) Painting of the old Ceres breweries (1893) | |
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1856 |
| Founder | Malthe Conrad Lottrup |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Beer |
| Owner | Royal Unibrew |
The Ceres Brewery was a beer and soft drink producing facility in Århus, Denmark, that operated from 1856 until 2008. Although the brewery was closed by its owner Royal Unibrew[1] the Ceres brand continues, with the product brewed at other facilities. The area where the brewery stood is being redeveloped for residential and commercial use and has been named CeresByen (Ceres City).[2]
History
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Ceres Brewery was founded by Malthe Conrad Lottrup, a grocer, with chemists A. S. Aagard and Knud Redelien, as the city's seventh brewery. It was named after the Roman goddess Ceres, and its opening was announced in the local newspaper, Stiftstidende, in 1856.
Lottrup expanded the brewery after ten years, adding a grand new building as his private residence.
He was succeeded by his son-in-law, Laurits Christian Meulengracht, who ran the brewery for almost thirty years, expanding it further before selling it to Østjyske Bryggerier, another brewing firm.
The Ceres brewery was named an official purveyor to the Royal Danish Court in 1914.
References
- ^ "Nu er det officielt: Ceres lukker". Tv2oj (Danish). Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ The CeresCity Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine Business Aarhus