David Hertl, the brains and heart behind the Hertl brewery, is a beer lover to his name: always in a good mood, you can hear the master brewer laughing loudly from afar as he leads friends and guests through his brewery. David Hertl brews exceptional craft beer with a lot of craftsmanship and expertise. One is not enough, we can promise that much.
The names of Hertl beer already give it away: family is very important here. The cellar beer Grandpa's Favorite and the sunny lager Mutti's Sonnenschein are a tribute to the people who made Hertl beer possible in the first place. Papa Bernd, himself a winemaker and beer sommelier, supported the shared passion from the beginning and is now an integral part of the Hertl miniature empire. Just like the rest of the family, because every hand is needed in the smallest brewery in Franconia. Hertl beer is handmade through and through. Every step, from grinding with the drill-operated mill to labeling the bottles, is carried out by the Hertls with their own hands. By the way, Mama Vroni sticks the labels on with a lot of love and care - family dedication in its purest form! Is it any wonder that the brewery was quickly built in the old pigsty next to David's parents' house?
Not only is the brewer a Franconian original, his beers are also genuine Franconians. With regional ingredients, labels from a family friend and cucumbers from the brewery's own cucumber farmer, David's Hertl beers can rightly be described as Franconian masterpieces, even if they are much more innovative and rebellious than many Franconian classics. In order to spread the word about traditional Franconian crafts, David sometimes has a Korean trainee or invites Workawayers to stand at the kettle with him. Or he takes a beer ingredient that has been used exclusively to brew beer for centuries and simply makes something completely different with it. Namely gin. The hop gin comes in a stylish clay jug with a cool label. Creative, different, delicious - typical for David and his Hertl beer. David doesn't fit the reputation of the grumpy, unfriendly Franconian at all. Thank God, as people like to say here in Franconia.
David Hertl is the tenant of the Bamberger Bierothek® . So if you want to experience it in the flesh, just stop by there. Or directly in the brewery - you are always welcome at the Hertls.
Braumanufaktur Hertl, David Hertl
Thüngfeld 61
96132 Schlüsselfeld
Deutschland 
