Forst is an Italian
brewing company, based in Forst (
Italian: ''Foresta''), a ''
frazione
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'' (municipal subdivision) of
Algund (
Italian: ''Lagundo''),
South Tyrol
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. The brewery was founded in 1857 by two entrepreneurs, Johann Wallnöfer and Franz Tappeiner, from Meran (
Italian: ''Merano''). Later in 1863, the company passed to the entrepreneur Josef Fuchs, who enlarged the plant in Forst. In 2004, Forst opened a small microbrewery in Forst, Germany.
Operations
Forst has an annual production of 700,000
hl, serving primarily the domestic market. In 1991, it acquired the
Menabrea brewery in
Biella
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Piedmont
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and also maintains a bottling plant in
Palermo
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Sicily
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. The company also produces mineral water and other non-alcoholic drinks, through a subsidiary named ''Kaiserwasser''.
''Kaiserwasser'' official website
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File:Forst 01.JPG, A FORST ''Premium''
4.8% vol.alc.
File:StabilimentoForst1.JPG, The FORST ''Biergarten
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Beer gardens originated in Bavaria, of which Munich is the capital city, in the 19th century, and remain co ...
'' next to the brewery
File:Spezialbierbrauerei Forst.jpg, The entrance gate of the brewery at Algund
References
External links
Official website
Forst Beer Garden
Beer brands of Italy
Beer in Italy
Manufacturing companies based in South Tyrol
Food and drink companies established in 1857
Italian companies established in 1857
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