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'''Flensburger Brauerei''' is a brewery located in [[Flensburg]] |
'''Flensburger Brauerei''' is a brewery located in [[Flensburg]] in the ''[[Bundesland]]'' (federal stade) of [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Germany]]. It is one of the last country-wide operating breweries not being part of a larger brewery group. The company was founded on September 6th, 1888 by five citizens of Flensburg. Today it is still mainly held by the founder families Petersen and Dethleffsen. |
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==Production== |
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==Current line of products== |
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Before modern refrigeration the brewery used to chop blocks of ice from the frozen lakes in the winter and bring the blocks back to the brewery to keep their underground storage facilities cool in the summer. The brewery is still opertaing its own water well which is supplied by an underground vein of very old [[Ice Age]] melting water coming from [[Scandinavia]]. |
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The company has about 120 employees (2008) and is very known for running technically advanced and highly automated production processes. |
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==Products== |
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All Flensburger products are glass bottled by using the traditional [[swing stopper]] as bottle cap. This demands several complicated mechanisms for large-scale production, bottle cleaning and recycling processes. |
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* ''Flensburger Weizen'' – Unfiltered wheat beer with 5.1% abv |
* ''Flensburger Weizen'' – Unfiltered wheat beer with 5.1% abv |
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* ''Flensburger Winterbock'' – Seasonally available dark bock with 7.0% abv |
* ''Flensburger Winterbock'' – Seasonally available dark [[bock]] with 7.0% abv |
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* ''Flensburger Malz'' – Alcohol-free [[malt beer]] |
* ''Flensburger Malz'' – Alcohol-free [[malt beer]] |
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* ''Flensburger Frei'' – Alcohol-free [[helles]] style |
* ''Flensburger Frei'' – Alcohol-free [[helles]] style |
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* ''Flensburger Biermix "Lemongrass" ''- beer and limonade mix with 2.4% abv |
* ''Flensburger Biermix "Lemongrass" ''- beer and limonade mix with 2.4% abv |
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* ''Flensburger Biermix "Blutorange-Grapefruit" ''- beer and limonade mix with 2.4% abv |
* ''Flensburger Biermix "Blutorange-Grapefruit" ''- beer and limonade mix with 2.4% abv |
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==Trivia== |
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* The Flensburger beers are usually just called ''Flens'' by the local people when ordering one. The swing stopper making the typical "flopp" sound when opening has become part of the [[corporate identity]]. |
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* Since running a marketing campaign emphasizing the stereotype of the stoic, blunt and ironic North German mentality the ''Flens'' brant has become a symbol of self-identification for the region. |
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* Being sited next to the [[Fachhochschule Flensburg|campus]] the annual visit of the brewery has become a traditional event for the [[process engineering]] students. |
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==References== |
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[http://www.flens.de/ Flensburger Brauerei Homepage] |
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| Location | Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
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| Opened | 1888 |
| Annual production volume | 607,000 hectolitres (as of 2003) |
| Owned by | Flensburger Brauerei Emil Petersen GmbH und Co. KG |
Flensburger Brauerei is a brewery located in Flensburg in the Bundesland (federal stade) of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is one of the last country-wide operating breweries not being part of a larger brewery group. The company was founded on September 6th, 1888 by five citizens of Flensburg. Today it is still mainly held by the founder families Petersen and Dethleffsen.
Production
Before modern refrigeration the brewery used to chop blocks of ice from the frozen lakes in the winter and bring the blocks back to the brewery to keep their underground storage facilities cool in the summer. The brewery is still opertaing its own water well which is supplied by an underground vein of very old Ice Age melting water coming from Scandinavia. The company has about 120 employees (2008) and is very known for running technically advanced and highly automated production processes.
Products
All Flensburger products are glass bottled by using the traditional swing stopper as bottle cap. This demands several complicated mechanisms for large-scale production, bottle cleaning and recycling processes.
- Flensburger Pilsener – North German variation of the pilsener style with 4.8% abv
- Flensburger Gold – Another Pilsener (similar to lager style) with 4.8% abv
- Flensburger Dunkel – Dunkel style with 4.8% abv
- Flensburger Weizen – Unfiltered wheat beer with 5.1% abv
- Flensburger Winterbock – Seasonally available dark bock with 7.0% abv
- Flensburger Malz – Alcohol-free malt beer
- Flensburger Frei – Alcohol-free helles style
- Flensburger Radler – Shandy stlye with 2.4% abv
- Flensburger Wasser – Mineral water in the typical swingtop bottle
- Flensburger Kellerbier- Unfiltered lager style with 4.8% abv
- Flensburger Biermix "Lemongrass" - beer and limonade mix with 2.4% abv
- Flensburger Biermix "Blutorange-Grapefruit" - beer and limonade mix with 2.4% abv
Trivia
- The Flensburger beers are usually just called Flens by the local people when ordering one. The swing stopper making the typical "flopp" sound when opening has become part of the corporate identity.
- Since running a marketing campaign emphasizing the stereotype of the stoic, blunt and ironic North German mentality the Flens brant has become a symbol of self-identification for the region.
- Being sited next to the campus the annual visit of the brewery has become a traditional event for the process engineering students.
References
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