# Journal

> Openings, events, new barbers and charity: the archive of Herrengut Barbershop in Hamburg’s St. Pauli and St. Georg, 2017 to 2020.

Quelle/Source: https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/

Stories from the shop

From the opening day in St. Pauli in 2017 to the second shop in St. Georg, barber nights, our podcast and charity days – this is our archive. For what’s happening now, follow us on Instagram.

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## 2020

[4 March 2020 ### Where does Herrengut’s beer come from? Where does the beer at Herrengut actually come from? Thorsten dropped by the Kehrwieder Kreativbrauerei – award-winning craft brewing, on video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/herrengut-bier/)[2 March 2020 ### Over €1,000 for the Hamburger Tafel! On 29 February 2020, you helped us raise €555.05 through product sales. Brooklyn Soap Company doubled it to €1,110.10 for the Hamburger Tafel food bank.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/ueber-1000-fuer-die-hamburger-tafel/)[26 February 2020 ### Leap day, giving day! Our plan for leap day 2020: give away all takings from product sales in both shops – doubled by Brooklyn Soap Company, for the Hamburger Tafel.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/der-geschenkte-tag/)[9 February 2020 ### A Christmas party in February!? In February 2020, we held our belated Herrengut Christmas party and looked back on 2019 – a big thank you to everyone in our Herrengut family.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/weihnachtsfeier-im-februar/)[6 February 2020 ### Allow us to introduce barber Xhulio! Born in Albania, raised in Italy, at home in Hamburg: barber Xhulio has joined the Herrengut family – and his work blows us away every single day.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/duerfen-wir-vorstellen-barbier-xhulio/)[15 January 2020 ### This Boy is on Fire: Barber Nico! Nico has been a barber at Herrengut for three months: a great dance teacher, an even greater barber and a genuinely nice guy. Time to introduce him!](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/this-boy-is-on-fire-barbier-nico/)

## 2019

[1 December 2019 ### 🎈 Happy birthday, Herrengut St. Georg! One year of Herrengut on Lange Reihe: thank you for your amazing support – and a special thank-you to our barbers Inka, Jan, Nash and Xhulio.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/happy-birthday-herrengut-st-georg/)[11 November 2019 ### Open for business: Herrengut in Büsum! From November 2019 there was also a Herrengut Barbershop by the North Sea – in the Lighthouse Hotel & Spa in Büsum. Thanks to all who helped set it up.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/open-for-business-herrengut-in-buesum/)[12 August 2019 ### Our “Ice, Drinks & Tattoos” event! Thanks to everyone at our Ice, Drinks & Tattoos event with Brooklyn Soap Company, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Atelier Tietchen, Luicella’s Ice Cream and more.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/ice-drinks-tattoos-event/)[1 August 2019 ### 🎉 Happy birthday, Herrengut St. Pauli! On 1 August 2019, Herrengut St. Pauli turned two. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on the craziest journey of our lives!](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/happy-birthday-herrengut-st-pauli/)[30 July 2019 ### Herrengut #3 is coming to Büsum! Building-site update: Herrengut #3 opens in September 2019 on the North Sea coast, at the Lighthouse Hotel & Spa in Büsum. Thorsten tells you the rest.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/herrengut-3-in-buesum/)[24 July 2019 ### Finally: Herrengut shirts and hoodies for a limited time! Finally: for one week only, our much-coveted Herrengut shirts and hoodies were available in our online shop – a limited drop from July 2019, with video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/endlich-herrengut-shirts-und-hoodies-fuer-limitierte-zeit/)[20 June 2019 ### Nash’s journey! Training, a master craftsman’s title, a new language – and before that a pro footballer in Verona: our barber Nash is a true role model for us all.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/der-weg-von-nash/)[28 May 2019 ### 500 five-star reviews! More than 500 five-star reviews over the past few months – absolutely incredible! Plus, our video gives you a quick look at the numbers behind Herrengut.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/500-fuenf-sterne-bewertungen/)[15 April 2019 ### Our first workshop with Julius Caesar · Herrengut Barber School For the first workshop of the Herrengut Barber School, the great Julius Caesar came from California to Hamburg – to keep the barbering tradition alive.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/workhop-mit-julius-caesar-barber-school/)[21 March 2019 ### Our Barber School presents Julius Caesar March 2019: for the first Herrengut Barber School workshop, we brought Julius Caesar, one of the world’s best-known barbers, from California to Hamburg.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/herrengut-barber-school-praesentiert-julius-caesar/)[3 March 2019 ### Tattoos, Barbers & Whiskey! Our event in March 2019: tattoos by Tobi (Atelier Tietchen), drinks by Jameson and barber cuts by Rafael – organised by Brooklyn Soap Company.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/tattoos-barbers-whiskey/)[11 January 2019 ### Moin Ramazan, welcome to the team! Welcome to the team, Ramazan! We’re proud of our newest team member and glad he likes Hamburg just as much as we do. With video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/moin-ramazan-willkommen-im-team/)[10 January 2019 ### Allow us to introduce Stilian! January 2019: barber Stilian, trained in England’s best barbershops, is one of the most talented barbers we have ever seen. Welcome to Hamburg!](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/duerfen-wir-vorstellen-stilian/)

