Friday, March 29, 2013

Carlsberg brewery


Where do we find it?
*The words in red, are the most difficult ones, they are translated below the text, in order to learn new vocabulary.

Brief history of the brewery- Timeline

J.C. Jacobsen's brewery, just outside 

the city of Copenhagen, Denmark, pioneered steam brewing, refrigeration techniques and, greatest of all, the propagation of a single yeast strain.

He demanded quality above all and his innovations in the art of making beer laid on the top of the modern brewing industry.



1847  J.C. Jacobsen founds Carlsberg outside Copenhagen, Denmark. First brew November 10.

1868  Carlsberg export begins with one barrel of beer sent to Edinburgh, Scotland.

1876  The Carlsberg Foundation is established. 

1882  J.C. Jacobsen's son, Carl, opens a brewery under the name Ny (New) Carlsberg.  J.C. Jacobsen changes the name of his brewery to Gamle (old) Carlsberg.

1883 Carlsberg's Emil Christian Hansen develops a method for propagating pure yeast, which revolutionises the brewing industry. The yeast is named Saccharomyces Carlsbergensis and given freely to the world.

1887  J.C. Jacobsen dies. The Carlsberg Foundation takes over Gamle Carlsberg.

1897  Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek opens.
1906  Ny Carlsberg and Gl. Carlsberg join forces under the name Carlsberg Breweries with Carl Jacobsen as Director.

1914  Carl Jacobsen dies. Technical Director Poul C. Poulsen becomes Director of Carlsberg Breweries.

1939  55% of all beer imported to the U.K. is from Carlsberg.


Young Carl Jacobsen

1950 Winston Churchill visits Denmark. Carlsberg commemorates the event with the launch of a new beer, Special Brew.

1957 Queen Elizabeth II visits Carlsberg.

1968 Carlsberg opens first overseas brewery in Blantyre, Malawi.
1970  Carlsberg and rival Danish brewery Tuborg merge to form the United Breweries A/S.

1992  Carlsberg merges with English brewery Tetley.

1997 Carlsberg becomes sole owner of Carlsberg-Tetley.

2001 Carlsberg became the 5th largest brewery group in the world. It is the leading beer seller in Russia with about 40 percent market share.

2004 Carlsberg A/S buys Orkla's share of Carlsberg Breweries.

2005 Jacobsen Housebrewery opens in J.C. Jacobsen's brewery plant from 1847, Gamle Carlsberg.

2008 Carlsberg, together with Heineken, bought Scottish & Newcastle, the largest brewer in the United Kingdom, for  US$15.3bn.

2009 Carlsberg is the 4th largest brewery group in the world employing around 45,000 people. 


The company's main brand is Carlsberg Beer, but it also brews  another brands such as:
·         Lav (Serbia)
·         Lvivske (Ukraine)
·         Mythos (Greece)
·         Pan (Croatia)
·         Pirinsko (Bulgaria)
·         Saku (Estonia)
·         Sarbast (Uzbekistan)
·         Semper Ardens
·         Shumensko (Bulgaria)
·         Slavutych (Ukraine)
·         Švyturis (Lithuania)
·         Tuborg (Regional)

Vocabulary:
English word
Translated word (Spanish)
Brewery
Cerveceria
Steam
Vapor
Yeast
Levadura
Barrel
Barril
Brew
Elaboradora de cerveza



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Gal·la Garcia
Víctor Fortea





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