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Feldschlösschen
Feldschlösschen () is a Swiss beverage and brewing company located in Rheinfelden, in the German-speaking canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Founded in 1876, the company operates the biggest brewery in Switzerland by production, the Feldschlösschen Brewery. It bought out Cardinal in 1991, and became a division of Carlsberg in 2000. In addition to beer, it also produces non-alcoholic beverages and mineral waters.The following brands are produced: * Feldschlösschen * Feldschlösschen Alcohol Free * Hürlimann (merged in 1996) * Cardinal (acquired in 1991) * Carlsberg * Tuborg * Sommersby * Pepsi * Gurten * Valaisanne * Warteck * Castello (beer) * Schweppes * 7up * Lipton Ice Tea Similarly named German brewer Feldschlößchen (with the '' eszett,'' ß) is the name of a brewer in Dresden, Germany, with no relation. See: See also * Beer in Switzerland * Calanda Bräu, the main competitor brewery, owned by Heineken Heineken Lager Beer ( nl, Heineken Pilsener), or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beer In Switzerland
Switzerland straddles the border between the beer-loving central European countries and the wine-loving western European and Mediterranean countries and today beer is second to wine in terms of consumption among Swiss. The country has a long tradition of brewing, with significant domestic beer production and a growing craft brewing sector. Lagers are the most popular style, amounting to 72.2% of total beer consumption in 2020, with pale lagers being particularly popular. Switzerland ranks 33rd worldwide in annual per capita beer consumption as of 2019, behind most central European countries and ahead of Portugal, the Republic of Congo, and Canada. History Beer drinking in what would become Switzerland begins with La Tène culture: Gauls who thrived around 450 BCE to the 1st century BCE were known to make the drink, along with mead and wine. The Plan of Saint Gall, an architectural drawing dating from the 9th century CE, depicts renovations for the monastery of Saint Gall with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
