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Calanda Bräu (German for " Calanda Brew") is a brewery in
The Calanda Bräu name dates from 1971, as the new name of the ''Rhätische Aktienbräuerei'' (itself dating from 1902), which at the time had control over all independent breweries in the Canton of Graubünden. The regional in
Chur
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Chur (locally) or ; ; ; ; ; ; or ; , and . is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, town of the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons and lies in the Alpine Rhine, Grisonian Rhine Valley, where ...
, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
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, owned by Heineken N.V. Its lagers, brewed using Alpine spring water, are available across Switzerland.
History
The Calanda Bräu name dates from 1971, as the new name of the ''Rhätische Aktienbräuerei'' (itself dating from 1902), which at the time had control over all independent breweries in the Canton of Graubünden. The regional in Winterthur
Winterthur (; ) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's List of cities in Switzerland, sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 14 ...
joined in 1989, forming Calanda Haldengut.
In 1993, Calanda Haldengut was acquired by Heineken. After the merger, Heineken moved brewing of Haldengut beer to Chur, and closed the Winterthur brewery. As of 2008, Calanda and Haldengut are both marketed across Switzerland, with a modest national market share of 2.7% each. Beginning in 2013, the brewery also bottles beer from the Heineken-owned in Lucerne
Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...
; the beer is transported by train to Chur.
See also
* Beer in Switzerland * Feldschlösschen, the major competitor brewery owned by CarlsbergReferences
External links
* Heineken brands Breweries in Switzerland Beer brands of Switzerland Swiss brands Manufacturing companies of Switzerland Companies based in the Grisons Chur {{switzerland-company-stub