Tucher is a

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and beer brand based in

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and

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

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. It was founded in Nuremberg in 1672 . It is owned by the

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, a division of the

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History

The name comes from ''Freiherrlich von Tucher'sche Brauerei'', which was a royal brewery of the House of

Tucher von Simmelsdorf Tucher von Simmelsdorf () is a noble patrician family from Nürnberg. Like the Fugger and Welser families from Augsburg, their company run trading branches across Europe between the 15th and 17th centuries, although on a somewhat smaller scale. ...

Operations

As of September 2012, Tucher Bräu exported its products to approximately 21 countries. As of February 2014, Kerstin Bellair was the only

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at Tucher Bräu. Brewery production is monitored in a control center, and the brewery also has a high-tech laboratory for quality control and assurance testing.

Products

Tucher Bräu produces

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s, several

wheat beer Wheat beer is a top-fermented beer which is brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley. The two main varieties are German ''Weizenbier'' and Belgian ''witbier''; other types include Lambic (made with wild ye ...

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s, such as a Christmas beer, and specialty beers.

Awards

Tucher Bräu has received 11 gold medals from the

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References

External links

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Tucher Bräu extends contract for green beer at Greuther Fürth stadium
March 18, 2012. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tucher Brau Beer and breweries in Bavaria Breweries in Germany Dr. Oetker