"Kronenbourg Brewery Kronenbourg Brewery (, ) is a brewery founded in 1664 by Geronimus Hatt in the Free Imperial City of Straßburg (today Strasbourg, France). The name comes from the area where the brewery relocated in 1850. The company is owned by the Carlsberg Group. The main brand is Kronenbourg 1664, a 5.0% abv pale lager. Geronimus Hatt, who obtained his Master Brewer's certificate in 1649, started up the Canon Brewery in the Place du Corbeau in Strasbourg. His son Claude (born November 1665), succeeded his father in the trade in 1683. However, the frequent flooding of the River Ill"
"that it brews under the Grimbergen name at its Kronenbourg Brewery located in France. In the Netherlands, Grolsch Brewery is responsible for the marketing of Grimbergen that is brewed by Alken-Maes. The Alken Maes brewery in Belgium and the Kronenbourg Brewery in France have developed different varieties. The Belgian varieties are: Blond, Dubbel (brown), Tripel (blond), Optimo Bruno (brown), and the latest innovation Grimbergen Gold (blond). In France there is a range of different varieties that are unknown in the country of origin: A limited edition Christmas Beer (""Brassin de Noël"") is sometimes produced for the year-end festivities. The label"
"branded La Trappe, and has been active since 1884, while the De Kievit brewery of the Zundert abbey was only founded in 2013 and brews a beer named Zundert. Some beers have their own regional consumption base. Bavaria and Dommelsch are popular in North Brabant. Grolsch is a favourite in the eastern provinces. Beer in the Netherlands Beer in the Netherlands is known for the pale lagers, especially Heineken and Grolsch that are consumed globally. Grolsch is the leading import lager in the United Kingdom. Heineken is the world's third-largest brewer of beer, after Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller. While pale"
"Lucky Lager Lucky Lager is an American lager with U.S. brewing and distribution rights held by the Pabst Brewing Company, and Canadian brand ownership held by Labatt Brewing, which is now part of AB InBev. Originally launched in 1934 by the San Francisco-based General Brewing Company, Lucky Lager grew to be one of the prominent beers of the West during the 1950s and 1960s. The General Brewing Company was founded in San Francisco, California by Eugene Selvage (who would remain owner and CEO until 1961).[1][2][3] Eugene teamed up with Paul C. von Gontard, a grandson of Aldophus Busch, and German"
"from the Rotwelsch word ""Blamp"" (alcoholic drink). A red-colored cherry liqueur called ""Krambambuli"" was formerly produced by a distillery in Danzig (Gdańsk) established by Ambrosius Vermöllen, a Mennonite immigrant from De Lier in Holland, who received Danzig citizenship on 6 July 1598. In 1704 the production moved to new premises in the ""Breitgasse"" lane marked with the animal symbol of a salmon () on the façade; hence the brand was named . The distillery also produced the famous Danziger Goldwasser liquer; it was destroyed during World War II and the rebuilt site today houses a restaurant. In the jargon of"
"compelled in 1850 a move to the higher terrain of Cronenbourg, an area of Strasbourg. In 1922, the Hatt Brewery changed its name to Tigre Bock, the most well-known brand of the Tiger Brewery it had acquired to become the leading brewer in Alsace. Following the Second World War, Kronenbourg became the name of the company, and began international expansion. In 1970, it was acquired by industrial group BSN (now Groupe Danone), along with the Société Européenne de Brasseries (Kanterbräu). In 1986, Kronenbourg merged with Kanterbräu. In 1952, the 1664 is commercialised in honour of the coronation of Her Royal"
"Carlsberg Group Carlsberg A/S (; ) is a global brewer. Founded in 1847 by J. C. Jacobsen, the company's headquarters is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since Jacobsen's death in 1887, the majority owner of the company has been the Carlsberg Foundation. The company's flagship brand is Carlsberg (named after Jacobsen's son Carl). It also brews Tuborg, Kronenbourg, Somersby cider, Russia's best-selling beer Baltika, Belgian Grimbergen abbey beers, and more than 500 local beers. The company employs around 41,000 people, primarily located in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia. Carlsberg was founded by J. C. Jacobsen, a philanthropist and avid art"
"began brewing a lager in Vienna, Austria, in 1840–1841. With modern improved fermentation control, most lager breweries use only short periods of cold storage, typically 1–3 weeks. Most of today's lager is based on the original Pilsner style, pioneered in 1842 in the town of Pilsen (Plzeň), in an area of the Austrian monarchy now located in the Czech Republic. The modern pale lager that developed from Pilsner is light in colour and high in forced carbonation, with an alcohol content of 3–6% by volume. The Pilsner Urquell or Heineken brands of beer are typical examples of pale lager, with"
"honey from nectar because honey from honeydew may have a bitter aftertaste. Bärenfang was first developed in East Prussia in the 15th century. It was the first commercial brand of this liqueur that was produced in the capital city of Königsberg; it is now produced by the Teucke & Koenig company in the town of Steinhagen, Germany. A picture of a fur trapper trapping a bear is shown on bottles of Teucke & Koenig’s Bärenjäger. Today, Teucke & Koenig is owned by Schwarze & Schlichte, located in the town of Oelde in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Schwarze & Schlichte also make"
