Beer in Luxembourg

"Onse be'er ass gudd" (Luxembourgish for "Our beer is good")

A glass of Bofferding

A glass of Battin beer

Luxembourg has a long tradition of beer brewing, dating back to at least 1300.^[1] Although there used to be more than 12 local breweries in Luxembourg in the early 1950s, this number has come down to only three big breweries remaining in the early 2010s.^[2] The three big breweries still active today are: Brasserie Nationale, producing Bofferding and Battin, Brasserie de Luxembourg (owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev), producing Diekirch and Mousel, and Brasserie Simon, producing Simon and Ourdaller (and Okult).

Although there has been a resurgence of several minor breweries in Luxembourg during the early 2000s (mostly local microbreweries producing craft beer), the largest brewery still remains Brasserie Nationale whose brands Bofferding and Battin together make up for 58% of Luxembourg's beer consumption as of 2013.^[3] The main beer in Luxembourg is lager, drunk in over 95% of the cases.

History

The first beer brewery in Luxembourg was probably established around 1300 by monks in Neumünster Abbey, in the Grund district in Luxembourg City.^[4]

Breweries and brands

The 3 big breweries :

• Brasserie Nationale with its two brands Bofferding and Battin
• Brasserie de Luxembourg with its two brands Diekirch and Mousel
• Brasserie Simon with its brands Simon and Ourdaller (and Okult)

Microbreweries/Brewpubs:

• Letzebuerger Stad Brauerei with its brand Clausel
• Grand Brewing Luxembourg with its brands Red Bridge & Satellite I.P.A.
• Den Héischter with its brand Den Héischter
• Brewpub Béierhaascht with its brand Béierhaascht
• Nowhere Brewing with its brands Tropical Disease & Accidental Wheatness

Defunct breweries and brands

• Brasserie de Dudelange (bought by Brasserie Funck-Bricher in 1964)
• Brasserie Funck-Bricher (merged with Bofferding in 1975 and stopped selling beer under the Funck-Bricher brand name)

References

1. http://onsstad.vdl.lu/uploads/media/ons_stad_22-1986_6-7.pdf
2. "industrie.lu - The History of Industry and Industrial Heritage of Luxembourg - industrie.lu". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
3. http://www.wort.lu/en/business/bofferding-and-battin-clear-market-leaders-in-luxembourg-530e0dc7e4b0b50317aaf7a2
4. http://onsstad.vdl.lu/uploads/media/ons_stad_22-1986_6-7.pdf

External links

Bofferding
Battin
Diekirch & Mousel
Simon
Ourdaller
Clausel
Grand Brewing Luxembourg
Den Héischter
Béierhaascht
Nowhere Brewing