Learn About Gerhard’s Brats

Growing up in Austria, Gerhard Riautschnig grew fond of his grandmother’s homemade brats, crafted with pork from animals on their farm. After moving to the United States in the early 90s, he began to miss the delicious simplicity of the brats, all of which came to a head when his father visited in 2002, built a smoker in Gerhard’s backyard, and whipped up 20 pounds of the brats Gerhard had been craving. Several years later, after getting the recipe from his father and making brats for family and friends, Gerhard began his current business of producing and selling classic Austrian brats made without wheat, sugar, or fillers.

Support Small-Scale, Local Brat Makers

Based in Minneapolis, Gerhard’s Brats only sells to co-ops, which have been supportive of the business from the very beginning. Gerhard is sure to craft his variety of brats in a thoughtful and authentic way, with just one third the sodium of most conventionally-made brats. Gerhard’s supports local farms, buying pork from the Midwest, just as he grew up making brats with the pork harvested from his grandmother’s farm down the road from his childhood home in Austria.

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