The Crew Republic Story

We wanted to revolutionize the boring German beer world

The Crew Republic Story

Pioneers of the German beer revolution

Partners in "Crime"

Mario and Timm, two friends and workmates, were unsatisfied with their jobs and took time off in 2010 to travel the world. In Australia, Timm tried beers that blew him away. In Colorado, Mario ordered "a beer" and was served a revelation. And they both wondered: Why are such beers not available in Germany?

They returned home, just not to their jobs. Instead, they started their own craft brewery: CREW Republic. Local brewers met them with skepticism. But that didn't stop them, because they knew they were on to something special. They knew that German beer was good, but that it could be so much better. They knew it could be more creative, more exciting, and more modern. They knew the revolution was coming, and they wanted to help shape it and lead it.

And where else should you start this German craft beer revolution if not in the Bavarian capital, the metropolis of German beer brewing: in Munich! So they proclaimed a new republic in the midst of the nation battered by brewing empires: the CREW Republic. A territorial claim, a craft brewery that cannot be compared in any way with the established, traditional breweries. Writing their own constitution, the CREW Republic should change the German beer landscape forever, against all doubt and despite all gloomy forecasts, right from the start with beers like DRUNKEN SAILOR IPA.

Scolded out of indignation, ridiculed in skepticism – the domestic industry clearly savored its rejection. Germans don't drink craft beer, they prophesized. German beer is fully developed – end game, they lectured. Experimentation is not welcome here, they threatened. Craft beer is a crime, they reviled.

But CREW Republic was determined to persevere. Undaunted, Mario and Timm worked on their own craft beer recipes with great passion for detail. CREW Republic stood and still stands for honest, craft-brewed beers of exceptional taste – strictly according to the German Reinheitsgebot –, as a new home for all those who consider "standard beers" as not enough.

Brewing awesomeness

DRUNKEN SAILOR IPA hit like a grenade, several times. In Germany. In Europe. In the world. And with the acclaim of impressed critics and jurors, The Hop Grenade established itself as a hallmark of BREWING AWESOMENESS. Firmly anchored in the center of the brand logo, it testifies to the great love for hops in all its manifestations, but also to its power to transform desires and emotions into explosive flavors.

The rebellion advanced and landed hit by hit: 9-fold Gold with the DRUNKEN SAILOR IPA, 8-fold Gold with ROUNDHOUSE KICK, 8-fold Gold with REST IN PEACE – beer for beer, year after year, CREW Republic has won 23 times Gold as well as multiple times Silver and Bronze at the WORLD BEER AWARDS alone, and has thus already received over 100 international awards in its still young history.

2020 then saw the highlight so far – every brewer's dream come true ... Mario and Timm still can't believe it, but it's true: Their bestseller DRUNKEN SAILOR IPA is officially the world's best IPA. Achieving this incredible title at the WORLD BEER AWARDS 2020 was the result of years of hard work and perseverance by the fantastic brewing team! This is real, this is BREWING AWESOMENESS, yeah!

Excellent craft beer with outstanding taste, a lot of passion, care and the best raw materials.

TO ALL CREW BREWS