Brewery - Milestones

The trio Wolfgang Koch, Florian Koch and Georg Fischer spent many years working on this revolutionary invention. Wolfgang Koch, owing to his sudden death, did not live to see the breakthrough when it came at the end of 2005. Introduction to market starts in December 2006/early 2007. The system is being presented to industry experts for the first time at the Brau trade fair from 15-17.11.2006 on the Rapak stand.
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The Rieser-Weizen beers are now receiving an extra shot of yeast. The appearance is being likewise optimised.

Ankerbräu is putting some oomph into its appearance with a new, permanent corporate design. In future, all HGVs, advertising materials and public houses will carry the appropriate design.
See the new Corporate Design Handbook.

The introduction of the new bottle-washing machine reduced freshwater consumption by 85% from 500ml to 80ml per bottle. The industry average is around 300 ml per bottle. Energy consumption sank by around 66%. In the future this new concept in bottle and barrel cleaning methods will save Ankerbräu 10,000 cubic metres of drinking water, and an equal amount of wastewater. The project, a first for Bavaria, Is being overseen in a technical capacity by the Donauwörth water management authorities and promoted by the government of Bavaria. Widespread use of this new cleaning concept in Bavarian breweries could lead to a saving of over four million m³ of drinking and wastewater per year. The system was unveiled to impressed industry onlookers at the international Brau trade fair in Nuremberg. With this major investment 14.5% of turnover coming on top of the construction of the model gentle brewing brewhouse and the implementation of an ecological cogeneration unit, Ankerbräu is underlining its commitment to become one of Germany's most environmentally-conscious breweries.
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Ankerbräu is the first brewery in Germany to introduce online labeling. Customers can order a 6-pack of Nördlinger Premium-Pils over the Internet with their own-design label. For this, Ankerbräu receives the highest award of the Bayerische Brauerbund (Bavarian brewers association) and the Bayerische Hotel- und Gaststättenverband (Bavarian hotel and public house association): the goldene Bieridee prize. Special recognition is given to creative ideas from individuals or groups, which make an outstanding contribution to the attractive presentation of the unique variety of Bavarian speciality beers.
Get more information about the "Golden Beer Idea".

"The Rieser Russ'n" is a mixed drink of Hefeweizen and lemonade

Completion of a new cogeneration unit. The system is not regulated according to electricity flow, but according to heat requirements. Peak loads are reduced at bottling and the lost heat used to heat up the bottle washing machine.
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Ankerbräu is the first brewery in Germany to bottle shandy as a ready-to-drink mixed drink.

Introduction of the 0.33 cl Gourmet Langhalsflasche (long-neck bottle) developed by Ankerbräu.

Inauguration of the new brewhouse with the energy-saving thermal vapour compression process. Energy consumption reduced by 75%. During the boiling process, the beer is brewed at a gentle 100.8 °C.
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