Forst (brewery)
Location | South Tyrol,Algund | ||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1857, Forst (Algund) | ||||||||||||||||
Annual production volume | 700,000hectolitres(600,000US bbl) | ||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Forst AG | ||||||||||||||||
Website | www.Forst.it | ||||||||||||||||
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Forstis an Italianbrewing company,based in Forst (Italian:Foresta), afrazione(municipal subdivision) ofAlgund(Italian:Lagundo),South Tyrol.The brewery was founded in 1857 by two entrepreneurs, Johann Wallnöfer and Franz Tappeiner, from Meran (Italian:Merano). Later in 1863, the company passed to the entrepreneur Josef Fuchs, who enlarged the plant in Forst. In 2004, Forst opened a small microbrewery in Forst, Germany.[citation needed]
Operations[edit]
Forst has an annual production of 700,000hl,serving primarily the domestic market. In 1991, it acquired theMenabreabrewery inBiella,Piedmontand also maintains a bottling plant inPalermo,Sicily.The company also produces mineral water and other non-alcoholic drinks, through a subsidiary namedKaiserwasser.[1]
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A FORSTPremium
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The FORSTBiergartennext to the brewery
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The entrance gate of the brewery atAlgund
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