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26-483: The company was founded in 1989 through the merger of the breweries Faxe , Ceres and Thor under the name Bryggerigruppen. Odense -based Albani merged with the company in 2000. In 2005, the name of the company was changed to Royal Unibrew. Royal Unibrew is the second largest beer company in Denmark with a market share of about 25%. Royal Unibrew acquired Lithuanian breweries Vilniaus Tauras and Kalnapilis in 2001 and

52-655: A controlling interest in Latvian brewery Lāčplēša Alus in 2004. The company also owns the Latvian soft drink company Cido and Tanker Brewery in Estonia. Royal Unibrew entered the Polish beer market with the acquisition of Browary Polskie Brok- Strzelec S.A. in April 2005. It was followed by the acquisition of Browar Łomża in 2007. In December 2010, Van Pur Breweries bought the Polish branch of

78-520: A keg is different from a cask . A cask has a tap hole near the edge of the top, and a spile hole on the side used for conditioning the unfiltered and unpasteurised beer. A keg has a single opening in the centre of the top to which a flow pipe is attached. Kegs are artificially pressurised after fermentation with carbon dioxide or a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen gas or especially in Czech Republic solely compressed air . Keg has become

104-475: A limited company, and under the brothers' management, the brewery steadily expanded until 1960. During that period, the three brothers all died within three years. In 1960, Nikoline's grandson, Bent Bryde-Nielsen, became head of Faxe Bryggeri. This was followed by a period of expansion, new product launches, and the introduction of new marketing and distribution principles. Faxe gradually became one of Denmark's most dynamic breweries. The 1970s were golden years for

130-406: A marketing tool although it is incorrect to call any beer not drawn from a cask or keg "draught". Two examples are Miller Genuine Draft , a pale lager which is produced using a cold filtering system, and Guinness stout in patented "Draught-flow" cans and bottles. Guinness is an example of beers that use a nitrogen widget to create a smooth beer with a dense head . Guinness has recently replaced

156-406: A pressurised keg is also known as keg beer . Until Joseph Bramah patented the beer engine in 1785, beer was served directly from the barrel and carried to the customer. The Old English dragan ("carry; pull") developed into a series of related words including drag , draw , and draught . By the time Bramah's beer pumps became popular, the use of the term draught to refer to

182-403: A rich tight head and a less carbonated taste. This makes the beer feel smooth on the palate and gives a foamy appearance. Premixed bottled gas for creamy beers is usually 75% nitrogen and 25% CO 2 . This premixed gas, which only works well with creamy beers, is often referred to as Guinness Gas, Beer Gas, or Aligal (an Air Liquide brand name). Using "Beer Gas" with other beer styles can cause

208-672: A term of contempt used by some, particularly in the UK, since the 1960s when pasteurised draught beers started replacing traditional cask beers. Keg beer was replacing traditional cask ale in all parts of the UK, primarily because it requires less care to handle. Since 1971, CAMRA has conducted a consumer campaign on behalf of those who prefer traditional cask beer. CAMRA has lobbied the British Parliament to ensure support for cask ale and microbreweries have sprung up to serve those consumers who prefer traditional cask beer. Pressurised CO 2 in

234-524: A very useful engine for starting of beer, and other liquors which will draw from 20 to 30 barrels an hour, which are completely fixed with brass joints and screws at reasonable rates". In the early 20th century, draught beer started to be served from pressurised containers. Artificial carbonation was introduced in the United Kingdom in 1936, with Watney 's experimental pasteurised beer Red Barrel . Though this method of serving beer did not take hold in

260-494: Is a Danish brewery located in the town of Faxe . The brewery was founded in 1901 by Nikoline and Conrad Nielsen. It was called Fakse Dampbryggeri, but after her husband's death, Nikoline christened the brewery Faxe Bryggeri. And it is best known for its strong export beers. In 1989 Faxe Bryggeri merged with Bryggerigruppen, which later developed into Royal Unibrew . It is known around Germany for its 5% 1 litre cans, North America for its 8% and 10% 500mL cans, and Denmark, where it

286-401: Is given additional cooling just prior to being served either by flash coolers or a remote cooler in the cellar. This chills the beer to temperatures between 3 and 8 °C (37 and 46 °F). The words "draft" and "draught" have been used as marketing terms to describe canned or bottled beers, implying that they taste and appear like beers from a cask or keg. Commercial brewers use this as

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312-415: Is how many Swedes and Germans know the beer today. Then there was the success of Faxe Kondi - today among the leading brands of soft drinks in Denmark. Faxe Kondi was developed in 1971 in cooperation with Knud Lundberg , a sports physician and star footballer. In 1989, Faxe Bryggeri merged with Jyske Bryggerier to form Denmark's second-largest brewery company, now known as Royal Unibrew. In 1997–98, Faxe

338-563: Is produced, especially in Norway and Greenland. In addition to beer, it produces soft drinks such as Faxe Kondi , Nikoline, Ceres Red Soda, Thor Passion, Albani Tonic Water and Pepsi , Mountain Dew , 7 Up and Mirinda by license from USA. The brewery in Faxe was founded in 1901 under the name Fakse Dampbryggeri by Nikoline and Conrad Nielsen. After Conrad Nielsen died in 1914, his young widow continued to run

