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Hasseröder is a
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in
Wernigerode Wernigerode () is a town in the Harz (district), district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the Wernigerode (district), district of Wernigerode. Its population was 32,181 in 2020. Wernigerode is located southwes ...
,
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History

The company started in 1872, founded by Robert Hoppe under the name ''zum Auerhahn'' ("the
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"), in the Wernigerode district of
Hasserode Hasserode has been a quarter in the town of Wernigerode in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt since 1907. Location Hasserode lies at the foot of the Harz Mountains in the valley of the River Holtemme, whose upper reaches include the water cas ...
. In 1882 Ernst Schreyer assumed control of the brewery. In 1896 the brewery became a stock company (''
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'', AG), and in the same year put out 25,000 hectoliters of beer. It was renamed ''Hasseröder Brauerei'' in 1920. The brand remained in existence when Wernigerode became part of
East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
after World War II, marketed predominantly in the
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district. Since
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, Hasseröder has become the most consumed beer in the
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. Hasseröder ranks number 6 among Germany's best selling breweries.Table
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, 2013.


Products

* ''Premium Pilsener'':
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style beer 4.9 abv * ''Premium Export'': Strong Export beer 5.5 abv * ''Premium Radler'': Mixed drink with Export and
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2.7 abv * ''Premium Diesel'': Mixed drink with Export and
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2.7 abv


See also

*
List of brewing companies in Germany This is a list of brewing companies in Germany. Beer plays a significant role in the German culture, and for many years, German beer was brewed in strict adherence to the '' Reinheitsgebot'', a regulation that permitted only water, hops, yeast, a ...


References


External links


Official Homepage of the Brewery
AB InBev brands Breweries in Germany Beer brands of Germany Food and drink companies established in 1872 Buildings and structures in Harz (district) Companies based in Saxony-Anhalt Wernigerode 1872 establishments in Germany {{SaxonyAnhalt-struct-stub