KETTERER - The heart hops of the region
In 1888, Wilhelm Sebastian Ketterer founded his family business in Pforzheim and introduced a new style to the regional beer market.
introduced a new style to the regional beer market: he met his customers and business partners with a heart
He met his customers and business partners with a heart, cultivated personal dialog, and focused on quality, fairness, and responsibility.
Success has proven him right. Through the turmoil of the 19th and 20th centuries, Ketterer Bier has maintained its
Ketterer Bier has been able to maintain its independence and good reputation throughout the turmoil of the 19th and 20th centuries. And that's why we still brew and
we still operate according to the principles of our founder.
The past year of crisis has increased interest in products that are produced in our own region with skill, diligence and conviction,
with skill, diligence and conviction. For many years now, the trend among both consumers
for many years now toward solid, handcrafted products. This applies to
This applies to foodstuffs of all kinds and, above all, to beer. The private brewery Ketterer in Pforzheim is one of the more
one of these more than 1,000 microbreweries. As a family business from the Goldstadt
Pforzheim, it is one of the last independent breweries in Baden. Ketterer is popular at home
for its full-bodied, richly golden Gold Export. 12 employees brew and
distribute a total of 13 beers, all of which are not short-cycle heated. The result is quality of which we
are proud of. Every year our beers win awards in beer competitions.
With heart and personality, we have long been a part of the vibrant life in our homeland:
We support sports and culture, nature experiences and new ways of thinking. We and our beer and
the joie de vivre of the people in the northern Black Forest: that is the HERZHOPFEN of the region!
Not to forget:
- BrauArtFreunde club with around 800 members
- BrauArtlounge in the brewery courtyard (3 times in summer) with live beer brewing, DJ club music,delicious finger food, open-bottle tasting bar and lots of beerdiverse tastings
- Currently there are no guided tours.
