Köstritzer

Infobox Brewery
name = Köstritzer


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location = Bad Köstritz, Thuringia, Germany
owner = Bitburger (since 1991)
opened = 1543
production = 91,000,000 litres (as of 2004)
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The Köstritzer brewery has been owned by the Bitburger Brauerei since 1991. It is located in Bad Köstritz, which is close to Gera in Thuringia. The brewery was founded in 1543 and it is one of the oldest producers of Schwarzbier (black beer) in Germany. One of the most famous drinkers of Köstritzer Schwarzbier was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who sustained himself on black beer from Köstritz when he was unable to eat during a period of illness. [Jackson, Michael. Ultimate Beer, DK Publishing, Inc., 1998. ISBN 0-789-43527-6] The total output of the brewery increased from 14,500,000 L in 1991 to 91,000,000 L in 2004.

Types of beer produced:

*Schwarzbier
*Kranich-Bräu
*Edel-Pils
*Diät-Pils
*Bibop (a mixture of cola and beer)

Notes

External links

* [http://www.koestritzer.de Official Homepage of the Brewery] de icon
* [http://www.bibop.de Official Website of Bibop Beer] de icon