"Schönburger Schönburger, also spelled Schoenburger, or Schonburger is a variety of grape, formally designated Geisenheim 15-114, a crossing developed at Geisenheim Institute for Grape Breeding in Germany, and released in 1979, of Pinot noir x (Chasselas x Muscat Hamburg). It is grown now in Germany, as well as in England where it is gaining popularity in the early 2000s and is ""authorized"". It can also be found in British Columbia Canada, and in western Washington state, western Oregon state, USA. A common feature of these areas is a cool climate, often maritime influenced. This is a reliable early-ripening grape, though"
"Скопско) is a 4.9% pale lager introduced in 1924. The ingredients are water; barley malt; unmalted cereals; hops; and brewers yeast. The advertising slogan is ""Our Best"" (). Starobrno (Pivovar Starobrno), is a brewery in Brno, Czech Republic, founded in 1325 by the Old Brno monastery. It is now owned by Heineken. The main brand is ""Starobrno"", a 5% abv pale lager. The Zagorka brewery was founded in 1902 and is based in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. In the mid-1990s Zagorka became a fully owned subsidiary of Heineken. The brewery brews various Heineken brands for distribution within Bulgaria, and three exclusive"
"Schlenkerla Schlenkerla is a historic brewpub in Bamberg, Franconia, Germany renowned for its smoked Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier. Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier has a distinctively smoky aroma and flavor that is consistently present amongst the three varieties: urbock, märzen and weizen. The brewery also makes a helles which, while the grain used is unsmoked, is still smoky in flavor due to beer's proximity to the smoking operation. A schnapps made from Rauchbier is also available in Shlenkerla's pub/restaurant. The brewery has been in operation since 1405, when it was a pub known as Zum Blauen Löwen (“At the Blue Lion”). Schlenkerla tavern"
"American lager American lager or North American lager is pale lager that is produced in the United States. The pale lager-style beer originated in Europe in the mid-19th century, and moved to America with German immigrants. As a general trend outside of Bavaria and the Czech Republic where the beers may be firmly hopped, pale lager developed as a modestly hopped beer, and sometimes used adjuncts such as rice or corn – and this was also true in America. Worldwide, the best-known American lager is Anheuser-Busch InBev's Budweiser, though prominent brands are also made by MillerCoors (Coors Light, Miller Genuine"
"instance Carlsberg Elephant (7.2%) and Tuborg Fine Festival (7.5%). Strong Lager (""Stærk Øl"" or ""Export"") refers to pale lagers in the tax category III (6-8%) beers such as Carlsberg Elephant Beer, Tuborg Fine Festival, Royal Selection. Brown Ale is a common style, with Jacobsen being brewed by Carlsberg. Many microbreweries brew stouts and porters. Such styles have been popular in the region, historically including Baltic porter. India Pale Ales are also produced by many Danish microbreweries. <br> Beer in Denmark The beer market in Denmark is dominated by the brands: Carlsberg and Tuborg. Since Tuborg was acquired by Carlsberg in"
"Beer in the Netherlands Beer in the Netherlands is known for the pale lagers, especially Heineken and Grolsch that are consumed globally. Grolsch is the leading import lager in the United Kingdom. Heineken is the world's third-largest brewer of beer, after Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller. While pale lager makes up the majority of beer production and consumption in the Netherlands (95% according to the Centraal Brouwerij Kantoor), most Dutch brewers also brew specials. The most common special is 'witbier' (white beer). Also Bok, brewed in Autumn and Spring, a tradition closely related to German Bock beer, is an often brewed"
"1842 Josef Groll of Pilsen, a city in western Bohemia in what is now the Czech Republic, used some of these methods to produce ""Pilsner Urquell"", the first known example of a golden lager. This beer proved so successful that other breweries followed the trend, using the name Pilsner. Breweries now use the terms ""lager"" and ""Pilsner"" interchangeably, though pale lagers from Germany and the Czech Republic with the name Pilsner tend to have more evident noble hop aroma and dry finish than other pale lagers. With the success of Pilsen's golden beer, the town of Dortmund in Germany started"
"the most commonly consumed type of beer in the world. Lagers are of Central European origin, taking their name from the German ""lagern"" (""to store""), and normally use a bottom-fermenting yeast which begin fermenting at (the ""fermentation phase""), and then stored at (the ""lagering phase""). During the secondary stage, the lager clears and mellows. The cooler conditions also inhibit the natural production of esters and other byproducts, resulting in a ""crisper"" tasting beer. Modern methods of producing lager were pioneered by Gabriel Sedlmayr the Younger, who perfected dark brown lagers at the Spaten Brewery in Bavaria, and Anton Dreher, who"
