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.
We started a few years ago as four homebrewers with a beer brewing course at the Siebengebirge Adult Education Center (VHS Siebengebirge) led by Gunnar Martens. We tried out existing recipes and created our own. We tested different hops, yeasts, and brewing methods. All of this was done in 20-liter preserving kettles. The demand for our homebrew grew, and we expanded our equipment. Therefore, we created a brewing room that now houses a 200-liter brewing system. Seven Mountains Brewery GbR was founded in July 2017. Brewing, bottling, and labeling – everything is done by hand.
We brew both "traditional" beers like wheat beer or pilsner, but we also like to be creative and work with ingredients such as raspberries, orange peels, elderflowers, and we are always trying out new things.