Archive record · Brewery
Löwenbräu Zürich AG
Zürich, Switzerland
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Closed
- 1890
- Archive ID
- TB-TB85X57E
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.
From the record
Summary
Type: The Zürich Löwenbräu operation grew out of the 1890 Wald-Feldbach merger and opened its Zürich industrial brewery in 1898. Hürlimann acquired the business in 1984; brewing on the Löwenbräu site stopped in 1986. The protected complex later became a major contemporary-art district. Status: Closed site — Production ended 1986. HÜRlimann control AT CLOSURE Do not merge with Basler Löwenbräu. Brand continuation after 1986 is separate from the Zürich brewery-site closure.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Acquired by Brauerei Hürlimann AG1984 – 1986
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Museum/architecture history says Hürlimann took over the business in 1984 and production stopped in 1986.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
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Common questions about Löwenbräu Zürich AG
- Who owns Löwenbräu Zürich AG?
- Löwenbräu Zürich AG is recorded as owned by Brauerei Hürlimann AG, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- Is Löwenbräu Zürich AG still open?
- No. Löwenbräu Zürich AG has closed (1890). Type: The Zürich Löwenbräu operation grew out of the 1890 Wald-Feldbach merger and opened its Zürich industrial brewery in 1898. Hürlimann acquired the business in 1984; brewing on the Löwenbräu site stopped in 1986. The protected complex later became a major contemporary-art district. Status: Closed site — Production ended 1986. HÜRlimann control AT CLOSURE Do not merge with Basler Löwenbräu. Brand continuation after 1986 is separate from the Zürich brewery-site closure.
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