House brewery in Dortmund's old town, brewing top-fermented Hövels Original according to the 1893 recipe as well as seasonal beers
Hövels Hausbrauerei GmbH
Dortmund (Hohen Wall, old town)New on Amplifa
About Hövels Hausbrauerei
Hövels Hausbrauerei is a house brewery on Hohen Wall in Dortmund's old town, belonging to the Radeberger Group within the Oetker Group. In the brew house, top-fermented beer is brewed in accordance with the German Beer Purity Law using a system of 20 hectoliters per batch, including the well-known Hövels Original with four malt varieties and an original wort gravity of 12.5%, as well as rotating seasonal beers such as Zwickel, Kellerbier, Craftbock and Ur-Export. The roots go back to 1518, when the von Hövel family held the brewing rights at the Hövel farm; in 1854 the brewery and maltery 'von Hövel, Thier & Co' was founded. In addition to serving beer in the restaurant and beer garden, the brewery supplies keg beer to hospitality businesses and distributes bottled beer through retail. In addition, the establishment offers brewery tours, brewing seminars and beer tastings and trains beer brewers.
- Site
- Dortmund
- Processes
- Brewery tours, Brewing seminars, Beer testing, Beer tastings, Sale of keg beer to hospitality businesses, Bottle filling via retail, Shop/vouchers
- Materials
- Four malt varieties (light barley malt, dark barley malt, wheat malt, roasted, Hop aromas, Infusion method, Brewing according to the Beer Purity Law
- Certificates
- Official beer of the Sommelier Union of Germany, Gold medal Meiningers International Craft Beer Award
- Founded
- 1854
- Industries
- Brewing, Hospitality
- 01
Brewing water & malt selection
- 02
Mashing using the infusion method
- 03
Wort boiling with hops
- 04
Fermentation (top-fermented)
- 05
Storage below 0 °C
- 06
Serving & bottling (keg/bottle)
Raw Materials & Brewing Process
Four malt varieties (light barley malt, dark barley malt, wheat malt, roasted
Provide the color, degree of fermentation as well as the malt, caramel and roast aromas of Hövels Original during the gentle mashing process.
Hop aromas
Used according to the traditional recipe of 1893.
Infusion method
A gentle mashing process developed in 1893 with a long maturation period, which later became widespread.
Brewing according to the Beer Purity Law
All beers are brewed in accordance with the German Beer Purity Law.
Location
Dortmund
DEHouse brewery with restaurant, beer garden and pavilion; brewery production on Hohen Wall, keg and bottle filling for
- Lot size
- 20 hl per batch
- Materials
- Malt varieties, hops
- Brewing system 20 hl/batch
- Brewing siphon for guest bottling
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The beer is brewed according to the Beer Purity Law and the traditional original recipe of 1893; in 2009 the top-fermented specialty was named the official beer of the Sommelier Union of Germany.
| Evidence | Dortmund |
|---|---|
| Official beer of the Sommelier Union of Germany | |
| Gold medal Meiningers International Craft Beer Award |
History
- 1518
The von Hövel family held the brewing rights at the Hövel farm on Hohen Wall in Dortmund
- 1854
Foundation of the brewery and maltery 'von Hövel, Thier & Co' by Wilhelm Freiherr von Hövel, Gustav Thier and city councillor Heinrich Sonnenschein on 2 July
- 1893
Development of a new, gentle brewing process, which later became widespread as the infusion method
- 1939
Production halted due to the Second World War
- 1984
Opening of Hövels Hausbrauerei by the Thier brewery as an independent brewery (20 hl per batch)
- 1992
Acquisition of the Thier brewery by the Kronen Privatbrauerei Dortmund
- 1996
Acquisition of the Kronen Privatbrauerei by the Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei
- 2002
Acquisition of the Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei by the Radeberger Group (Oetker Group)
- 2009
Hövels Original becomes the official beer of the Sommelier Union of Germany
- 2017
Gold medal for Hövels Craftbock at the Meiningers International Craft Beer Award
- 2019
Beer varieties Hövels Gold and Hövels Weihnachtsstadtbier launched on the market
- 2023
Travveler's Choice Award, top 10 percent global ranking