Pyynikin Brewing Company () is a
Finnish brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of b ...
located in
Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...
. It has also distilling production.
Pyynikin Brewing Company was founded in late 2012 as a craft brewery and started producing beer in the following year. It has been expanding rapidly during its first years. Compared to its relatively small size (The brewery has risen to one of the biggest minor breweries in Finland), the company has a four-digit number of shareholders.
In 2021 the company announced that production will be scaled back in Finland following the acquisition of Estonia's third biggest brewery. The Haljala brewery was formerly operated by Danish
Harboe's Estonian subsidiary. Pyynikin's new brewery has a total annual production capacity of 30 million litres, including beer, juices and soft drinks.
Awards
The following products of Pyynikin Brewing Company have won gold medal awards from international competitions:
* ''Vahvaportteri'' (Global Craft Beer Award 2014)
* ''Ruby Jazz Ale'' (World Beer Awards 2016)
* ''Black IPA'' (World Beer Idol 2017)
* ''Mosaic Lager'' (World Beer Awards 2017)
* ''Pyynikin Stout'' (World Beer Awards 2018)
* ''Payday Craft
Gin
Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients.
Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe. The modern gin was modified in Flanders and the Netherlands ...
'' (Meiningers International Spirits 2019)
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Breweries in Finland
Food and drink companies established in 2012
Companies based in Tampere
Breweries in Estonia
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