Luxembourg Breweries |
styles - history - beers |
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This page lists all the breweries currently
active in Luxembourg and all the beers they brew. OK, so it hasn't exactly been my greatest challenge. But I hope that this guide is, like Luxembourg itself, small but perfectly formed. |
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The
Luxembourg brewing industry The Grand-Duchy has a very respectable number of breweries, given its tiny size. Of course, the multinationals (in the form of Interbrew) have got control of the lion's share of the market. During the 1970's and 80's more than 600,000 hl were brewed each year, with a peak of over 800,000 hl in 1976. Since then, it's been all downhill. In the new millenium, beer production has dropped below 400,000 hl for the first time since the late 1950's. I can't see how it can ever get much higher again. On a brighter note, the appearance of new brewpubs has bumped up the number of breweries. I suspect that this will be the future of Luxembourg brewing. Let's be honest, 7 breweries isn't all that bad for a country with a population of only 400,000 or so. This is how the 7 active breweries can be classified:
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Luxembourg
beer styles Luxembourg, no doubt influenced by the influx of beers from the East, moved over to bottom-fermentation much earlier than Belgium. By 1872, 27 of its 32 breweries had already made the switch to lager. By 1900 the last brewery had given up top-fermentation. Which explains why Luxembourg is fairly dull in comparison to Belgium when it comes to beer styles. There's pale lager, some more pale lager and, if you're very lucky, a dark lager. These beers do not differ greatly from those brewed in Germany.
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Brewers' Trade Organisation Fédération des Brasseurs Luxembourgeois Rue Alcide de Gaspéri, 7 B.P. 1304 1013 Luxembourg - Kirchberg Tel. : (352) 43 53 66 1 Fax : (352) 43 23 28 Président : Raymond MARTIN Directeur : Nicolas SOISSON Email: [email protected] http://www.fedil.lu/ |
Luxembourg Breweries |
Statistics |
1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
production (hl) | 569,000 | 558,000 | 531,000 | 518,000 | 484,000 | 481,000# | 424,090* 469,000# |
449,597+ | 438,423+ | 396,676+ | 386,021+ |
exports (hl) | 120,000a | 132,625+ | 124,058+ 128,000a |
116,912+ | 155,000a 24%+ |
115,005+ | 83,699+ | ||||
imports (hl) | 120,000a | 146,000+ 135,000a |
105,434* 30.14%+ 151,000a |
208,000a | 113,329* 167,000a |
81,005* | |||||
consumption (hl) | 468,838+ | 446,032+ | 438,119+ | 418,239+ | 395,000+ | 383,327+ | |||||
consumption per head (litres) | 104@ | 104.2@ | 99.4& | 114 | 119$ | 108+ | 110+ | 104+ | 101+ | 98+ | |
Sources: + FEDIL # Brauwelt Brevier 2000 @ The Confederation of Belgian Brewers. & Economics Department, German Brewers' Association. $ Brauwelt Brevier 2000 a The Brewers of Europe (2003) Notes: * calculated from the other figures |
Beer sales by package | ||||||
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
bottles | 219,768 | 194,078 | 179,889 | 171,617 | 151,994 | 142,107 |
- returnable | 153,893 | 141,603 | 124,441 | 118,682 | 112,549 | 102,744 |
- non-returnable | 65,875 | 52,473 | 45,448 | 52,935 | 39,445 | 39,363 |
draught | 240,449 | 237,143 | 238,410 | 227,452 | 217,504 | 211,290 |
cans | 8,621 | 14,811 | 19,820 | 19,170 | 25,502 | 29,930 |
total consump. | 468,838 | 446,032 | 438,119 | 418,239 | 395,000 | 383,327 |
Source: FEDIL Notes: * calculated from the other figures |
Historical statistics 1815 - 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1815 | 1840 | 1851 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1863 | 1865 | 1866 | 1870 | 1872 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1880 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1900 | 1901 | 1910 | 1913 | 1918 | |
