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Krostitz Krostitz is a municipality in the district of Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is best known for its brewery which brews Ur-Krostitzer beer. History King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden stayed here in 1631 before the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ...

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. Their trademark is a portrait of the Swedish King

Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus (9 December ld Style and New Style dates, N.S 19 December15946 November ld Style and New Style dates, N.S 16 November1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to ...

, who supposedly in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War stopped by the village Krostitz on his way to Leipzig. According to legend he there ordered the local master brewer to bring him a refreshing draught. As a sign of his highest esteem, the king allegedly gave the master brewer a golden ring.

History

Their brewing privilege was granted in 1534 by Duke Georg von Sachsen to Hans Wahl on the Crostitz manor. In 1738 the brewery sold barley beer (Braunbier). In 1803 malt liquor (Doppelbier) and Kovent (a low-alcohol beer made from leftover wort) were also being brewed there. From 1867 to 1876 both brewery and malt house were completely rebuilt, and another remodeling happened between 1894 and 1899. The sales figures of beer increased steadily and amounted to 1899 ; at that time a staff of 200 was employed in the brewery. In Leipzig 84 restaurants and 110 beer stores sourced "Crostitzer Lagerbier", "

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" or " Märzenbier". In 1904 the term Ur-Krostitzer was used for the first time. After the brewery was communized during the GDR period of governance, it became part of the Radeberg Group in 1990, since then there were numerous new constructions and conversions. Today the brewery produces

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according to a recipe from an old brewing manual of the brewery and an off-dry Pilsner. In celebration of the 470 year anniversary, the

Ur-Krostitzer Jahresring Ur-Krostitzer is a brand of beer from Krostitz near Leipzig, Germany. Their trademark is a portrait of the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf, who supposedly in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War stopped by the village Krostitz on his way to Leipzig. ...

is given as an award to amateur historians, who concern themselves with the history of the regions Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, since 2004. In 2006 the brewery employed a staff of 112 people, it produced around 374.000 hectoliters of beer and supplied roughly 2600 gastronomical institutions. Corporate names * 1878: „Bierbrauerei Klein-Crostitz F. Oberlaender OHG“ * 1907: „Bierbrauerei Kleincrostitz F. Oberländer A. G.“ * 1937: „Brauerei Krostitz AG“ * 1949: „VEB Brauerei Krostitz“ * 1990: „Krostitzer Brauerei GmbH“

Beers

* Ur-Krostitzer Feinherbes Pilsner (bottom-fermented) * Ur-Krostitzer Schwarzes (bottom-fermented) * Schwedenquell Pils (bottom-fermented) * Ur-Krostitzer Alkoholfreies Pilsner additionally a diverse range of brands belonging to the Radeberg Group is bottled there.

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Literature by and about Ur-Krostitzer
in the catalog of the

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Corporate website of the Krostitzer Brauerei

Old beer labels of the Krostitzer Brauerei

Table of contents of the book ''Ur-Krostitzer - Chronik einer Brauerei in Mitteldeutschland''
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, Leipzig 2006, {{ISBN, 3-938543-30-2 Breweries in Germany Dr. Oetker 1534 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire

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