 Brewer/bottler #2362 | | | Name | De Grolsche Bierbrouwerij |
| | Address | Brouwerijstraat 1, Postbus 15
Enschede, 7500 AA |
| | | State/Province | Gelderland |
| | | | | | Extra info | Grolsch Brewery (Koninklijke Grolsch N.V. - "Royal Grolsch"), known simply as Grolsch, is a Dutch brewery founded in 1615 by Willem Neerfeldt in Groenlo. The town of Groenlo was then known as Grolle, hence the name Grolsch, meaning 'of Grolle'. Neerfeldt's son-in-law, Peter Sanford Kuyper, later took over the business. In 1895, this successful brewery, known as 'De Klok', was sold by their descendants to Theo de Groen, offspring of another true family of brewers. Meanwhile, in that same year, a number of textile manufacturers, merchants and bankers decided to set up another beer brewery, 'De Enschedesche Bierbrouwerij'.
During the First World War ingredients were in short supply, causing the quality of the beer to drop, accompanied by a sharp fall in sales. The management of De Enschedesche Bierbrouwerij therefore decided to sell the business to Theo de Groen.
In 1922, De Klok in Groenlo merged with De Enschedesche Bierbrouwerij to become 'De Klok', later renamed 'De Grolsche Bierbrouwerij'. In 2004, Grolsch's new state-of-the-art brewing facility, located on the border between Enschede and Boekelo, became operational, replacing the old breweries in Enschede and Groenlo.
Grolsch was, as of February 2006, the second largest brewer in the Netherlands (after Heineken) and has been a part of the SABMiller group since March 2008.
The company also used to produce soft drinks with the name Groli. |
| | | | | | | Other names used for this Brewer/bottler | | Name 1 | Koninklijke Grolsch N.V. |
| | | Name 2 | Grolsch Bierbrouwerij N.V. |
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