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 action

Before the beer without nonsense, the two of them first came up with the idea. As Matze and Rico sat together with one or two cold beers, at some point they asked themselves what it would actually be like to brew their own beer. It was clear from the start that the two friends wanted to do things differently than other brewers. Idealistic resolutions and crazy ideas gradually became a very concrete plan, which was implemented in spring 2021. Rico and Matze founded the Geholzz Bräu and began brewing beer without nonsense and with principles. Specifically, this means that all raw materials come from controlled organic cultivation. But that's not all: the Geholzz Bräu relies on short transport routes and therefore uses hops and barley that come from the region. Bottles and boxes are reusable products and can be used again and again and for labels and other printed matter, care is taken to ensure that the paper was produced with ecological considerations in mind. The team is committed to what 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 still benefit from it.

One beer, one tree

In addition to their commitment to organic farming, high-quality raw materials from the region and organic production, the ambitious innovators have another project. The name Gehölz Bräu originally stood for the beers named after trees, but it also fits wonderfully with their idea of planting a tree for every bottle of beer purchased and enjoyed. The vision behind it is a new, sustainable way of consumption that not only removes 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 it doesn't look too bad. Together with the fans and friends of the Geholzz Bräus, the two planted almost 35,000 trees and reforested around 205,000 square meters. Since the two of them have their hands full with brewing, they chose the competent people from the reforestation project “ Eden Reforestation Projects ” to plant the trees, who plant trees native to Africa, Asia and Central America.

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