After Nuremberg was home to long-established traditional breweries for centuries, it has now also been home to young, modern breweries for some time now. The medieval city offers a diverse culture of enjoyment and beer has always been an integral part of it. The barley juice goes perfectly with the small Nuremberg grilled sausages and goes wonderfully with the region's world-famous gingerbread. Eppelein & Friends, Karsten Buroh's craft beer factory, has been one of Nuremberg's new and contemporary breweries for several years now.
The manufactory was founded in 2015 and its name honors a historical figure who made a name for himself in the Nuremberg area with his rather dubious behavior. The brewery's namesake is none other than Eppelein von Geilingen. According to legend, the knight, born Apollonius von Geilingen, lived at the gates of what is now Franconian Switzerland and was starving. Because knights were no longer in great demand with the end of the Crusades and chivalry, Eppelein had difficulty financing his wife and eight children. Out of this emergency, the desperate knight began to attack merchant wagons. Eppelein went about his mischief undisturbed for almost ten years before he was punished with the Nuremberg Imperial ban and finally caught several years later. He was sentenced to death by hanging for his actions, but that never happened. If you believe the stories that are told in and around Nuremberg, the robber baron managed to escape by jumping over the castle wall with his horse. It was only years later that Eppelein was arrested again and this time actually executed. In the Nuremberg vernacular, Eppelein von Geiling is considered a hero of the poor and oppressed and is celebrated as a city legend.
The brewery named after this man takes his patron's creativity, extraordinary life and rebellious streak as inspiration and brews beer that is as unconventional and free-spirited as he is. In order to ensure the best possible quality, Eppelein & Friends brew in small quantities. The top priority of their work is naturalness: the brewing pieces are neither pasteurized nor filtered and only ingredients that have been carefully tested and selected go into the kettle. The range consists of classics from the Franconian brewing style, international craft beers and limited special brews. The Bavarian Purity Law serves as a guide for brewers, but every now and then there are brews that do not meet its strict requirements. According to Eppelein & Friends, beer should be a flexible, movable, modern and creative medium that tastes good and brings joy.
Eppelein & Friends Craft Bier-Manufaktur Karsten Buroh
Feldgasse 43
90489 Nürnberg
Deutschland 
