Holsten-Brauerei
Location	Hamburg, Germany
Year opened	1879
Annual production	12. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. 9 million hl
Active beers
Pilsner	Pilsner

Holsten-Brauerei AG (Holsten Brewery plc. Pilsner, sometimes pilsener or simply pils, is a Pale lager, developed in the 19th century in the city of Pilsen, Bohemia ( ) is a beer brewery founded in 1879 in what is now Hamburg's Altona-Nord quarter. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of Beer, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of beer's history Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Altona-Nord (German language) located in the Altona borough in the city Hamburg, Germany, is one of 105 quarters of Hamburg The name Holsten is the Danish version of Holstein. The group now has seven breweries in Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Its nationally distributed premium brands are the pils beers König Pilsener and Holsten Pilsener. Pilsner, sometimes pilsener or simply pils, is a Pale lager, developed in the 19th century in the city of Pilsen, Bohemia ( König Brauerei, is a German Beer Brewery in the west German city of Duisburg. These are backed up by leading regional brands like Licher Pilsner and Lübzer Pils. The Hamburg brewery exports beer to the whole world. Its Holsten Premium is sold in five continents and the brewery's Holsten Pils goes to the United Kingdom where it is sold through the group's own subsidiary. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

In 2003 the Holsten brewery absorbed the Bavaria-St. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pauli-Brauerei GmbH with their main brand Astra. Bavaria - St Pauli Brewery (Bavaria - St Pauli - Brauerei AG is a German brewery founded in 1922 from the merger of Bavaria Brauerei AG (founded 1897 and St

The Holsten group subsidiary Hansa-Brunnen AG has two plants producing mineral water and carbonated soft drinks, mainly for distribution in northern Germany. In many places mineral water is often colloquially used to mean Carbonated water (which is usually carbonated mineral water as opposed to tap water

The present-day Holsten brewery in Altona has a production capacity of 3. 2 million hectolitres. Its biggest-selling product is the premium brand Holsten Pilsener sold on the German market. The beers exported by the Holsten group are also brewed in Altona.

Holsten are perhaps most famously known for their sponsorship of the Tottenham Hotspur football team from 1986 to 1995, and again from 1999 until 2002. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. They were sponsors of Tottenham at the time of their last FA Cup win in 1991. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

Holsten does also produce the beer for the German Aldi Stores.

In 2004 Holsten-Brauerei was acquired by Carlsberg. The Carlsberg Group (ˈkɑrlzbɚɡ is a large Brewing company founded in 1847 by J Holsten produces both Tuborg and Carlsberg for the German market. Tuborg is a Danish Brewing company founded in 1873 by Carl Frederik Tietgen.

The History of Holsten UK

In the late 19th Century Holsten Brauerei first began trading in the UK when they purchased a brewery in Wandsworth, London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article refers only to the town of Wandsworth For the wider area generally referred to as Wandsworth see the separate article on London Borough of Wandsworth. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Holsten Pils was first imported into the UK in 1952 thus creating the premium packaged lager market. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lager (storage camp bearing etc is the more popular of two main types of Beer; the other being Ale. In 1979 the first of many award winning TV ad campaigns was launched starring Donald Pleasence. Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995 was an English stage and film actor. In the mid-1980s Holsten became the UK's number one selling premium packaged lager. Up until 1999, Holsten UK had been operated as a joint venture between Holsten Brauerei and S & N. In 1999 the joint venture was dissolved and Holsten UK took over responsibility for the on trade, followed in 2000 by the off trade.

External links

• Official Holsten website