After Thomas Schäuble became seriously ill, Gerhard Stratthaus, former Finance Minister of Baden-Württemberg, took over the management of the brewery on 5 September 2012.
Nachdem Thomas Schäuble schwer erkrankt war, übernahm Baden-Württembergs Ex-Finanzminister Gerhard Stratthaus am 5. September 2012 die Leitung der Brauerei.