364-521: The Danish Royal Unibrew group. In exchange, Royal Unibrew received 20% of shares of Van Pur in Poland with Van Pur retaining buyers options of the shares. In 2011 Van Pur, owned five breweries with the total production capacity of 4 million hectolitre of beer annually. October 15, 2012 Van Pur exercised its buyers option on the 20% shares previously held by Royal Unibrew for 111 million PLN . In 2018

390-471: The UK until the late 1950s, it did become the favored method in the rest of Europe, where it is known by such terms as en pression . The carbonation method of serving beer subsequently spread to the rest of the world; by the early 1970s the term "draught beer" almost exclusively referred to beer served under pressure as opposed to the traditional cask or barrel beer. In Britain, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)

416-528: The acts of serving or drinking beer was well established and transferred easily to beer served via the hand pumps. In time, the word came to be restricted to only such beer. The usual spelling is now "draught" in the United Kingdom , Ireland , Australia , and New Zealand and more commonly "draft" in North America , although it can be spelt either way. Regardless of spelling, the word is pronounced / d r ɑː f t / or / d r æ f t / depending on

442-499: The company with great success. At the end of the 1920s, Faxe Bryggeri, as the company was renamed in 1914, supplied exceptionally mild ale but also carbonated soft drinks to most of Zealand , Lolland-Falster , and the Copenhagen Area. The brewery grew concurrently with its sales success resulting in a problem: water shortage. In the 1930s, it was necessary to drill a well to ensure access to enough water. At 80 metres, they reached

468-541: The keg's headspace maintains carbonation in the beer. The CO 2 pressure varies depending on the amount of CO 2 already in the beer and the keg storage temperature. Occasionally the CO 2 gas is blended with nitrogen gas. CO 2 / nitrogen blends are used to allow a higher operating pressure in complex dispensing systems. Nitrogen is used under high pressure when dispensing dry stouts (such as Guinness ) and other creamy beers because it displaces CO 2 to (artificially) form

494-447: The last 5% to 10% of the beer in each keg to taste very flat and lifeless. In the UK, the term keg beer would imply the beer is pasteurised, in contrast to unpasteurised cask ale. Some of the newer microbreweries may offer a nitro keg stout which is filtered but not pasteurised. Cask beer should be stored and served at a cellar temperature of 12 °C (54 °F). Once a cask is opened, it should be consumed within three days. Keg beer

520-403: The limestone-filtered water on which Faxe Bryggeri has since based its production. The water turned out to be excellent as a mineral water and in beer, and Faxe Bryggeri now began to make a name for itself with lager and strong beers in its sales area. In 1945, Nikoline retired, and Faxe Bryggeri was converted into a partnership headed by her three sons. In 1956, the brewery was converted into

546-481: The region the speaker is from. Canned draught is beer served from a pressurised container featuring a widget . Smooth flow (also known as cream flow , nitrokeg , or smooth ) is the name brewers give to draught beers pressurised with a partial nitrogen gas blend. In 1691, an article in the London Gazette mentioned John Lofting , who held a patent for a fire engine : "The said patentee has also projected

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572-450: The soft drink brewery that produces the brand Lorina was acquired . The largest brand of Unibrew is Royal. It is based on Ceres' Ceres Royal Export and Faxe's Faxe Pilsner/Classic. Royal Export was also brewed by the other breweries in the group, but later the Pilsner and Classic were added to make a complete family of beer as is traditional in Denmark. Faxe Brewery Faxe Brewery

598-586: The southern Zealand company: the draught beer Faxe Fad was launched in cans and bottles, and the Danes were offered people's shares in the brewery. In the 1980s, Faxe made significant investments in sales and marketing and the brewery's production facilities, producing beer and soft drinks for domestic and international markets. Especially Germans and Swedes appreciated the taste of Faxe's beer. “Den store dansken” and “Der grosse Däne” (the Great Dane), inspired by Faxe Fad,

624-406: The widget system from their bottled "draught" beer with a coating of cellulose fibres on the inside of the bottle. Statements indicate a new development in bottling technology that enables the mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide to be present in the beer without using a widget, making it according to Guinness "more drinkable" from the bottle. In East Asian countries, such as China and Japan ,

650-434: Was expanded with a new basement building with tanks that can hold up to 600,000 litres, and a new can line, which can tap 90,000 cans per hour. In 1999, DKK 115 million was invested in a high-tech and fully automated multi-story warehouse with room for 18,500 pallets. Draught beer Draught beer , also spelt draft , is beer served from a cask or keg rather than from a bottle or can. Draught beer served from

676-427: Was founded in 1971 to protect traditional—unpressurised—beer and brewing methods. The group devised the term real ale to differentiate between beer served from the cask and beer served under pressure. The term real ale has since been expanded to include bottle-conditioned beer. Keg beer is often filtered and/or pasteurised , both of which are processes that render the yeast inactive. In brewing parlance,

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