Beer tasting with Salzburg’s Stiegl

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By Rebecca Musgrave In 1492 a brewery was established on the banks of the river in Salzburg, Austria. Workers had to walk down a small flight of steps to get to the water and as such the famous Stiegl (small steps) brewery was founded. Far from its previous reputation as the “little brewery by the […]

Ottakringer output stable

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Viennese brewery Ottakringer AG achieved a turnover beyond 45 million Euros in the first quarter of this year.The company said today (Thurs) it managed to improve its turnover from 34.39 million Euros between January and March 2010 to 45.45 million Euros in the same time span of 2011. However, Ottakringer pointed out that its turnover […]

Stiegl to go green

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Stiegl has revealed ambitions to become a “sustainable” brewery in the coming years.The Salzburg-based enterprise said today (Thurs) it aimed to use waste materials of its production to generate energy at the facilities. Speaking to the Kurier newspaper, the brewery also presented plans to switch to solar electricity production at the site.Stiegl, which produces around […]