Kalnapilis

Kalnapilis is a Lithuanian brewery, established by Albert Foight in Panevėžys in 1902. A landowner of German origin, Foight named the brewery Bergschlösschen, meaning a small castle on the hill.[1] In 1918, the name was changed to a Lithuanian equivalent of Bergschlösschen, Kalnapilis.[2]

Kalnapilis
LocationPanevėžys,
Lithuania
Opened1902
Owned byKalnapilio-Tauro grupė
Active beers
Name Type
Black
Dvaro
Original Helles
Grand Dortmunder
Pilsner Pilsener
Red
7.30 Maibock
Kalnapilis in ICE Ice beer
Two bottles of Kalnapilis beer

Kalnapilis was taken over by Baltic Beverages Holding (established by Pripps of Sweden and Hartwall of Finland) in 1994.[1] Ownership passed to Royal Unibrew in 2001, which merged the Kalnapilis with Tauras brewery in Vilnius into AB Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupė.[2]

In April 1996, new fermentation and storage equipment enabled significantly different processing, the result being the introduction of three new brands.[1] The brewery has an annual maximum capacity of 600,000 hectolitres.[3]

Kalnapilis won two gold awards at the 2004 World Beer Cup, the Olympics of beer competitions; one in the German Style Heller Bock or Maibock category, for 'Kalnapilis 7.3', and one in the Muenchener style Helles category, for 'Kalnapilis Original'.[2]

In 2007, "Kalnapilis" introduced a new type of beer "3 malts".[4] In 2007, "Kalnapilis" became the major sponsor of the basketball club "Žalgiris", but already in 2008, after reducing the support, it lost this name.[5][6]

The brand has a significant presence in sports advertising, and promotes a sporty image.[1][7]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kalnapilis.
  1. "Kalnapilis Brewery". Randburg. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  2. "About Us". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  3. "Royal Unibrew: Kalnapilis". Archived from the original on 2006-05-30.
  4. "Pristatytas naujas alus "Kalnapilis 3 salyklai"". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  5. ""Kalnapilis" ir "Žalgiris" pasirašė bendradarbiavimo sutartį". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  6. ""Žalgirio" bendraturčius spaudė spauda". ve.lt (in Lithuanian). 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  7. "Kalnapilis: Atradimo skonis". Company page. Archived from the original on 2006-04-10. Retrieved 2006-04-09.


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