Three lives dedicated to beer: Niklas von Hahnfurt embarks on a rocky path to become the best brewer of his time. A journey begins that will take the beer wizard from Lake Constance across Germany and all the way to London. The imperial beer connoisseur Georg uncovers the secrets of his time during his travels through the most important beer cities of the 15th century. Brewmaster Cord Heinrich Knoll loses everything: his wife, children, and the brewery. Then he receives an opportunity from Prince Friedrich of Homburg to lead his new brewery to honor and prestige. But then trouble looms from the highest authority.