Beer is not only a popular beverage worldwide, but has often been linked to the cultures of the respective countries for centuries via traditional production methods and pubs. At the same time, beer itself has also continued to develop and, for example, the proportion of non-alcoholic beers has also risen sharply. However, brewing beer is also one of the most energy-intensive processes in the entire food production chain and therefore faces major challenges in terms of sustainability.
As a Berlin brewery and gastronomy company, BRLO stands for modern beer diversity, distinctive experiences and an unpronounceable name. BRLO, by the way, is the old Slavic name for Berlin and rolls off the tongue more easily after a few beers. Yet BRLO is not only a name, but also a home. Berlin is home to one brewery and three restaurants: the BRLO BRWHOUSE at Gleisdreieck ( by the way, the only brewery in Germany listed in Gault Millau ) the BRLO Chicken & Beer on the legendary 6th floor of KaDeWe and the bar KASCHK in Mitte. BRLO beers and ciders are now available in many restaurants, bars and retail outlets. BRLO GmbH exports to 15 countries and can now even be found at Whole Foods in the USA.
BRLO is not only a pioneer in brewing beer, but also an innovator in pub culture. From the very beginning, BRLO has set new architectural and gastronomic standards, offering, for example, vegetables as the main course and meat as a side dish (an absolute novelty at the time) - all in a modern container building at Gleisdreieck, which is atypical for pubs.
A Franconian, a Berliner and a Mecklenburger founded the Berlin beer brand BRLO in 2014. Two of them, Katharina Kurz and Christian Laase, already know each other from their studies. Diplom Braumeister Michael Lembke is the third in the group, who shared the dream and has been the mastermind of BRLO beers since the beginning. However, the BRLO team is only really complete in 2016, when Ben Pommer joined the founding team and has since been responsible for the culinary concept of the BRLO Gastronomien with his unmistakable passion and drives the expansion as managing director.
BRLO plans, among other things, to build a CO2-neutral brewery in the Urban Tech Republic with community member HH2E in the next few years and to use the preliminary products and waste materials (e.g. spent grains) in a circular economy with other organizations. Currently, BRLO's catering division regularly provides the .GUT community with lunch and also offers its catering for events.
