Ganter

Ganter

Ganter is a private brewery based in Freiburg, Germany. It was founded in 1865 by Louis Ganter, and as of 2005 is run by Maximilian Erlmeier.

The brewery was founded in a three-storey renaissance building which had previously belonged to Erasmus of Rotterdam, and in 1854 had become the Ringwald Brewery. Ten years later, the brewery moved to its current site on the outskirts of the town.

The company fared badly throughout the start of the twentieth century, due to its position at the very centre of the crises of the First and Second World Wars. Many builidngs were destroyed in a bombing raid on the 2nd and 3rd of December 1944.

A successful reconstruction in the second half of the century led to the takeover of the Löwenbrauerei of Freiburg in 1979, and a partnership with the Inselbrauerei Feierling.

The brewery now produces a 4.9% vol. Ganter pilsner, a "Freiburger" pilsner, a 5.2% special export beer, a light and dark 5.4% wheat beers and an alcohol-free beer. Also produced a a strong speciality beer, Wodan. At 7.5% vol., this was first brewed in 1898 as a nourishing brew for long hungry winters.

Alcohol-free drinks are now produced by the associated OGA (Oberrheinische Industrie- und Handelsgesellschaft, Ganter'sche Aktiengesellschaft), which was established in 1922 to make liqueur. A particularly successful orange-lemonade drink allowed the expansion into other fruit juices and lemonades.

The grounds of the brewery played host to a concert by Diana Ross in 2005 (as part of the firm's 140th anniversary celebrations), and in 2006 the inner courtyard was used by Simply Red and Dieter Thomas Kuhn.

External links

[http://www.ganter.com/index.php Ganter brewery official website]


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  • ganter — (gan té) v. a. 1°   Mettre des gants à quelqu un. Il est difficile de ganter un enfant. Vous êtes facile à ganter. 2°   Il se dit aussi des gants par rapport à la main. Ces gants me gantent mal.    Absolument. Voilà des gants qui gantent fort… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • GANTER — v. a. Mettre des gants. Il se dit en parlant D une personne à qui l on met, à qui l on essaye des gants. Vous êtes bien difficile à ganter, votre main est fort grande. On dit aussi, avec le pronom personnel, Se ganter.   Ces gants gantent bien,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • GANTER — v. tr. Recouvrir d’un gant. Avoir, garder une main nue et l’autre gantée. Vous êtes difficile à ganter. être bien ganté. Absolument, Ces gants gantent bien. On dit aussi Se ganter pour Mettre ses gants …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • Ganter — Ganser; Gänserich; Ganterich; männliche Gans * * * Gạn|ter 〈m. 3; nddt.〉 Gänserich [<nddt. ganter <westgerm. *ganta „Wildgans“; → Gans] * * * Gạn|ter, der; s, (nordd.): Gänserich. * * * Ganter …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Ganter — Derived from the Olde French Gantier . The name is job descriptive for a Maker or Seller of Gloves . The name is early as a recording although the first appearance is as Lefwinus Le Wanter, (1172, Oxford) Wantier being a variant, whilst the… …   Surnames reference

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