Beer in Luxembourg
Luxembourg has a long tradition of beer brewing, dating back to at least 1300.[1] Although there used to be more than 12 local breweries in Luxembourg in the early 1950s, this number has come down to only three big breweries remaining in the early 2010s.[2] The three big breweries still active today are: Brasserie Nationale, producing Bofferding and Battin, Brasserie de Luxembourg (owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev), producing Diekirch and Mousel, and Brasserie Simon, producing Simon and Ourdaller (and Okult).
Although there has been a resurgence of several minor breweries in Luxembourg during the early 2000s (mostly local microbreweries producing craft beer), the largest brewery remains Brasserie Nationale whose brands Bofferding and Battin together make up for 58% of Luxembourg's beer consumption as of 2013.[3] The main beer in Luxembourg is lager, drunk in over 95% of the cases.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The first beer brewery in Luxembourg was probably established around 1300 by monks in Neimënster Abbey, in the Grund district in Luxembourg City.[1]
Economy
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Breweries and brands
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The 3 big breweries :
- Brasserie Nationale with its three brands Bofferding, Battin and Funck-Bricher
- Brasserie de Luxembourg with its two brands Diekirch and Mousel
- Brasserie Simon with its brands Simon, Ourdaller and Okult
Microbreweries/Brewpubs:
- Letzebuerger Stad Brauerei in Clausen, with its brand Clausel
- Echternacher Brauerei in Bech, offering classical beers e.g. Helles[clarification needed]
- Brasserie Béierhaascht in Bascharage, brewing traditional beers.
- Den Heischter in Heiderscheid, brewing lagers.
- Totenhopfen Brauhaus in Luxembourg City, offering from classic to experimental beers (e.g. Svenson, Daily Nectar, Bloody Vlad)
- Fox Beer in Bonnevoie, offering low calorie beers
- Grand Brewing Luxembourg in Fentange
- Bare Brewing in Differdange
- Grilo beer brewing classical beers
- Hinkelsbaacher Brauerei in Fouhren
- Stuff Brauerei in Steinsel
Defunct breweries and brands
[edit]- Brasserie de Dudelange (bought by Brasserie Funck-Bricher in 1964)
- Brasserie du Limpertsberg (founded in 1913 in the Limpertsberg district in Luxembourg City)
- Bierbrauerei zu Fels (from Larochette, defunct in 1866)
- Grand Brewing Luxembourg offering beers like Amber Ale (i.e. Red Bridge) & IPAs (e.g. Satellite IPA). Meanwhile closed
- Nowhere Brewing offering non-traditional beers like IPAs, Porters and Wheat Ales (e.g. Tropical Disease, Accidental Wheatness). Meanwhile disappeared
- Brauerei Stuff with its beers Revolution I.P.A., Grande Ducale, Knights in white satin and Black Widow. Meanwhile closed
- Bouneweger Brauerei from Bonnevoie. Meanwhile closed
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Home | Ons Stad". onsstad.vdl.lu. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ "industrie.lu - The History of Industry and Industrial Heritage of Luxembourg - industrie.lu". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Bofferding and Battin clear market leaders in Luxembourg". luxtimes.lu. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Spang, Paul (1 January 1993). "Das Bier und die Brauereien in Luxemburgs Geschichte". Hémecht (in German). 35 (1): 93ff.
External links
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Media related to Beers of Luxembourg at Wikimedia Commons
- Bofferding
- Battin
- Diekirch & Mousel
- Simon
- Ourdaller
- Grand Brewing Luxembourg
- Totenhopfen Brauhaus
- Den Héischter
- Béierhaascht
- Nowhere Brewing
- Stuff Brauerei
- Fox Beer
- Echternacher Brauerei
- Bouneweger Brauerei
- Hinkelsbaacher Brauerei
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