Archive record · Brewery
Hausbrauerei Zum Schlüssel
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Founded
- 1850
- Archive ID
- TB-RAH2FGW7
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Founder: Jakob Schwenger. Status as recorded: Active / house brewery. Current Bolkerstraße house brewery. First-party history says Jakob Schwenger acquired the building in 1850 and opened a bakery and brewery; the Gatzweiler family has operated it since 1936.
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The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Original Schlüssel Alt
CURRENT / FLAGSHIPAltbier
Current award-winning Altbier brewed onsite; 5.0% ABV from current product-market evidence, with brewery-owned pages confirming current product.
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CURRENT / NANon-Alcoholic Dark Beer / Altbier-style
Current first-party 0.0% dark alcohol-free beer; brewery says it is traditionally brewed then carefully dealcoholised.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Original Schlüssel Stike
SEASONAL / TWICE YEARLYStrong Altbier / Stike
Current first-party strong Altbier brewed with more malt, roasted malt and hops; served only twice yearly.
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Awards
- 2022
Bronze — Alt
European Beer Star
- 2022
Alt — Original Schlüssel Alt
European Beer Star
- 2022
Alt
European Beer Star
- 2014
Düsseldorf-Style Altbier — Original Schlüssel
European Beer Star
- 2014
Düsseldorf-Style Altbier
European Beer Star
- 2012
Düsseldorf-Style Altbier — Original Schlüssel
European Beer Star
- 2012
Düsseldorf-Style Altbier
European Beer Star
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Germany master, Pass 25, which cited https://www.zumschluessel.de/en/brewery/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Germany master, Pass 25 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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