Kalnapilis
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Panevėžys, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner(s) | Royal Unibrew | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kalnapilis is a Lithuanian brewery, established by Albert Foight in Panevėžys in 1902. A landowner of German origin, Foight named the brewery "Bergschlösschen", meaning a small castle on the hill.[1] In 1918, the name was changed to a Lithuanian equivalent of Bergschlösschen, Kalnapilis.[2]
Kalnapilis was taken over by Baltic Beverages Holding (established by Pripps of Sweden and Hartwall of Finland) in 1994.[1] Ownership passed to Royal Unibrew in 2001, which merged the Kalnapilis with Tauras brewery in Vilnius into AB Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupė.[2]
In April 1996, new fermentation and storage equipment enabled significantly different processing, the result being the introduction of three new brands.[1] The brewery has an annual maximum capacity of 600,000 hectolitres.[3]
Kalnapilis won 2 gold awards at the 2004 World Beer Cup, the Olympics of beer competitions; one in the German Style Heller Bock or Maibock category, for 'Kalnapilis 7.3', and one in the Muenchener style Helles category, for 'Kalnapilis Original'.[2]
The brand has a significant presence in sports advertising, and promotes a sporty image.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Kalnapilis Brewery". Randburg.
- 1 2 3 "About Us".
- ↑ "Royal Unibrew: Kalnapilis".
- ↑ "Kalnapilis: Atradimo skonis". Company page.
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