Flensburger Brauerei

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Flensburger
Location Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Owner(s) Flensburger Brauerei Emil Petersen GmbH und Co. KG
Year opened 1888
Annual production 607,000 hectolitres (as of 2003)


Four varieties of Flensburger
Four varieties of Flensburger

Flensburger Brauerei is a brewery located in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The brewery was founded on September 6th, 1888 by five citizens of Flensburg. Before modern refrigeration the brewery used to chop blocks of ice from the frozen lake in the winter and bring the blocks back to the brewery to keep their underground storage facilities cool in the summer.

[edit] Current line of products

  • Flensburger Pilsener – North German variation of the Pilsener style with 4.8% abv
  • Flensburger Gold – Another Pilsener style with 4.8% abv
  • Flensburger Dunkel – Dunkel style with 4.8% abv
  • Flensburger Weizen – Unfiltered wheat beer with 5.1% abv
  • Flensburger Winterbock – Seasonally available dark bock with 7.0% abv
  • Flensburger Malz – Alcohol-free malt beer
  • Flensburger Frei – Alcohol-free helles style
  • Flensburger RadlerShandy stlye with 2.4% abv
  • Flensburger WasserMineral water in the typical swingtop bottle
  • Flensburger Kellerbier- Unfiltered lager style with 4.8% abv
  • Flensburger Biermix "Lemongrass" - beer and limonade mix with 2.4% abv
  • Flensburger Biermix "Blutorange-Grapefruit" - beer and limonade mix with 2.4% abv

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