From the outside, the Strate private brewery on the edge of the idyllic town of Detmold looks like a castle. A tower and two magnificent stepped gables adorn the decorative brick building, large windows and a sacral-looking arched window break through the copper-red masonry and add to the charm of the building. A wonderful garden with flowering beds and gnarled trees surrounds the brewery and the interior is also impressive: polished copper kettles and brewing pans decorate the hallowed halls and combine the latest technology with artistic craftsmanship. Their beautiful brewery is the pride of the Strate family, who are now running the brewery in the fifth generation.
Before Renate, Friederike and Simone Strate, a team of energetic power women took over the scepter of the brewery, four other generations of Strates were already at work. The private brewery was founded in 1863 and has been in family hands ever since. Traditionally, the fine creations from the chic brewery are bottled in swing-top bottles. Behind the bar are subtly composed and handcrafted beers that not only delight us. For years, the good work of the brewers has been rewarded with renowned awards and prizes. While mother Renate and sister Simone take care of the management and commercial aspects of the brewery, Friederike Strate is responsible for the beer as master brewer. Craftsmanship plays a major role in the philosophy of the Strate private brewery: the fine wines are genuinely hand-brewed and made with the best raw materials. Artificial additives, extracts or flavors have no place here and haste is a foreign word. The Detmold Brewery's beers are produced with calm, dedication and passion using a brewing system that combines the latest technology with tradition.
In addition to producing delicious beers, the ladies at the Strate private brewery have a lot of other things close to their hearts. One of the trio's heartfelt affairs is, for example, promoting the region. Under the guideline “In the region, for the region”, the management has found more and more suppliers and farmers from its immediate surroundings over the last few years and a large proportion of the raw materials are sourced from them. There are also many projects with regional manufacturers and manufacturers. However, the desire to network with local people does not only apply to the ingredients for the beer: the spent grain, a waste product of the brewing process, is used as food for animals in the region, new buildings for the brewery are built by local craftsmen and the brewery supports regional projects in the cultural, social and sporting areas through intensive sponsorship.
Privat-Brauerei Strate Detmold GmbH & Co. KG
Palaisstraße 1-13
32756 Detmold
Deutschland 
