Overview
- Gutmann, which announced the recall Saturday, pulled two 0.5‑liter alkoholfrei Hefeweizen variants after detecting isolated post-bottling fermentation.
- All bottles of Gutmann Alkoholfreies Hefeweizen and Dunkles Alkoholfreies Hefeweizen with best-before dates through 25.09.2026 are included across Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland.
- Initial checks flagged issues in the 19.07.2026 pale beer batch and the 12.07.2026 dark beer batch, so the company is recalling the wider range as a precaution.
- Customers are told not to drink the beer, to store bottles below 10 °C out of sun, to handle them with care, and to return them unopened for a refund; details and a hotline are posted on the company site.
- German ‘alkoholfrei’ beer may legally contain up to 0.5% alcohol, and secondary fermentation inside sealed bottles can push alcohol higher and build gas pressure that can crack or burst glass.