Eisenbahn
Encyclopedia
Eisenbahn is a microbrewery
located in Blumenau
, Santa Catarina
, Brazil
. It produces beer
and draft beer
following the Reinheitsgebot
, with a quite variety of flavours and fermentations. The name (which means railroad, in German
) is an analogy to an old railroad station, that was close to the building now used by the company as a bar and beer production base. Eisenbahn is owned by Schincariol.
Microbrewery
A microbrewery or craft brewer is a brewery which produces a limited amount of beer, and is associated by consumers with innovation and uniqueness....
located in Blumenau
Blumenau
Blumenau is a city in Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. It was founded on September 2, 1850 by Dr. Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau along with 17 German immigrants. A few years later Fritz Müller migrated to Blumenau as well....
, Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It produces beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
and draft beer
Draught beer
Draught beer is beer served from a cask or a pressurised keg.-History of draught:Until Joseph Bramah patented the beer engine in 1785, beer was served directly from the barrel and carried to the customer. The Old English word for carry was dragen which developed into a series of related words,...
following the Reinheitsgebot
Reinheitsgebot
The Reinheitsgebot , sometimes called the "German Beer Purity Law" or the "Bavarian Purity Law" in English, was a regulation concerning the production of beer in Germany. In the original text, the only ingredients that could be used in the production of beer were water, barley and hops...
, with a quite variety of flavours and fermentations. The name (which means railroad, in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
) is an analogy to an old railroad station, that was close to the building now used by the company as a bar and beer production base. Eisenbahn is owned by Schincariol.
Beer flavours
Name | Type | Alcoholic grade | Fermentation | Extra |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pilsen | Lager, clear | 4,8% | Bottom | - |
Pilsen Natural (organic) | Lager, clear | 4,8% | Bottom | Made with organic ingredients. |
Dunkel | Lager, dark | 4,8% | Bottom | - |
Pale Ale | Ale, clear | 4,8% | Top | - |
Weizenbier | Ale, clear | 4,8% | Top | Made with wheat, unfiltered. |
Weizenbock | Ale, dark | 8,0% | Top | Made with wheat, unfiltered. |
Weihnachts Ale | Ale, clear | 6,3% | Top | Special beer for Christmas. |
Kölsch | Ale, clear | 4,8% | Top | Made with barley and wheat malts |
Rauchbier | Smoked | 6,5% | Top | Smoked, made with imported malt from Bamberg Bamberg Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from... |
External links
- RateBeer
- Eisenbahn official page (PortugueseBrazilian PortugueseBrazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay....
) - Shelton Brothers — U.S. importers of Eisenbahn