- Les Brasseurs RJ
Infobox Brewery
name = Les Brasseurs RJ
caption =
location =Montréal, Quebec Canada
owner =Les Brasseurs RJ
opened =1998
production =
active_beers = brewbox_beer|name=Belle Gueule originale|style=Pale lager brewbox_beer|name=Belle Gueule rousse|style=Amber lager brewbox_beer|name=Belle Gueule pilsner|style=Pilsner brewbox_beer|name=Belle Gueule blonde d'été|style=Pilsner brewbox_beer|name=Belle Gueule Lager d'hiver|style=Pilsner brewbox_beer|name=La Blanche Cheval Blanc|style=White Ale brewbox_beer|name=Tremblay|style=Pale Lager brewbox_beer|name=Coup de grisou|style=Ale brewbox_beer|name=Blonde d'Achouffe|style=Strong pale ale brewbox_beer|name=Brune d'Achouffe|style=Spicy brown ale brewbox_beer|name=BRJ spéciale Rousse|style=Brown ale brewbox_beer|name=BRJ spéciale Ambrée|style=Amber ale
seasonal_beers = brewbox_beer|name=Tord-vis|style=Maple beer brewbox_beer|name=Sainte-Paix|style=Fruit beer brewbox_beer|name=Snoreau|style=Fruit beer brewbox_beer|name=Folie Douce|style=Fruit beer brewbox_beer|name=Loch Ness|style=Scotch ale brewbox_beer|name=Escousse|style=Black lager brewbox_beer|name=Rescousse|style=Wheat ale
other_beers =Les Brasseurs RJ is a
microbrewery located inMontreal, Quebec ,Canada . The company was born in 1998 from the merger of three pioneer microbreweries:Les Brasseurs GMT ,La Brasserie Le Cheval Blanc andLes Brasseurs de l'Anse . Current annual production capacity is at 35 000 hL. [ [http://www.quebecvacances.com/fiches/brasseur.asp QuébecVacances.com - Brasseurs RJ ] ] They currently employ 240 people, including employees at the head office in Montreal, a distribution centre in Quebec and a brewery in l'Anse St-Jean that fills beer kegs. [ [http://www.mont-royal.net/articles.php?id=437 L'avenue du Mont-Royal ] ]In addition to a variety of beers of their own fabrication and recipe, the microbrewery brews two d'Achouffe beers under licence and distributes the
Bitburger Premium Beer,Köstritzer Schwarzbier, König Pilsner, andWernesgrüner for the Quebec market. A portion of their sales from the "Rescousse" brand used to collect funds for the preservation of endangered species via a donation to the Fondation de la faune du Québec. [ [http://www.quebecvacances.com/archives/escapades_reader.asp?dossier_id=061207_bieres QuébecVacances: Escapades ] ] [ [http://communiques.gouv.qc.ca/gouvqc/communiques/GPQF/Avril2004/15/c1456.html Communiqué c1456: Fondation de la faune du Québec - 350 personnes donnent plus de 65 000 $ pour la sauvegarde des espèces menacées ] ]Due to the brewery's location (on Avenue du Mont-Royal in Montreal) and their extensive sponsorship of local events, they are known as the "Official Brewer of the Avenue" [ [http://www.mont-royal.net/articles.php?id=437 L'avenue du Mont-Royal ] ]
ee also
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Quebec beer
*Canadian beer External links
* [http://www.brasseursrj.com Les Brasseurs RJ]
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