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Warstein Warstein () is a municipality with town status in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the north end of Sauerland. Geography Warstein is located north of the Arnsberger Wald (forest) at a brook called Wäs ...

, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Warsteiner has been owned by the Cramer family since 1753. Warsteiner is Germany's largest privately owned brewery; its best selling beer is Warsteiner Premium Verum. Warsteiner ranks fifth among Germany's best selling breweries.

History

The earliest mention of the brewing company is a tax record from 1753, when Antonius Cramer paid 1 thaler, 19 guilders on beer he brewed and sold himself. His son Johannes Vitus followed in his footsteps and brought the selling of home-brewed beer into his house, in the heart of Warstein. His company benefited from its central location. However, in 1802 a devastating fire left Warstein in ruins and ashes - the business of the Cramers fell victim to the flames. At the same time, they rebuilt their house as a guest accommodation and became through the establishment of the St. Pancras Church the centre of the town. The headquarters of the Warsteiner Brewery, the Domschänke, still stands today in the historic core of Warstein. Breweries in the

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, and the Warstein brewery sustained some damage.

Beers

All beers are brewed in strict accordance with the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516.

Warsteiner Premium Verum

Premium Verum, a

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style beer, is Warsteiner's flagship beer, and is exported to over 60 countries. The alcohol content is 4.8%.

Warsteiner Premium Dunkel

Premium Dunkel is Warsteiner's second most popular beer.

Dunkel Dunkel, or Dunkles, is a word used for several types of dark German lager. ''Dunkel'' is the German word meaning ''dark'', and dunkel beers typically range in color from amber to dark reddish brown. They are characterized by their smooth malty f ...

is a traditional style, dark beer with an alcohol content of 4.8%.

Warsteiner Premium Fresh

Warsteiner's only

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, brewed exactly like the Premium Verum and then having the alcohol extracted. The beer contains 80 calories per 12 oz. bottle.

König Ludwig Weissbier - Royal Bavarian Hefeweizen

Royal Bavarian is a golden

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style beer. It is brewed with natural yeast and Bavarian ingredients, and has an alcohol content of 5.5%.

International activities

Warsteiner has been exporting its beers internationally since the 1980s. Furthermore, Warsteiner founded and acquired shares in other international breweries like Isenbeck brewery in

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. Warsteiner in the United States is also friendly to homebrewers in that its bottles are pry-offs, and the labels come off with ease after a short soak, rendering the bottles re-usable. All North American Warsteiner products are brewed, bottled, kegged and canned at the brewery in Warstein, Germany. In some international markets, Warsteiner and Koenig Ludwig beers are license brewed by

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References

External links

Warsteiner InternationalWarsteiner USA
{{Authority control Breweries in Germany Beer brands of Germany Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia Food and drink companies established in 1753