- Sinebrychoff
Sinebrychoff Brewery is a traditional Finnish
brewery . It was founded in1819 inHelsinki ,Finland byRussia n emigrantNikolai Sinebrychoff ( _ru. Николай Петрович Синебрюхов), and is one of the largest breweries in Finland today. It has since become part ofCarlsberg Breweries A/S.Brief details
The Sinebrychoff brewery claims to be the oldest brewery in Northern Europe. Originally located in Helsinki, the Sinebrychoff brewery is now in
Kerava .The Sinebrychoff logo consists of two brewery horses beneath a golden crown on a red base.
Beer
Most notable Sinebrychoff products are their Koff brand of
lager and Sinebrychoff Porter. Sinebrychoff also produces popularKarhu brand ofbeer , as well as other special and seasonal beers and a large amount of other beverages.Koff
Koff is a brand name used by Sinebrychoff for a range of beers from a 7.2% abv Porter, to "Wild Indian", a 4.4% abv
pale lager . [ [http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/sinebrychoff-carlsberg/769/ Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg) ] ] [ [http://www.koff.fi/?page_id=175&id=154 Products - Oy Sinebrychoff Ab ] ]The Koff brand name is used on the shirt of Finnish SM-Liiga Ice Hockey clubs
Ilves ,HIFK ,TPS andEspoo Blues as part of a marketing sponsorship deal.In 1995, the
Spårakoff pub tram started operating in Helsinki just after the 175th anniversary of the brewery, that occurred in 1994.References
External links
* [http://www.koff.fi Koff Beer Homepage]
* [http://www.ratebeer.com/Brewers/sinebrychoff-(carlsberg)/769/ RateBeer]
* [http://www.sinebrychoff.fi Sinebrychoff website]
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