## 2018

[15 December 2018 ### Welcome to the family! December 2018: three brilliant barbers start at Herrengut. Welcome, Stilian, Ramazan and Jan – and thank you all for giving them such a warm welcome!](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/willkommen-in-der-familie/)[1 December 2018 ### Final update before the opening! Just before the opening of our second shop on Lange Reihe in St. Georg, Thorsten gives you a quick video update on the final bits of work.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/letztes-update-vor-der-eroeffnung/)[23 November 2018 ### News from the St. Georg building site! Just one more week until Herrengut St. Georg opens: Thorsten gives you a first video tour of the new shop on Lange Reihe before the doors open.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/neues-von-der-baustelle-in-st-georg/)[26 October 2018 ### We’re hiring for St. Pauli & St. Georg! October 2018: we were looking for new team members for Herrengut in St. Pauli and St. Georg. Join the family – you’ll find current info on our jobs page.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/wir-suchen-mitarbeiter-fuer-st-pauli-st-georg/)[17 October 2018 ### Herrengut at Man’s World! Meet us at Man’s World Deutschland! Our invitation to the Hamburg Motor Classics weekend at the Messehallen exhibition centre in October 2018 – with video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/herrengut-auf-der-mans-world/)[12 October 2018 ### Männerschnack #2 with Tim Mälzer! Our Männerschnack podcast goes into round two: this time the great Tim Mälzer is our guest – with support from Brooklyn Soap Company and Jameson.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/maennerschnack-2-mit-tim-maelzer/)[27 September 2018 ### We’re opening a second barbershop in St. Georg! Lease signed: our second Herrengut is coming to a beautiful period building on Lange Reihe in St. Georg. Thorsten tells you the rest in the video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/wir-eroeffnen-einen-zweiten-barbershop-auf-st-georg/)[1 September 2018 ### One year of Herrengut – block party! One year of Herrengut: thank you to everyone who came to our block party – and to Inka, Paulo, Ed, Rafael and Louis for 365 wonderful days! With video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/ein-jahr-herrengut-block-party/)[31 August 2018 ### Free limited beard soap for Herrengut’s first birthday! For Herrengut’s first birthday there’s free limited-edition beard soap! Thorsten tells you in the video what awaits you at our birthday party.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/zum-ersten-herrengut-geburtstag-gibts-limitierte-bartseife-geschenkt/)[21 August 2018 ### New: booking via Facebook Messenger bot! A message from the future: in August 2018, Herrengut Barbershop started taking appointment bookings via a Facebook Messenger bot. More in the video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/ab-sofort-termine-per-facebook-messenger-bot-vereinbaren/)[15 August 2018 ### Jameson Barber Night: the aftermovie The Jameson Barber Night with Jameson Irish Whiskey and Brooklyn Soap Company: Louis and Rafael trimmed beards all evening. The highlights on video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/jameson-barber-night-aftermovie/)[2 August 2018 ### Win tickets to our Jameson Barber Night Giveaway in August 2018: we raffled off 5 x 2 tickets for the Jameson Barber Night on 9 August in Hamburg, with Jameson and Brooklyn Soap Company.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/gewinnt-tickets-fuer-unsere-barber-night-mit-jameson/)[31 July 2018 ### Jameson Barber Night with Brooklyn Soap and Herrengut! Jameson Irish Whiskey, Brooklyn Soap Company and Herrengut host a Barber Night on 9 August 2018 – we’re giving away 5 x 2 tickets and 20 Jameson boxes.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/jameson-barber-night-mit-brooklyn-soap-und-herrengut/)[26 July 2018 ### Hotter in Hamburg than in Colombia?! Summer 2018 – Colombia: 10°, Hamburg: 33°? We kept our cool anyway and made sure you got just the right cool-down at Herrengut Barbershop. With video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/in-hamburg-heisser-als-in-kolumbien/)[26 June 2018 ### Our podcast on cassette In June 2018, our Männerschnack podcast arrived on iTunes and Spotify – and, for all the classic-car drivers among you, even on cassette. With video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/unser-podcast-auf-kassette/)[5 April 2018 ### The virtues of a master Freshly qualified: our barber Louis is now officially a master of his craft. In the video, he tells you the virtues by which he lives his profession.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/die-tugenden-eines-meisters/)[16 March 2018 ### Germany’s best barbershops Seven months after we opened in St. Pauli, Playboy named us one of Germany’s best barbershops in March 2018 – with an overall grade of 1.08.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/die-besten-barbershops-deutschlands/)

## 2017

[27 November 2017 ### Charity at Hamburg’s central station Together with our friends from the Brooklyn Soap Company, we cut the hair and beards of homeless people at Hamburg’s central station – with video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/charity-am-hauptbahnof/)[11 October 2017 ### This girl is on fire! For International Day of the Girl 2017, meet the best #FemaleBarber at Herrengut Barbershop – the video shows how she found her passion.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/this-girl-is-on-fire/)[22 August 2017 ### Probably Hamburg’s longest beard at Herrengut Probably the longest beard in Hamburg visits Herrengut Barbershop: we followed Günter Winter from Beard and Shave on his visit – watch the video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/der-wohl-laengste-bart-hamburgs-im-herrengut/)[19 August 2017 ### Fantastic reviews! Our whole team is proud of your countless reviews – so proud that we have given them a menu item of their own on our website. With video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/grandiose-bewertungen/)[5 August 2017 ### Thank you for our first week! Our first week at Herrengut Barbershop in St. Pauli is drawing to a close – time to say thank you for your trust and all the happy faces. With video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/danke-fuer-die-erste-woche/)[1 August 2017 ### Day one at Herrengut Our first day at Detlev-Bremer-Straße 37: amazing feedback, drinks by Gin Sul and first impressions on video.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/tag-eins-im-herrengut/)[31 July 2017 ### It all starts tomorrow! The day before we opened in July 2017: the finishing touches at Herrengut in St. Pauli – and Thorsten tells you on video what to expect.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/morgen-gehts-los/)[14 July 2017 ### What is Herrengut? Moin, St. Pauli! Herrengut Barbershop opens at Detlev-Bremer-Straße 37 on 1 August 2017. In the video, Thorsten explains what Herrengut is all about.](https://www.herrengutbarbershop.de/en/journal/was-ist-herrengut/)

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