Brasserie Battin, is a
Luxembourgish brewery founded by
Charles Battin in 1937 in the city of
Esch-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette (; lb, Esch-Uelzecht ; german: Esch an der Alzette or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is the second city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's List of communes of Luxembourg by population, second-most populous commune, with ...
. Since 2004
Brasserie Nationale
Brasserie Nationale is the largest brewery in Luxembourg, based in Bascharage. They also export to Belgium, France, China, and since 2014 in the United States.
They brew beer under the brand name ''Bofferding'' and since taking over in 2004 '' Bat ...
owns Brasserie Battin; since 2005 the beer brand Battin is brewed in
Bascharage
Bascharage (; lb, Nidderkäerjeng ; german: Niederkerschen) is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng.
History
Bascharage with the other towns like Linger, Hautcharage, an ...
.
History
In 1937
Charles Battin founded Brasserie Battin in
Esch-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette (; lb, Esch-Uelzecht ; german: Esch an der Alzette or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is the second city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's List of communes of Luxembourg by population, second-most populous commune, with ...
to supply the important local market in southern Luxembourg,
due to the steel industry. Although being the smallest and youngest of all luxembourgish breweries, Battin was quickly successful, also thanks to the talent of its first brewermaster, Kurt Mocker.
Nicolas Origer, the husband of Charles Battin's daughter, took over the management from 1954 to 1962 before handing over to his own sons, Mark and Paul Origer. The latter then decided to expand the brewery: built next to the family home in Esch-Alzette's city center near the railway station; this place had the advantage of being close to the arrival of raw materials but soon became too small to allow new installations who required more space.
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the brewery acquired five additional floors but inside, everything was still done manually. The brewer was in direct contact with the raw materials and the brewing was still done by infusion into the boilers of copper, a practice which was already completely abandoned elsewhere.
2004 : Takeover by Brasserie Nationale
In 2004, in time to take their pensions and to ensure a future for their family brewery, the Origer brothers agreed to sell Brasserie Battin to the largest luxembourgish brewery
Brasserie Nationale
Brasserie Nationale is the largest brewery in Luxembourg, based in Bascharage. They also export to Belgium, France, China, and since 2014 in the United States.
They brew beer under the brand name ''Bofferding'' and since taking over in 2004 '' Bat ...
. Since 2005 Brasserie Battin stopped brewing its beer in Esch-Alzette and completely moved its production site to Bascharage (where Brasserie Nationale already brewed its brand ''Bofferding''), where its beer is currently still brewed.
Economy
As of 2013, Battin is the third biggest luxembourgish beer brand making up 12% of luxembourgish beer consumption.
Beers
The following brands are sold under the Battin name:
See also
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Beer in Luxembourg
Luxembourg has a long tradition of beer brewing, dating back to at least 1300. Although there used to be more than 12 local breweries in Luxembourg in the early 1950s, this number has come down to only three big breweries remaining in the early 2 ...
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Brasserie de Luxembourg
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Brasserie Simon
References
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External links
Battin official website
Breweries in Luxembourg
Food and drink companies established in 1937
1937 establishments in Luxembourg