Speidel's BrauManufaktur holds workshops, retreats and team events for up to 75 people in Hohenstein-Ödenwaldstetten, a village on the Swabian Alb. The four-star hotel has its own brewery, and the meeting rooms occupy parts of the former malt house and brewery. The site is isolated, which the hotel presents as a benefit for groups that want to keep talking after the sessions end.
Seminars and company events
The largest rooms are Malzlager and Scheunenwerkstatt. Malzlager is 140 square meters and takes up to 70 people. It was the malt store of the house brewery, and a cannyboard is available. Scheunenwerkstatt is a converted barn of 140 square meters for up to 75 people. It is next to the hotel and has its own kitchenette and sanitary facilities. Bürgersaal is a municipal hall on the village square, about a one-minute walk away, with 128 square meters for up to 70 people.
The hotel adds side programs: a brewery tour of 45 to 60 minutes with a tasting of four small beers, a beer tasting built around hops, malt and yeast, and beer seminars. Christmas parties for companies can be held in the inn, the brewery or a hunting lodge in the forest.
Weddings and receptions
The site lists a section for parties and celebrations, but the pages reviewed do not describe a wedding offer. Ask the hotel directly before planning a private family event.
Rooms and capacities
Malzlager: 140 square meters, 70 people. Schroterei: 80 square meters, former grinding room next to the Malzlager, used as a group room. Fasswichs: 80 square meters, up to 18 people. Schalander: 20 square meters, up to 8 people. Bürgersaal: 128 square meters, 70 people. Scheunenwerkstatt: 140 square meters, 75 people. Jagdhütte: a hut in a forest clearing about 1.5 km from the hotel, suited to retreats with a strong nature focus.
Accommodation
The hotel is a four-star house with balcony rooms and a regional breakfast. The number of bedrooms is not given in the pages reviewed. It also offers an AlbCard, which gives access to regional attractions.
Catering
The restaurant Gasthof Lamm serves Swabian dishes, seasonal specials and food built around the house beers. A beer garden is open in season. The hotel sells meeting packages, and groups can add a pairing of food and tasting. Menus and formats for Christmas parties are set up in building blocks: an experience, a menu and a venue.
History and setting
The site gives 1763 as the start of its beer tradition. Several rooms keep the names of brewing steps, such as the grinding room, the barrel hall and the room where brewers tasted their beer.
Getting there
The hotel is at Im Dorf 5, 72531 Hohenstein-Ödenwaldstetten. The site has a page on location and arrival, which was not part of the material reviewed, so confirm the route, the nearest station and parking with the team.
