Bolten

Our register of almost 500 breweries includes some breweries that have accumulated several centuries of brewing experience. Traditional breweries from all corners of the world offer their specialties under our roof and provide you with beer that is based on an incredible wealth of knowledge and expertise. One of these breweries is Bolten from Korschenbroich in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Small brewery, big tradition

According to sources within the brewery, the history of Bolten begins in 1266, when a master brewer named Heinrich was granted the right to brew. He lived and brewed on the Kraushof in Korschenbroich and laid the foundation for the brewery's more than 750-year history. The brewery was given its name in 1753, when Peter Bolten first leased the property and then finally bought it. Seven generations of the Bolten family followed until the decision was made to hand the company over to other hands in 2005. Altbier has always been the brewery's speciality. Because people in the north mainly drank Pils in the 1990s and 2000s, demand stagnated somewhat and the brewery could not raise the financial means for necessary modernizations. Michael Hollmann brought a breath of fresh air into the dusty halls and when a second partner, Paul Bösken-Diebels, joined the company, the brewery was able to be brought up to date with the latest technology. Both Michael and Paul have a background in the beer business and were the saviours that the struggling brewery needed at the time of the sale.

With quality and taste from the Middle Ages into the future

At Bolten, there are two foundations that have led the company through difficult times, wars, unrest, changes of ownership and lean years: quality and taste. Over the centuries, the brewery has developed a high quality standard that is not only maintained but repeatedly exceeded. Hand-picked raw materials from the region, state-of-the-art brewing technology and traditional brewing craftsmanship support these standards and ensure that the beer tastes good. The core of all work, effort and passion is taste - as long as the beer tastes good, everything is good. Korschenbroich is the home of the brewery, which makes it a real country brewery. "Fresh from the country" is the straightforward motto that the brewers carry in their hearts day after day as they brew the finest beer for the region and beyond. You will look in vain for crazy ingredients, grandiose titles and new-fangled gimmicks here. The Bolten private brewery has been all about honest, hand-crafted beer with good taste for more than 750 years. Nothing more, nothing less.