Foss Brewery
The Foss Brewery (Template:Lang-no) was a brewery in Oslo. The company was started in 1836 as the Ytteborg Brewery (Ytteborgs Bryggeri)[1] and was located on Hausmanns gate (Hausmann Street).[2] In the 19th century, the water in the lower part of the Aker River became too contaminated to brew beer, and the brewery needed more space.[2] Therefore in 1897[2][3][4] the brewery relocated to new premises further upriver, above the town's Grünerløkka district at Upper Falls (Øvre Foss)[4][5]—one of two waterfalls forming Vøyen Falls (Vøyenfallene, Vøyenfoss). The company also changed its name to Foss Bryggeri (literally, 'Falls Brewery') to reflect the new location.
Ytteborg Brewery
The Ytteborg Brewery was founded by Nils Jensen Ytteborg in Christiania i 1836, with cellars below Old Aker Church. The Ytteborg Brewery was especially well-known for its Bavarian beer. After the operations were relocated upriver in 1897, the old cellars were used for various purposes, including vegetable storage during the Second World War. The cellars started deteriorating in the 1950s, when the cemetery at the church was expanded.[6]
References
- ^ Schou, August (1938). Håndverk og industri i Oslo, 1838–1938. Oslo: Oslo håndverks- og industriforening. p. 91.
- ^ a b c Muri, Beate (December 15, 2014). "Fra bayer og bokk til Kjell Pop Single Hop". Dagsavisen. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Helland, Amund Theodor (1918). Norges land og folk: Kristiania. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 423.
- ^ a b "Aktieselskapet Foss Bryggeri". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Foss Bryggeri – Kristiania – Oslo". fossbryggeri.no. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Kjølleberg, Even (February 8, 2015). "Det hemmelige under kirkegården". NRK. Retrieved December 24, 2017.