Historic Upper Franconian beer brand from Nankendorf – recipes, brand rights and brewery inventory are for sale.
Polsterbräu
Nankendorf (historic brewing site) · Herrenberg (inventory warehouse)New on Amplifa
About Polsterbräu
Polsterbräu is a beer brand founded in 1858 by Michael Polster ('Wirts-Michl') in Nankendorf in the Franconian Switzerland region (Upper Franconia). Beer was brewed in Nankendorf until 1974; in 1971 output reached approximately 33,000 hectolitres, with gastronomy supplied using the brewery's own beer truck. After a 44-year hiatus, the beers were produced again from 2015 by a contract brewery in Upper Franconia according to the preserved original recipes – without flash pasteurisation, with seven days of cold fermentation and at least six weeks of cold conditioning. The sales offering includes the brand rights, the domain polsterbraeu.de, five original recipes (Helles, Gülden Pils, Ur-Märzen, Doppelbock, Nährtrunk) as well as extensive residual inventory (beer crates, bottles, draft systems, advertising materials). At the end of 2025, operations were discontinued, among other things as a result of the consequences of COVID-19; the complete offering is available for €50,000 (recipes only €25,000), collection point is Herrenberg.
- Site
- Herrenberg, Baden-Württemberg
- Processes
- Sale of brand rights, domain and recipes, Contract brewing (external, Upper Franconia), Distribution via gastronomy and beverage retail (historic)
- Materials
- Contract Brewing, Cold Fermentation & Cold Conditioning
- Certificates
- Traditional brewing method (cold fermentation, cold conditioning)
- Founded
- 1858
- Industries
- Breweries, Contract brewing, Beverage manufacturers, Gastronomy, Investors
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Brewery Nankendorf (until 1974)
- 02
Contract brewing in Upper Franconia (from 2015)
- 03
Distribution via gastronomy and beverage retail
- 04
Sale of brand, recipes, domain and inventory
Beers & Recipes
Contract Brewing
Production of the beer varieties by an established contract brewery in Upper Franconia according to the original recipes.
Cold Fermentation & Cold Conditioning
Seven days of cold fermentation instead of warm pressure fermentation and at least six weeks of cold conditioning, without flash heating or pasteurisation.
Locations
Nankendorf
DEHistoric brewery site (brewing operations discontinued in 1974)
Herrenberg
DEStorage location of the residual inventory (for sale)
- Liebherr 'Ameise' yard loader
- Pallet truck
Beers
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Traditional Brewing Method
The beers were produced without flash heating and without pasteurisation; instead, a seven-day cold fermentation and cold conditioning of at least six weeks were used.
| Evidence | Nankendorf |
|---|---|
| Traditional brewing method (cold fermentation, cold conditioning) |
History
- 1858
Founded in Nankendorf (Upper Franconia) by Michael Polster ('Wirts-Michl')
- 1927
Johann and Katharina Polster expand the brewery with an inn
- 1951
End of family management of the inn; later tenants Hans Wölfel and Paul Klaus
- 1971
Annual output of approx. 33,000 hectolitres; own beer truck for gastronomy deliveries
- 1974
Werner Polster takes over the Zorn brewery in Eppingen (today Palmbräu); brewing operations in Nankendorf are definitively discontinued
- 2015
August: 'Bräumichlbier' is brewed again by a contract brewery according to a preserved recipe
- 2016
January: Reopening of the brewery inn
- 2017
Closure of the inn for economic reasons; new owner sought
- 2025
Operations discontinued at the end of the year, among other things due to the consequences of COVID-19; brand, recipes, domain and inventory offered for sale for €50,000 (recipes only €25,000)