Brasserie Nationale

The Brasserie Nationale SA. is a brewery from Nidderkäerjéng ​​(French: Bascharage ) in Luxembourg. It sells its products under the brand name Bofferding and Battin.

The largest brewery in Luxembourg was established in 1975 from the merger, which was founded in 1764 Brasserie Funck - Bricher from Luxembourg - city, founded in 1842 Brasserie Bofferding from Nidderkäerjéng ​​. In 2004 Bofferding acquired the brewery Battin from Esch -Alzette. Since 2005, Battin beers are brewed at Bofferding to the original recipe.

Bofferding includes the following varieties: Bofferding Pils, Bofferding Hausbéier ( lager ), Bofferding Christmas (dark, winter only), Bofferding Fréijoersbéier ( naturally cloudy ( unfiltered), only in the spring ). Under the name Battin Gambrinus, King, Fruitee ( with added fruit ) and Blanche (wheat) are offered. With a market share of 44 % Bofferding was 2012 's best-selling beer brand in Luxembourg, Battin landed after, the Diekirch brewery, with 12 % to third place. The total production of Brasserie Nationale was 2012 160 000 hectoliters.

Distributors the brewery is a beverage distribution Munhowen from Ehlerange, since 2006 100 % owned by the BN.

The brewery is a member of the initiative The Free Brauer, an association of independent private breweries in Europe.