Dortmunder Actien Brauerei
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Dortmunder Actien Brauerei is a German brewery in the city of Dortmund, founded in 1868 by the businessmen Laurenz Fischer and Heinrich and Friedrich Mauritz together with master brewer Heinrich Herberz. Originally, it was called Herberz & Co Brewery (Bierbrauerei Herberz & Co.).
History
Due to business steadily improving, the company expanded and went public in 1872, changing its name to "Dortmunder Actien Brauerei" (Dortmund
In 1879, the company started to export its beer internationally.
In 1881,
In 1893, the brewery established a chemical and bacteriological laboratory. Although World War I led to a crash in beer production, the brewery was equipped with its own railway connection in 1917.
After the near-total destruction of Dortmund in World War II, the brewery was rebuilt by 1949.
From 1959 to 1963, DAB switched from the old wooden to new aluminium barrels. The Hansa Brewery, a local competitor, was acquired in 1971.
On its grounds, DAB erected a new modern brewery, finished in 1983, at the time the largest of the
Even the acquisition of the brand names of another local competitor in economic difficulties, the Kronen Brewery, could not stop the downward trend which to this day, even though the company is the last brewery in Dortmund, has not been fully stopped.[1]
Most prominent stock holder today is the Radeberger Group of breweries, which in turn belongs to the company founded by August Oetker, today one of the most prominent players in the German food and drink industry.
DAB produces a lager called DAB after their initials. DAB was also the favorite beer of Erich Honecker, former leader of East Germany.[2]
Dortmunder Hansa
Dortmunder Hansa refers to a number of
The former Hansa Brewery is in the North-Central section of Dortmund, and today serves as the Dortmunder Actien Brauerei, which took over Dortmunder Hansa in 1971. The facility also houses the Dortmunder Brewery Museum. Before changing its name to Dortmunder Hansa, the beer was brewed in the same location, then called the Borussia Brewery.
See also
References
- ISBN 9781848360167.
- ^ Bollwahn, Barbara (2012-08-09). "Erich Honeckers Kellner Lothar Herzog über Wandlitz und die DDR". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2016-10-12.