WE ARE OLLI AND RICKY, THE FOUNDERS AND HEARTBEAT OF SUDDEN DEATH BREWING. WE GREW UP ON THE BALTIC SEA, IN TIMMENDORFER STRAND, WHERE ICE HOCKEY HAS A LONG TRADITION AND HAS BEEN WITH BOTH OF US SINCE CHILDHOOD - OLLI WAS EVEN AN ACTIVE PLAYER AND IN WINTER HE STILL GOES OUT ON THE ICE. HOCKEY IS BIG IN THE USA TOO - AND SO THIS PASSION HAS OFTEN TAKEN US TO THE STADIUM OF OUR FAVORITE NHL TEAM, THE BOSTON BRUINS, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. LIVE THERE IN THE STADIUM - THAT'S UNBEATABLE FOR US.... OR ALMOST UNBEATABLE, BECAUSE ON THESE TRIPS WE (RE-)DISCOVERED ANOTHER PASSION: BEER. 

SO ONE PASSION BROUGHT US TO THE OTHER AND WE COMBINE BOTH IN OUR NEW BREWERY BUILT IN 2022. OUR NAME, SUDDEN DEATH BREWING, STANDS FOR BOTH PASSIONS, ICE HOCKEY AND BREWING. IN ICE HOCKEY, SUDDEN DEATH MEANS THE GAME IS DECIDED BY THE FIRST GOAL SCORED IN EXTRA TIME (CF. "GOLDEN GOAL" IN FOOTBALL) - ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING MOMENTS OF ALL.​

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