The world is facing major challenges. This affects every single one of us, us as a society, and us as a company. We are aware that online retail entails an increased carbon footprint. With every step and every bit of growth that is possible thanks to you as part of our amazing craft beer community, we also want to give something back. We have taken several measures to save as much CO2 as possible, offset our emissions , and even neutralize additional CO2 .
Shipping at Beer Belly Cologne is climate neutral! We are a partner of "Planet" and therefore automatically offset the CO2 emissions generated during the individual shipping of our packages.
But that's not all. For every order you place with Beer Belly Cologne, the Eden Reforestation Project plants a tree, and together we improve our carbon footprint. Learn more about the project here . Our Impact Report provides transparent updates on our progress.
We collect all our beers directly from regional breweries. Short and direct routes are good for the beer and the environment.
We also receive beer deliveries by mail. We reuse the cardboard boxes provided by the breweries to send you the beer. So don't be surprised if you receive a used, not new, box.
To save resources, especially for our shipping partners, we pack your order in the smallest possible packaging size.
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS... ...four brothers from the Netherlands who had just finished their engineering studies and wanted to prove they were better than their father at everything, especially brewing beer. Dad challenged them to prove their claims and let them try their luck at the small brewery he owned. The lads got to work and brewed their first beer, which we in the Netherlands call "Grabenwasser"—rubbish, to put it mildly. Luckily, Dad and his friends weren't the worst winners. After they stopped laughing at the four youngsters, they all went back to the brewery and kept brewing until they got better and better. After practicing brewing for a while and experimenting with all sorts of flavors and additives, the brothers decided it was time to show the Dutch beer market how to brew truly tasty beer. The first brew they put on store shelves was an Imperial Stout. But not just any ordinary Imperial Stout. No, it wouldn't be that simple. It was the very first Barrel Blend (a mix of the stouts 'Motor Oil' and 'Je Moer') that was well received by beer lovers. A successful start, but the brothers saw room for improvement. They went back to the original recipe and tweaked it to make the beer even more delicious. They did this with every beer they released. The first version is usually great, but the second, third, or fourth version is even better. If you've ever tasted one of the first batches, it's quite astonishing that they're even produced. But the guys seem to keep pulling it off. Now, several years later, Moerspanner beers are considered among the best in the world and even the absolute best in the Netherlands. This makes them not just brewers, but true beer engineers.
