Moritz (beer)

Moritz is a Catalan beer brewery headquartered in Barcelona, ​​which looks back on a tradition of brewing since the mid-19th century.

History

The founding history of the brewery begins with Louis Moritz Trautmann made ​​Pfaffenhoffen in Alsace, who emigrated at the age of 20 years to Catalonia and settled in Barcelona. In 1856, he became director of a small brewery in the Raval district of Barcelona. The year 1856 is therefore considered today as the " Year of birth " of the Moritz beer that was produced by Pilsener style and will. 1858 it was bought Louis Moritz Trautmann the brewery of his employer Ernesto Ganivet and acquired in 1864, another smaller brewery which will also in the Raval district itself - at the Ronda de Sant Antoni 39 - was; this brewery is now considered the first industrial working brewery in Spain and Moritz developed until the end of the 19th century the leading beer brand in Barcelona. At the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1888 Louis Moritz won a gold medal with his beer.

In 1920 died the company's founder Louis Moritz Trautmann and his descendants enlarged in subsequent years, the brewery considerably; this had a tripling of sales result. After a merger with another company's brewery in cervezas Barcelona SA was renamed.

Due to the economic slump as a result of the oil crisis in the 1970s, the descendants of Louis Moritz in the year 1978 decided to close the brewery.

Current situation

After 26 - years of standstill of the brewing operation, the 5th and 6th Catalan generation of the descendants of Louis Moritz Trautmann production in 2004 increased again and Moritz SA now operates below its historical company name and its historic address again in the Raval district of Barcelona, ​​in the Ronda de Sant Antoni 39 Moritz is brewed by the brewery La Zaragozana SA in Zaragoza under license. Today, this beer is sold in Spain and exported to 35 other countries.

Brands

  • Aigua de Moritz ( 0.0% )
  • Moritz ( 5.4%)
  • Moritz Epidor (7.2%)

Gallery

Moritz- box

Beer can

Moritz Beverage Transportation

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