Brauerei Stadtbühl

Brauerei Stadtbühl is a historic private brewery located at Stadtbühl, a hill in Gossau in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Founded in 1858 by Joseph Alois Krucker of Niederhelfenschwil, it is one of the oldest continuously operating breweries in the region and remains a family business, now run by the fifth and sixth generation of the founding family. The brewery is known for its traditional lagers, including light and dark Lager, Bock, Fürstenbräu, Naturtrüb, Spezli, Zwickelbier, and the low-alcohol Minimal, as well as specialty beers such as Festbier and Hirsegold. The historic brick brewhouse, built in 1880 and expanded in 1900, is a protected monument and was once voted the most beautiful brewery in the Canton of St. Gallen. The brewery emphasizes sustainability, fair trade, regional sourcing, and reusable bottles. In 2013 the sole proprietorship was converted into a stock corporation, Brauerei Stadtbühl AG. The company is a member of the independent association Freie Schweizer Brauereien, promoting Swiss beer diversity. Its website, hammersud.ch, serves as its online home.

The brewery was founded in 1858 by Joseph Alois Krucker from Niederhelfenschwil. In its early decades, it primarily brewed dark beer. In 1880, the brick building was constructed, and it was expanded in 1900. An ice machine from 1911 is still fully intact and could be put into operation today. The brewery has been run by the founding family for five and six generations. In 2013, the sole proprietorship was converted into a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft). The brewery is a member of the independent association Freie Schweizer Brauereien. The historic building is a protected monument and was voted the most beautiful brewery in the Canton of St. Gallen, noted for its interplay of red and yellow brick, blind gables, stone balls, and obelisks reminiscent of old English architecture.

• 2013

  Conversion from sole proprietorship to Aktiengesellschaft (Brauerei Stadtbühl AG).

• 1911

  Installation of an ice machine, still intact today.

• 1900

  Expansion of the brewery building.

• 1880

  Construction of the brick brewery building.

• 1858

  Founded by Joseph Alois Krucker in Gossau.

Traditional, independent Swiss family brewery with a focus on quality, sustainability, and regional heritage.

• Lager hell

• Lager dunkel

• Bock-Bier

• Fürstenbräu

• Naturtrüb, hell

• Spezli, hell

• Zwickelbier, hell

• Minimal

• Festbier

• Hirsegold

1. 1Homehammersud.ch
2. 2Brauerei Stadtbühlwikidata.org
3. 3Brauerei Stadtbühlde.wikipedia.org