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Brauerei Locher AG

Appenzell, Switzerland

ActiveOwnership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
Not recorded
Archive ID
TB-5VYT5SJS
Last checked
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Who owns this brewery?

Independent

Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.

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From the record

Summary

Type: Official history documents Appenzell brewery and Locher brewing since 1886. Status: ACTIVE. Family / independent claim. Site documented as brewery from 1810; Locher family acquired it in 1886.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Where it is

47.33101, 9.41264

Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded

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The People

Behind the beer

Johann Christoph Locher
Acquirer / brewer

Bought brewery property in 1886

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The Beer Library

Beers

Appenzeller Weizenbier Alkoholfrei

Year-Round

Alcohol-free wheat beer

(CURRENT)

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IPA-India Pale Ale Alkoholfrei

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Alcohol-free IPA

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Leermond Alkoholfrei

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Alcohol-free beer

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Quöllfrisch Alkoholfrei

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Alcohol-free beer

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Quöllfrisch Dunkel

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Dark beer

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Quöllfrisch Hell

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Pale beer

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Quöllfrisch Leicht

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Light beer

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Quöllfrisch Naturtrüb

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Unfiltered beer

(CURRENT)

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Sonnwendlig Alkoholfrei

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Alcohol-free beer

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Vollmond Bier Hell Bio

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Organic pale beer

(CURRENT)

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On the record

Awards

  • 2024

    Silver — Biermischgetränk andere — Ginger Beer

    Swiss Beer Award

  • 2024

    Anthrazit — Lager hell — Quöllfrisch hell

    Swiss Beer Award

  • 2024

    Gold — Starkbier >6% vol. — Schwarzer Kristall

    Swiss Beer Award

  • 2024

    Anthrazit — Sonderkategorie — LOCHER CRAFT Mountain Lager

    Swiss Beer Award

  • 2024

    3rd place — Knospe-Biere Bio Suisse Hefeweizen — Appenzeller Weizenbier

    Swiss Beer Award

Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Brauerei Locher AG

Who owns Brauerei Locher AG?
Brauerei Locher AG is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Appenzell, Switzerland.
Is Brauerei Locher AG independent?
Yes. Brauerei Locher AG is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
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