Löwenbrauerei Hall Fr. Erhard GmbH & Co. KG

The Brewery

Löwenbrauerei Hall Fr. Erhard GmbH & Co. KG is a mid-sized private brewery based in Schwäbisch Hall in north-eastern Baden-Württemberg. Under the name Haller Löwenbräu, the family-owned company produces around a dozen beer varieties, including helles (Meistergold), pilsner, wheat beers, Radler variants and seasonal specialities such as Volksfestbier (fair beer) and Bock beer; the Mohrenköpfle beers are considered a regional speciality. Since 1968, the subsidiary Wildbadquelle Mineralbrunnen GmbH & Co. KG, which produces mineral waters and lemonades, has belonged to the company. The raw materials water, hops and malt are sourced regionally where possible; the brewing water comes from the Wildbadquelle's own springs in the Swabian-Franconian Forest. The brewery relies on a slow brewing process, modern brewing technology and high hygiene standards, and voluntarily has its beers independently tested. Its sales territory primarily covers the surrounding districts of the Schwäbisch Hall/Hohenlohe region; its customer base includes the catering industry and the beverage retail trade. Around 70 employees work at the company together with its subsidiaries.

Site

Schwäbisch Hall

Processes

Guided brewery tours, Events & rentals (glasses, parasols, delivery, service and consulting), Tenant exchange for the catering industry, Support and consulting for gastronomy concepts

Materials

Brewing water from own spring, Hops from Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Brewing barley/malt from Baden-Württemberg

Certificates

Slow Brewing Seal of Quality, DLG 'Award for Long-Standing Product Quality' (19th time, 2021), DLG Award for Long-Standing Product Quality

Founded

1724 (brew

Employees

approx. 70 (incl.

Industries

Gastronomy/Hospitality, Beverage retail trade, Mineral water/Lemonades, Consumers (premium beer segment), Hospitality/Gastronomy (DEHOGA partner)

1. 01

   Sourcing of regional raw materials (brewing water from own spring, hops, malt

2. 02

   Brewing process (brewhouse, slow brewing method)

3. 03

   Fermentation and maturation

4. 04

   Bottling in bottles and kegs

5. 05

   Distribution to the catering industry and beverage retail trade in the region

Raw Materials & Brewing Process

Sites

Brauerei Ritterwiese

DE

Brewery/production

Materials

Water, hops, malt

Head office Ritterstraße 6

DE

Administration and sales; seat of Wildbadquelle Mineralbrunnen GmbH & Co. KG (mineral waters/lemonades)

Beer Specialities

Inside the production

Quality

Löwenbrauerei voluntarily has its beers undergo independent quality tests, among others at the DLG Test Center Food, and carries the Slow Brewing seal of quality. The highest hygiene standards, state-of-the-art brewing technology and qualified employees ensure product quality.

History

1. 1724

   The Deutelin family has been brewing beer since 1724; brewing tradition spanning ten generations

2. 1851

   Georg Friedrich Deutelin builds the inn 'Zum Löwen' with a brewery in Schwäbisch Hall; Friedrich Erhard founds the Löwenbrauerei

3. 1903

   Construction of a new brewhouse in the Haller Katharinenvorstadt (today's site of the Kunsthalle Würth)

4. 1940er

   Change of hop sourcing to Baden-Württemberg and nearby Bavarian growing regions

5. Ende 1980er

   Relocation of the brewery for space reasons to the Ritterwiese in front of the old town

6. 1968

   Wildbadquelle Mineralbrunnen GmbH & Co. KG joins Löwenbrauerei Hall

7. 2000

   Jersey partner of the American football team Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns

8. 2013

   The Mohrenköpfle beer speciality receives the DLG Federal Prize of Honour

9. 2021

   19th time receiving the DLG 'Award for Long-Standing Product Quality'; six DLG gold medals