"in many areas there; these include the ""super-strength lagers"" such as Tennent's Super and Carlsberg Special Brew in the United Kingdom, and in France the ""bières fortes"" Amsterdam Navigator, Amsterdam Maximator and Bavaria 8.6; Arboga 10.2% of Sweden or Olvi Tuplapukki and Karhu Tosi Vahva in Finland or ""malt liquor""-labeled German brewer Spaten's Optimator, a doppelbock that weighs in at 7.6 ABV. There was a short lived fashion for brewing American style malt liquors in Britain in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Some of these were genuine American brands brewed under license, notably Colt 45, and some were simply"
"in over 60 countries across six continents. SABMiller PLC is listed in the London stock exchange and the Johannesburg stock exchange, and its international brand portfolio includes such historical brands as Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller Genuine Draft, and Castle Lager. Anton Dreher Anton Dreher (7 May 1810 in Schwechat near Vienna – 27 December 1863 in Schwechat) was an Austrian brewer, business magnate, philanthropist of Danube Swabian ancestry, the founder of the Dreher Breweries who was an important figure in the development of pale lager. In 1840, he introduced a beer that combined the crispness of lager with"
"opinions about music or their favorite types of beer. Sternburg Sternburg (commonly referred to as ""Sterni"") is a brand of German beer, brewed and bottled by Radeberger Group. Their best selling product is ""Sternburg Export"". In 2006 it had 9.5% of the market share in Eastern Germany. The history of Sternburg goes back to 1278, to the brewery of a Rittergut, which lies between Elster and Mühlteich. The location was purchased by Wilhelm von Mechfritz in 1405. In 1822, Leipzig Merchant Maximillian Speck, bought the estate of Lützschena, which included the brewery, as grazing ground for his sheep. Whilst on"
"Genesee Brewing Company with its Genesee Beer; and August Schell Brewing Company with its Original. In recent years a number of smaller American breweries have also reintroduced it, such as Victory Brewing Company with its Headwaters Pale Ale, North Coast Brewing Company with Scrimshaw Pilsner, and Full Sail Brewing Company with its Session Lager. American lager American lager or North American lager is pale lager that is produced in the United States. The pale lager-style beer originated in Europe in the mid-19th century, and moved to America with German immigrants. As a general trend outside of Bavaria and the Czech"
"2004, production was up to 340,000 hectoliters annually, of which 100,000 are produced at the brewery's Schloss Kaltenberg facilities. Much of the international production takes place under licence in the United Kingdom, Sweden, India, and Croatia under the Kaltenberg brand. König Ludwig brand Kaltenberg brand König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei The König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg is a brewery in Fürstenfeldbruck, Upper Bavaria, Germany. Their slogan, ""Bier von königlicher Hoheit"", or ""Beer of royal highness"", refers to the brewery's heritage which can be traced back through the Kingdom of Bavaria, long associated with beer and brewing. The current proprietor,"
"to 1577 in Alsace. In 1855, the brothers opened a ten barrel brewery in St. Paul Minnesota. Two years later, they moved to Faribault and constructed the Fleckenstein Brewery on the city's east side, along the Straight River and its sandstone cliff. German brewers arriving in the United States brought a different style and production practice in contrast to the predominate English-style ale. The latter is a top-fermented beer, while German lager is a bottom-fermented beer that requires cool temperatures to complete the fermentation process. In Germany, brewers traditionally located lager (German for storage) facilities in caves or deep cellars,"
"König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei The König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg is a brewery in Fürstenfeldbruck, Upper Bavaria, Germany. Their slogan, ""Bier von königlicher Hoheit"", or ""Beer of royal highness"", refers to the brewery's heritage which can be traced back through the Kingdom of Bavaria, long associated with beer and brewing. The current proprietor, Prince Luitpold of the House of Wittelsbach, is the great-grandson of the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III, and by extent a descendant of the original signatories of the 1516 Bavarian Purity Law, and Ludwig I, whose wedding celebration marked the first Oktoberfest. The House"
"are widely distributed. Löwenbräu (/ˈlɜːrvənbrɔɪ/; German pronunciation: [ˈløːvn̩bʁɔʏ]) is a brewery in Munich owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Its name means ""lion's brew"" in German. Most Löwenbräu beers are marketed as being brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot, the Bavarian beer purity regulation of 1516. Corona Extra is a pale lager produced by Cervecería Modelo in Mexico for domestic distribution and export to all other countries besides the United States, and by Constellation Brands in Mexico for export to the United States. The split ownership is a result of an anti-trust settlement permitting the merger of Grupo Modelo with AB InBev. The"
