''Eisenbahn'' is a

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, Santa Catarina,

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. It produces

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following the Reinheitsgebot, with a variety of flavours and fermentations. "Eisenbahn" means railroad in

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and refers to a station that was close to the building now used by the company as a bar and beer production base. Eisenbahn was founded in 2002, and is currently owned by

Heineken N.V. Heineken N.V. () is a Dutch multinational brewing company, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. , Heineken owns over 165 breweries in more than 70 countries. It produces 348 international, regional, local and speciality be ...

, who acquired Eisenbahn's then-parent company Brasil Kirin (formerly known as Schincariol) in 2017. Although Eisenbahn is a small brewery, it has gained most medals of all Brazilian brewers. At the European Beer Star competition held in Germany in 2009, their Dunkel dark beer received the gold medal. In England in 2008, Eisenbahn 5 and Kölsch were voted best beers in the world in the categories of Premium Lager and Standard Pale Ale respectively.

Beers

{, class="wikitable" ! Name !! Type !! Alcoholic grade !! Fermentation !! Extra , - ! Pilsen , Lager, clear , , 4,8% , , Bottom , , - , - ! Pilsen Natural (organic) , Lager, clear , , 4,8% , , Bottom , , Made with organic ingredients. , - ! Dunkel , Lager, dark , , 4,8% , , Bottom , , - , - ! Pale Ale , Ale, clear , , 4,8% , , Top , , - , - ! Weizenbier , Ale, clear , , 4,8% , , Top , , Made with wheat, unfiltered. , - ! Weizenbock , Ale, dark , , 8,0% , , Top , , Made with wheat, unfiltered. , - ! Weihnachts Ale , Ale, clear , , 6,3% , , Top , , Special beer for Christmas. , - ! Kölsch , Ale, clear , , 4,8% , , Top , , Made with barley and wheat malts , - ! Rauchbier , Smoked , , 6,5% , , Top , , Smoked, made with imported malt from

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External links

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Eisenbahn official page
( Portuguese)
Shelton Brothers — U.S. importers of Eisenbahn
Beer in Brazil Blumenau German-Brazilian culture