Family-owned brewery; produces Pils and other beers at the Warstein and Paderborn sites.
Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer KG
Warstein (original home, Domschänke) · Warstein (Waldpark Brewery) · Paderborn (Paderborner Brewery)New on Amplifa
About Warsteiner Brauerei
Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer KG is a large brewery based in Warstein (North Rhine-Westphalia) and is owned by the Cramer family. The company's history dates back to 1753, when the farmer Antonius Cramer was first taxed on the beer he brewed. Since the development of the Kaiserquelle spring in 1927/1928, production has focused on Pils, complemented by other beer varieties. The core operation is the Waldpark Brewery opened in 1976 on the southern outskirts of Warstein with an annual capacity of seven million hectolitres. In 1990, the group took over the brewing business of the Nies Group including the Paderborn brewery (Paderborner). In 2012, the Warsteiner Group produced 4.56 million hectolitres with a consolidated revenue of 530 million euros. Since 2006, Catharina Cramer has headed the company, which has been family-owned since its founding.
- Site
- Warstein
- Processes
- Bottling of lemonades and table water (historical)
- Materials
- Kaiserquelle
- Certificates
- DLG Gold Prize
- Founded
- 1753
- Industries
- Brewing/Beverage industry
- 01
Water extraction (Kaiserquelle spring)
- 02
Brewing and fermentation
- 03
Bottling
- 04
Distribution
Raw Materials and Brewing Process
Kaiserquelle
Spring discovered in 1927 with a hardness of one to two degrees, particularly suitable for beer brewing.
Sites
Warstein – Original Home (Domschänke)
DEHistoric origin, restaurant and guesthouse with in-house brewery
Warstein – Waldpark Brewery
DELarge brewery (since 1976)
Paderborn
DEPaderborner Brewery (since 1990, built in 1982)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Quality and Awards
The Warsteiner beers have been awarded multiple gold prizes by the German Agricultural Society (DLG).
| Evidence | Warstein |
|---|---|
| DLG Gold Prize |
Company History
- 1753
Beginning of the history of the Cramer brewing family; Antonius Cramer is taxed on his beer for the first time.
- 1802
City fire in Warstein also destroys the Cramer house
- 1803
Rebuilding of the original home (Domschänke) as a restaurant and guesthouse with in-house brewery
- 1823
Albert and August Cramer take over the management
- 1883
Münster–Warstein railway line opened, larger sales market through rail transport
- 1895
Commissioning of the first steam engine
- 1927/1928
Discovery of the Kaiserquelle spring; focus on Pils production
- 1960
Brewing capacity over 100,000 hl/year, one of Germany's large breweries
- 1974
Construction of the Waldpark Brewery begins on the southern outskirts
- 1976
Opening of the Waldpark Brewery by Albert Cramer
- 1984
Germany's largest beer brand with over 2 million hl
- 1990
Takeover of the brewing business of the Nies Group (Isenbeck, Kloster, Paderborner, Weissenburg) incl. the Paderborn brewery
- 1994
Highest output in the company's history with over 6 million hl
- 1995–2000
Considerable drop in sales as a result of a rumour campaign (Scientology accusation)
- 2006
Catharina Cramer takes over the management
- 2008
Waldpark Brewery (capacity 7 million hl) only half utilised
- 2010
Group production 5.4 million hl; rehabilitation through an NDR report (Zapp).
- 2012
Production 4.56 million hl; group revenue 530 million €; death of Albert Cramer.
- 2013
Production 4.56 million hl; legionellosis outbreak in Warstein caused by the brewery's wastewater treatment plant
- 2014
Renovation of the wastewater treatment plants and the brewery canal (approx. 7 million €) decided.