Waldstadtbrauerei – Iserlohn

The Iserlohn private brewery was a brewery in Iserlohn in the Sauerland that produced pilsner and effervescent beer from 1901 to 2014. Author: Caroline Porsiel Caroline Porsiel is a master distiller and liqueurist based in East Ellijay, Georgia. She founded House of Applejay, a fine spirits and liqueur distillery, in 2022 with her mother, Sabine, crafting award-winning products like Applejay Read more...

Former art café becomes “Brauhaus Eichendorff” Author: Caroline Porsiel Caroline Porsiel is a master distiller and liqueurist based in East Ellijay, Georgia. She founded House of Applejay, a fine spirits and liqueur distillery, in 2022 with her mother, Sabine, crafting award-winning products like Applejay from Ellijay, Mt. Frozen Knob Vodka, and Winter Cherry Mountain Liqueur. The distillery won a 2024 Read more...

The Märkische Spezialitätsbrennerei from Hagen is the right place for everyone who wants to buy authentic, high-quality spirits and our life’s work. Under the leadership of founder Klaus Wurm and his dedicated team, products are created that combine the highest level of quality with a large selection and a personal touch. Our brands include fine spirits from the Bonum Bono Read more...

Vormann Brauerei is a traditional private brewery on the outskirts of the Sauerland. Located in the romantic Volmetal in the middle of the village Dahl. Author: Caroline Porsiel Caroline Porsiel is a master distiller and liqueurist based in East Ellijay, Georgia. She founded House of Applejay, a fine spirits and liqueur distillery, in 2022 with her mother, Sabine, crafting award-winning Read more...

It’s Saturday, 9 a.m., brewing day. Christian Broegelmann is filling his 120-liter brewing system with water. Broegelmann has already brewed 1,500 liters of beer at the Holzwickeder Helenbrauerei (Helen Brewery) in Holzwickede. The small apartment building on Landweg seems inconspicuous. You wouldn’t suspect that the garden, in the former chicken coop, is home to Holzwickede’s only brewery. It all started Read more...

The Dinsing agricultural grain distillery has been producing fine spirits from high-quality grain since 1864. Recipes passed down for generations and the distillers’ high level of craftsmanship make Dinsing’s brandies and liqueurs a well-known regional specialty – popular with private and catering customers. Author: Dirk Jahn Read more...

A functional and simple corrugated iron hall, a company sign and a delivery van with advertising in the parking lot. Author: Caroline Porsiel Caroline Porsiel is a master distiller and liqueurist based in East Ellijay, Georgia. She founded House of Applejay, a fine spirits and liqueur distillery, in 2022 with her mother, Sabine, crafting award-winning products like Applejay from Ellijay, Read more...

Authentic, straightforward and down-to-earth – the people in the Ruhr area have always been characterized by their independent, unmistakable character. For them we brew in the shade of the old blast furnace on Phoenix-West with selected, preferably regional raw materials according to the German Purity Law. With classic beers as sophisticated thirst quenchers as well as special brews, we show Read more...