Gehölz Bräu

Rico and Matze are men with a mission. The two innovators come from very different backgrounds and yet have the same vision: beer without nonsense.

Sustainability in practice

Before the beer without nonsense, the idea of the two first arose. As Matze and Rico sat together over a cold beer or two, they asked themselves at some point what it would actually be like to brew their own beer. From the beginning, it was clear that the two friends wanted to do a lot of things differently than other brewers. Idealistic resolutions and crazy ideas gradually turned into a very concrete plan, which was implemented in spring 2021. Rico and Matze founded Gehölz Bräu and began brewing beer without nonsense and with principles. In concrete terms, this means that all raw materials come from controlled organic cultivation. But that's not all: Gehölz Bräu relies on short transport routes and therefore uses hops and barley that come from the region. Bottles and crates are reusable products and can be used again and again, and care is taken to ensure that the paper for the labels and other printed matter was produced with ecological aspects in mind. The team is committed to something that they lovingly call “agriculture suitable for our grandchildren”: Sustainable, pesticide-free farming not only produces more valuable food, but also preserves the earth and the environment so that our grandchildren can also benefit from it.

A beer, a tree

In addition to their commitment to organic farming, high-quality raw materials from the region, and ecological production, the ambitious innovators have another project. The name Gehölz Bräu originally stood alone for the beers named after trees, but it also fits wonderfully with their idea of planting a tree for every bottle of beer bought and enjoyed. The vision behind it is a new, sustainable way of consumption that not only takes raw materials from the earth, but also gives something back. The careful and sustainable use of the earth is a basic principle of organic farming, but Matze and Rico wanted more: their plan is to plant ten million trees by 2030. So far, things aren't looking too bad. Together with the fans and friends of Gehölz Bräu, the two have planted almost 35,000 trees and reforested around 205,000 square meters. Since the two have their hands full with brewing, they have chosen the competent people of the reforestation project “ Eden Reforestation Projects ” to plant the trees. They plant native trees in Africa, Asia and Central America.

You drink a delicious beer and the world becomes a little greener!