industry

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Malt and hop sourcing from the region
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Brewing water from own spring
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Brewing (fermentation and storage)
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Bottling
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Distribution and festival service

Raw materials

WASSER

Brewing water from own spring

Crystal-clear brewing water from an own spring directly beneath the storage cellars.

MALZ

Barley malt from Baden-Württemberg

Since 2015, cultivation contracts for barley malt with farmers around the brewery.

HOPFEN

Hops from Tettnang and Hallertau

Regional aroma from the southern German hop-growing regions.

Location

Wurmlingen

Brewery site

Materials: Barley malt, hops, brewing water

Product range

**Hirsch Helles**Brewing · Beverage industry

Inside the production

Hirsch-Bierwelt: museum and creative brewery

Industries

Brewery/beverage industry

Additional services

Brewery toursBrew-it-yourself (creative brewery)Brewery tavernFestival service (beer wagons, cooling trailers, festival tent sets, pavilions)Event service/distributionVisitor world (museum, adventure forest)

History

1782
Founding by Ludwig Aeble as a tavern brewery of the Schildwirtschaft 'Zum Hirschen' in Wurmlingen
1861
Josef Zepf takes over the brewery
1865
Heinrich Zepf begins supplying taverns outside the area
1897
Heinrich Honer takes over the brewery; owned by the Honer family ever since
1936
August Honer takes over management
1960
Rainer Honer becomes managing director
1997
Fire in a warehouse on the brewery premises (May 4)
2006
Opening of the Hirsch-Bierwelt with museum and creative brewery
2009
Gabi Lemke joins the management
2015
Cultivation contracts for barley malt with farmers around the brewery
2025
New construction of the fermentation and storage cellar