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The Ceres Brewery was a beer and soft drink producing facility in The CeresCity
Business Aarhus
"Ceres Brewery" was founded in
Ceres Brewery
{{Danish beer Royal Unibrew subsidiaries Breweries in Denmark Danish brands Danish companies established in 1856 Purveyors to the Court of Denmark Companies based in Aarhus Food and drink companies established in 1856
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Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Ã…rhus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately north ...
, Denmark
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, that operated from 1856
Events
January–March
* January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California.
* January 23 – American paddle steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voy ...
until 2008
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. Although the brewery was closed by its owner Royal Unibrew
Royal Unibrew is a brewing and beverage company headquartered in Faxe, Denmark. Its brands include Ceres, Faxe, Albani, Thor,
Karlens and Royal. Royal Unibrew also has a strong presence in the Baltic region, where it owns Vilniaus Tauras, Ka ...
the Ceres brand continues, with the product brewed at other facilities. The area where the brewery stood is being redeveloped for residential and commercial use and has been named CeresByen (Ceres City).Business Aarhus
History
"Ceres Brewery" was founded in 1856
Events
January–March
* January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California.
* January 23 – American paddle steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voy ...
by Malthe Conrad Lottrup, a grocer, with chemists "A. S. Aagard" and "Knud Redelien", as the city's seventh brewery. It was named after the Roman goddess Ceres, and its opening was announced in the local newspaper, ''Ã…rhus Stiftstidende
''Ã…rhus Stiftstidende'' (colloquially ''Stiften'') is a Danish newspaper based in Aarhus, Denmark, focusing largely on local topics.
History and profile
First published by Niels Lund on 3 January 1794, ''Ã…rhus Stiftstidende'' is among the ol ...
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Lottrup expanded the brewery after ten years, adding a grand new building as his private residence.
He was succeeded by his son-in-law, Laurits Christian Meulengracht, who ran the brewery for almost thirty years, expanding it further before selling it to "Østjyske Bryggerier", another brewing firm.
The Ceres brewery was named an official purveyor to the "Royal Danish Court" in 1914
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide schedule ...
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Ceres Brewery
{{Danish beer Royal Unibrew subsidiaries Breweries in Denmark Danish brands Danish companies established in 1856 Purveyors to the Court of Denmark Companies based in Aarhus Food and drink companies established in 1856