Eichbaum, founded in 1679 in Mannheim, closes in 2026 after failing to find an investor. The rescue failed and around 270 employees lose their jobs at the city’s oldest brewery.
The brewing of the Gose style was established during the 16th century in the then-prosperous mining city of Goslar, in the north-central region of Germany (present-day Lower Saxony), which had built its wealth through silver extraction.
Stange (German for “rod” or “stick”) is a tall, narrow, cylindrical glass traditionally used to serve Kölsch-style beers from Cologne, Germany — full of history and tradition.
Writer, scientist, composer, and physician, among other things, Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a brilliant German woman who first documented the qualities of hops as a beer ingredient in her book “Physica sive Subtilitatu”.
On April 23, 1516, Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria issued a decree regulating the price of beer, the times of production, and the ingredients permitted in its manufacture.
Germany is synonymous with brewing tradition, as well as diversity and mastery in its brews; each beer tells a centuries-old story, reflecting the culture, region, and care of its brewmasters.
The combination of beer with Coca-Cola and fruit liquor is a curious German cocktail called Goassmass or Goass, very popular in the 80s and which has resurged with new generations.