no. breweries | 16* | 24* | 24* | 35* | 33* | 28* | 36* | 34* | 35* | 29* | 32* BF 27* TF 5* |
29* | 27* | 26* | 23* | 29* | 18* | 17* | 16* | 15* | 14* | 15* | 12* BF 11* TF 1* |
11* | 11* | 11* | 11* |
beer production (hl) | 48,000* | 15,552* | 25,000* | 37,000* | 58,000* | 80,000* | 90,000* | 90,000* | 174,000* | 218,000* | 50,000* | ||||||||||||||||
consumption per head (litres) | 8* | 42* | 127* | 19* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
bottom fermenting beer production (hl) | 5,000 - 6,000* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: * "Onse Be'er is Gudd" Editions Schortgen (ISBN 2-87953-010-5, 1993) p. 29, p.30, p.31, p.32, p.33, p.34, p.100 Notes: BF - Bottom-fermenting TF - Top-fermenting |
Historical statistics 1919 - 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1919 | 1921 | 1923 | 1926 | 1930 | 1937 | 1938 | 1945 | 1951 | 1964 | 1970 | 1971 | 1976 | 1977 | 1989 | 1975 | 1976 | 1980 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | |
no. breweries | 11* | 11* | 10* | 10* | 12* | 11* | 10* | 9* | 8 | 7* | 6* | 5* | ||||||||||||||
beer production (hl) | 100,000* | 211,000 | 326,000* | 560,000* | 424,000* | 76,000* | 729,000 | 732,000# | ||||||||||||||||||
consumption per head (litres) | 128* | 129@ | 121.8+ | 120.7+ | 120+ | 172# | 106+ | 117+ | 118+ | 121* | ||||||||||||||||
net exports | 80,000* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: * "Onse Be'er is Gudd" Editions Schortgen (ISBN 2-87953-010-5, 1993) p.33, p.35, p.100 # Larousse la bière @ World Guide to Beer, Michael Jackson + Bier in Belgie, Geert van Lierde |
What do my scores mean? | |
< 25 | positively unpleasant |
25 - 40 | has its faults |
40-50 | OK |
50-60 | reasonably good |
60-70 | above average - definitely worth trying |
70-80 | excellent - worth hunting for |
80 > | world class - you must try it |
Luxemburg Breweries |
Listings |
Restaurant
Beierhaascht avenue de Luxembourg 240, 4940 Bascharge. Tel: +352 26 50 85-403 Fax: +352 26 50 85-410 Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.beierhaascht.lu/ Founded: 2002 Annual production: 1,200 hl (2003)
Brewpub. Also a hotel. |
Brasserie
Bofferding Bd J.F. Kennedy 2, 4901 Bascharage. Tel: 2363 641 Fax: Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.bofferding.lu/ Founded: 1842 Annual production: 168,000 hl (2003)
Independent brewery. It has the typical range of established Luxemburg breweries - lager, lager, lager, mostly pale. Here's how the brewery's output has moved up and down over the decades.
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Cornelyshaff
Maison 37, 9753 Heinerscheid. Tel: +352 26 90 75 20 Fax: Email: Homepage: http://www.cornelyshaff.lu/cornelyshaff.htm Founded: 2003 Annual production: 800 hl
Brewpub and hotel. Opening times: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-24:00. |
Brasserie
de Luxembourg Mousel-Diekirch SA 1 rue de la Brasserie, 9214 Diekirch. Tel: 802131 Fax: 803923 Email: Homepage: http://www.mouseldiekirch.lu/. Founded: 1871 Annual production: 250,000
Owned by Interbrew. Has 47% (2003) of the Luxemburg market. Mousel and Diekirch merged June 2000 and production of all beers was moved to the Diekirch brewery.
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Brasserie de Redange Grand Rue 61, 8150 Redange. Tel: +352 629311 Fax: Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www. Founded: 2000 *** CLOSED 2005 *** Annual production: 3,000 hl
Brewpub. |
Brasserie
Simon rue Joseph Simon 14, 9550 Wiltz. Tel: +352 95 80 15 1 Fax: +352 95 90 85 Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.brasseriesimon.lu/ Founded: 1824 Annual production: 23,000 hl
Independent brewery. |