Lapin Kulta

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Lapin Kulta (in English, Lapp Gold) is the brand name of a Finnish beer brewed by a company of the same name. The brewery, based in the Lapland town of Tornio, Finland was founded in 1873 under the name Torneå Bryggeri Aktiebolag (Tornio Brewery Limited Company in Swedish). It is now owned by Hartwall.

[edit] Beer

Lapin Kulta is said to have an aromatic and fruity nose and a crisp and smooth taste.^{[citation needed]}. The brand name has also been extended and is now used on a variety of lagers of varying strengths.

[edit] History

The brewery was founded in 1873, but the name Lapin Kulta was not adopted until 1963. The brewery had to acquire a gold mining company with an identical name in order to rightfully use the name. The company's articles of association still state the line of business to be "prospecting for gold and the manufacture and sales of beer".

Lapin Kulta's focus is on high quality ingredients (malt barley, clear water, and their own yeast strain). This, coupled with successful marketing made it the most popular brand in Finland. After a merger with the Hartwall beverage company in 1980, the brand name entered the export market and by now it is available in most European countries.