Hürlimann Brewery is a former brewery in Zürich, Switzerland, now owned by the Rheinfelden, Aargau based brewery Feldschlösschen, which is owned by Carlsberg.

Hurlimann was founded in 1836 by Albert Hürlimann, and its management was in the same family for five generations. Hurlimann was one of the principal brewing companies of Switzerland (the other big ones being Calanda Bräu, Feldschlösschen and Cardinal Brewery).[1]

The founder was a world leader in the scientific study of yeast, and the brewery had a long history of yeast development.

Ownership

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Hürlimann logo on a matchbook

Hürlimann was absorbed by Feldschlösschen in 1996.[2] Feldschlösschen-Hürlimann-Gruppe was sold to Carlsberg in November 2000.[3] Hürlimann's Sternbrau is now brewed by Shepherd Neame to its original recipe.[4]

Samichlaus

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Hürlimann was famous for brewing the extremely potent beer Samichlaus ("Santa Claus") (250ml and 330ml bottles; 14% ABV). It was a Heller-Bock or Dunkel-Bock that was made every year on December 6 and then sold the following year. It was not brewed from 1996 to 2000 due to Feldschlösschen having no interest in doing so. The rights and recipe were sold by Carlsberg to Austrian brewer Schloss Eggenberger in 2000, who now manufacture it in 750ml bottles.

Retired Brands

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Current Brands

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Birell was manufactured for a while by Shepherd Neame, but was soon discontinued.

Coopers in Australia are brewing to Brauerei Hurlimanns original Birell formula for the ultra light under license from Carlsberg using Australian malted barley, hops and yeast.

Hürlimann Sternbrau Lager: Export Bier [330 ml or 500 ml Bottle, 500 ml can, or draft keg; 4.8% ABV]. Shepherd Neame manufactures this beer in Britain and exports it to Europe.

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter - Nuclear bomb shelters and the world's strongest beers". Beerhunter.com. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  2. ^ Staradumsky, John (18 July 2001). "Samichlaus Dark Beer". bruguru.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Beer Me! — Brauerei Hürlimann — Zürich, Switzerland". Beerme.com. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  4. ^ "Lagers". Shepherd Neame. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2013-08-15.

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