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Hansa Bryggeri (Hansa Brewery) is the local brewery of Bergen, Norway. [1] Hansa Brewery in Kalfaret, Bergen, Norway. It was established in 1891 by Waldemar Stoud Platou when he acquired the minor local brewery Det Sembske Bryggeri. The name "Hansa" is meant to reflect Bergen's history as one of the Hansa trading cities.
In 1999, Hansa Borg acquired Christianssands Bryggeri (CB). This gave Hansa Borg nationwide distribution of all its three main brands of beer, as well as controlling the local markets in Hordaland, Østfold, and Southern Norway. In 2005, Hansa Borg acquired Olden Brevatn, a company that produces drinking water from a glacier in Oldedalen. [4]
The Norwegian beer market is dominated by two large brewers: The major Carlsberg-Ringnes based in Oslo and Copenhagen, Denmark, and the smaller Hansa Borg Bryggerier, based in Bergen and Sarpsborg. Each produce beer branded in a variety of traditional Norwegian beer brands, as well as foreign brands bottled on licence.
See also Beer in Norway. Pages in category "Breweries in Norway" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Hansa Brewery; K. Kinn Bryggeri; L.
CB's traditional Pilsener. Christianssands Bryggeri. Christianssands Bryggeri (or CB, Kristiansand's Brewery) is a Norwegian brewery centred in Kristiansand.Together with Hansa Bryggeri in Bergen and Borg Bryggerier in Sarpsborg it makes up Hansa Borg Bryggerier AS, which is the second largest group of breweries in Norway, next to Ringnes (which is ownd by Carlsberg).
Borg Bryggerier was formerly an independent brewery based in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway. [1] Borg Bryggerier was founded in 1855 under the name Lande Gaard og Bryggeri by merchant Hans Hafslund. In 1905, the Egenæss family acquired the brewery. It has been owned by members of the Egenæss family since then.
The brewery has grown from a 300 hl production in 2003 to an estimated 20000 hl production in 2015. They make more than 30 different styles of ales, and have an export to more than 40 markets. On November 25, 2013 Hansa Borg Bryggerier acquired a majority share in Nøgne Ø. [12] This enabled them to export their beer to more countries.
India Pale Ale from the Norwegian brewery Nøgne Ø is a strong beer with an alcohol content of 7.5%. Christmas beer from the E. C. Dahls Brewery with an alcohol content of 6.5%. In Norway, strong beer is defined as beer with an alcohol content of over 4.7%. The minimum age requirement to buy strong beer is 18 years.