The Sinebrychoff Brewery () is a Finnish
brewery
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and
soft drink
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company. It was founded in 1819 in
Helsinki
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,
Grand Duchy of Finland, by the
Russia
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n businessman
Nikolai Sinebrychoff
Nikolai Sinebrychoff (russian: Николай Петрович Синебрюхов, Nikolai Petrovich Sinebryukhov) (born ca. 1789 in Gavrilov Posad, Empire of Russia - died 23 January 1848 in Tver, Empire of Russia)Mäkelä-Alitalo, AnneliKauppan ...
, and it is the largest brewery in Finland today. By the end of 1999, ownership of the company was completely transferred to the
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Brief details
Founded in 1819, the Sinebrychoff brewery is the oldest still operating brewery in the
Nordic countries
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. Originally located in Helsinki, all of the Sinebrychoff brewery operations are now based in
Kerava
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.
The Sinebrychoff logo consists of two brewery horses beneath a golden crown. Since 2009, the horses are blue, on a white background. The company also uses the logo with colors reversed, white horses on blue background.
Beverages
The most notable Sinebrychoff products are the
Koff brand of
lager and
porter. Sinebrychoff also produces the popular
Karhu
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brand of
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as well as other special and
seasonal beers and a large amount of other beverages.
Sinebrychoff owns the
license
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for manufacturing
Coca-Cola
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,
Fanta
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,
Sprite,
Bonaqua
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A
*Abbey Well – bottled water available in the United Kingdom
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, and
Powerade in Finland as well as the licenses to produce
Schweppes
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and
Dr Pepper
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. Sinebrychoff's own soft drink products include Muumi and Smurffi, the
Battery
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energy drink family and the Hyvää Päivää health drink family.
See also
*
Sinebrychoff family
The Sinebrychoff Brewery () is a Finnish brewery and soft drink company. It was founded in 1819 in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, by the Russian businessman Nikolai Sinebrychoff, and it is the largest brewery in Finland today. By the end of 199 ...
*
Sinebrychoff Art Museum, the Sinebrychoff family house and original brewery
*
Sinebrychoff park, a popular park in Punavuori, Helsinki, next to the Sinebrychoff Art Museum
*
Karhusaari Art Centre The Karhusaari Art Centre (originally known as Villa Sinebrychoff / Villa Karhusaari) is a Neo-Renaissance wooden villa situated on a high stone base in Karhusaari in south-eastern Espoo, Finland. It has been described as the most architecturally in ...
, formerly known as Villa Sinebrychoff
References
External links
Koff Beer HomepageRateBeerSinebrychoff website
Breweries in Finland
Coca-Cola bottlers
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