Holsten Pils is a German brand of
lager
Lager () is beer which has been brewed and conditioned at low temperature. Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. The term "lager" comes from the German for "storage" ...
, a
pilsner
Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň (german: Pilsen), where the world's first pale lager (now known as Pilsner Urquell) was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Brewe ...
, brewed in the UK in the Mungo district of
Northampton
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by
Carlsberg Group
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.
History
It was first developed in the north of
West Germany
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in 1953.
Carlsberg bought
Holsten Brewery
Holsten Brewery (Holsten-Brauerei AG) is a brewing company founded in 1879 in what is now Hamburg's Altona-Nord quarter. The group now has seven breweries in Germany. Its nationally distributed premium brand is the pale lager ''Holsten Pilsen ...
(Holsten-Brauerei AG) in 2004 for around 300 million euros.
Production
It contains water, malted barley, glucose syrup and hops. In Germany it is known as Holsten Pilsener and is 4.8% alcohol by volume.
Production of Holsten Pils began in Northampton on Tuesday 1 November 2005.
In May 2006 Carlsberg launched a draught version of Holsten Pils in a 30-litre keg. Each can has the motto ''Pure Brewing Excellence''.
See also
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Beer in England
Beer has been brewed in England for thousands of years. As a beer brewing country, it is known for top fermented cask beer (also called real ale) which finishes maturing in the cellar of the pub rather than at the brewery and is served with o ...
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Beer in Germany
Beer is a major part of Culture of Germany, German culture. German beer is brewing, brewed according to the ''Reinheitsgebot'', which permits only water, hops, and malt as ingredients; and stipulates that beers not exclusively using barley-malt, ...
References
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1953 establishments in West Germany
Beer brands of Germany
Carlsberg Group
Economy of Northamptonshire
Northampton
Products introduced in 1953