"been involved in a trademark dispute with a European beer company, in particular the Budweiser Budvar Brewery of České Budějovice, Czech Republic, over the trademark rights to the name ""Budweiser"". Beer has been brewed in České Budějovice (known as ""Budweis"" in German) since it was founded by King Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1245. The name Budweiser is a derivative adjective, meaning ""of Budweis"". In 1876, Adolphus Busch and his friend Carl Conrad, a liquor importer, developed a ""Bohemian-style"" lager in the United States, inspired after a trip to the region. In the European Union, excluding the United Kingdom, Republic"
"as water, hops, and barley only, and was written in 1434 in Weißensee (Thuringia). It was discovered in the medieval Runneburg near Erfurt in 1999. Before its official repeal in 1987, it was the oldest food-quality regulation in the world. Kellerbiers are unfiltered lagers which are conditioned in a similar manner to cask ales. Strength and colour will vary, though in the Franconia region where these cask conditioned lagers are still popular, the strength will tend to be 5% ABV or slightly higher, and the colour will tend to be a deep amber, but the defining characteristic is the cask"
"Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. British company Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) plc acquired it in 2000 for £1.7 billion. In April, 2008, S&N's operations were sold to Heineken and Carlsberg, the latter acquiring Kronenbourg. Its main breweries are in Obernai and in Champigneulles, although the Champigneulles site is now up for sale. On 2 April 2015, Brasseries Kronenbourg launched a new corporate identity which it will use in corporate communications. It was designed by Carré Noir, which has been the brewery's design agency for several years. According to a press release, the new logo reaffirms Kronenbourg's identity as a French brewer"
"Karlsberg (brewery) Karlsberg is one of the largest breweries in Germany; the Karlsberg Group also owns various other beer brands. It is called Karlsbräu outside of Germany to differentiate it from the Danish brewing company Carlsberg. Established 1878 in the town of Homburg, Saarland (then part of Bavaria), the brewery was named after the nearby hill and castle. Karlsberg's ownership has been handed down through generations. The current owner, Richard Weber, is the great-grandson of the brewery's founder. Karlsberg's brands include ""Karlsberg"", ""Beckers"", ""Ottweiler"" and ""Kasteel"" which includes ""Kasteel Cru"", a lager brewed in Saverne using champagne yeast. The Karlsberg"
"water was suitable for brewing beer: ""Königsbacher"" is German for ""from the Königsbach"" (from the King's Brook). Products include: Sponsoring: Koblenzer Brauerei Koblenzer Brauerei (formerly ""Königsbacher Brauerei GmbH & Co KG"") is a brewery in Koblenz, in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany. Since its foundation in 1689, it has a tradition of brewing beer in the Old Brewery (""Altes Brauhaus"") in the historic center of Koblenz. In 1992, the Königsbacher Brewery was taken over by the Karlsberg Group. The Königsbacher Brewery's brands, but not the brewery building, were sold to the Bitburger brewery in early 2010. The brewery was sold"
"Brunnenburg Brunnenburg () is a 13th-century castle in the province of South Tyrol, in northern Italy. Schloss Brunnenburg is situated above the city of Merano, on the outskirts of the municipality of Tirol. Originally built circa 1250, the castle was completely restored and updated in the mid-20th century by Boris de Rachewiltz, an Egyptologist, and his wife Mary, daughter of the poet Ezra Pound and violinist Olga Rudge, who have made it their home. Surrounding the castle is the family's vineyard. Pound stayed with his daughter and her family at the castle in 1958 after he returned from the United"
"names additionally a diverse range of brands belonging to the Radeberg Group is bottled there. Ulla Heise: Ur-Krostitzer - Chronik einer Brauerei in Mitteldeutschland. Leipzig 2006, , and revised republished edition, Leipzig 2014, Ur-Krostitzer Ur-Krostitzer is a brand of beer from Krostitz near Leipzig, Germany. The trademark is a portrait of the Swedish King Gustav II. Adolf, who supposedly in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War stopped by the village Krostitz on his way to Leipzig. According to legend he there ordered the local master brewer to bring him a refreshing draught. As a sign of highest appreciation, the king"
"Steinlager Steinlager (sometimes known as Steinlager Classic) is a lager-style beer brewed by Lion in East Tamaki, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It has won several prizes, notably at beer competitions in the United States, and is New Zealand's biggest export beer. In 1957 the New Zealand Minister of Finance, Arnold Nordmeyer, threatened to cut international beer imports as part of his ""black budget"" and challenged New Zealand's brewers to ""come up with an international-style lager beer"". Lion (then New Zealand Breweries) produced a beer the following year named Steinecker, named after the company whose equipment the beer was"