Rosenstadt Brewery is a brewery in Portland, Oregon, United States, making German-style beers that follow Reinheitsgebot German purity law.
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 in Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Founders | Tobias Hahn, Nick Greiner |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon , United States |
| Products | beer |
| Owners | Tobias Hahn, Nick Greiner |
| Website | www |
History edit
In 2013, Tobias Hahn and Nick Greiner met at the German American Society in Portland, where both had children in German language classes.[1] An hour later, they ran into each other at a brewing supply store, and discovered that they both wanted to make German-style beer.[2] Hahn grew up in Wiehre, Germany and studied microbiology at the University of Freiburg and wanted to bring traditional German beer to the United States.[3][4][5][6] Eventually, Hahn and Greiner founded Rosenstadt Brewery in 2015, making beer that follows the traditional Reinheitsgebot German purity law.[2][5][7] Rosenstadt does not have its own brewing facility or taproom, but has used other breweries' systems during down time.[2] At first they experimented at Max's Fanno Creek Brew Pub in Tigard, Oregon, where they developed a Kölsch which became one of their signature beers.[6][7] However, Max's Fanno Creek Brew Pub was not equipped for making German beer, so they had to find another facility.[6] Primarily, they make their beer at Estacada's Fearless Brewing.[6][7] They lager the beer at a storage facility.[2] "Rosenstadt" is German for "Rose City", one of Portland's nicknames.[2][4][8]
To sell their beer, Greiner and Hahn made cold calls to restaurants and bars.[2] After four years, Rosenstadt had nearly 300 accounts and made specialty beers for certain customers, including Clyde Common.[2][6][7] After its first full two years of production, Rosenstadt was one of the top 100 producers of beer in Oregon, based on volume.[2]
In 2017, Rosenstadt received the Gold Award for the Altbier at the Oregon Beer Awards.[4][9] In 2018, Olympia Provisions Public House rebranded to sell Alpine-themed food and drinks, and began selling seven Rosenstadt beers on tap.[2][6][10] Olympia Provisions owner Elias Cairo had been a fan of the beer.[6] The public house has served as a home base for the beer company.[2][11][7]
Rosenstadt later began bottling their beer.[5] In 2020, The Oregonian named Rosenstadt one of Portland's top 20 breweries.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Meunier, Andre (August 21, 2019). "Rosenstadt, Rose City's wandering star of German-style beers: Portland Breweries Series". Oregonian. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Meunier, Andre (January 21, 2020). "These are Portland's 20 best breweries for 2020". Oregonian. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Geiselhart, Von Brigitte (July 6, 2016). "Wie ein Freiburger in Oregon als Bierbrauer durchstartet". Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Cotell, Pete (March 14, 2018). "In Portland, You're Rarely More Than a Few Blocks From a Rosenstadt Keg". Willamette Week. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Geiselhart, Von Brigitte (April 18, 2020). "Mit Bier durch die Krise". Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lannamann, Ned (June 27, 2018). "Rosenstadt Brewing Keeps Up Tradition, Untraditionally". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Ferguson, Neil (June 25, 2018). "Rosenstadt Builds A German Brewery Brand in Portland". The New School. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Scheidt, Donald (February 28, 2017). "Portland's Rosenstadt is Sehr Gut". Willamette Week. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Barnhart, Steph (February 28, 2017). "Announcing the 2017 Oregon Beer Awards Medalists". Willamette Week. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Meunier, Andre (September 26, 2019). "With 30 stops so far on Portland Breweries Series, here are the next 10 best beers". Oregonian. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Cotell, Pete (February 12, 2020). "The Portland Breweries You Need to Visit ASAP". Thrillist. Retrieved 9 May 2021.