Kopparbergs Bryggeri

Kopparbergs Bryggeri

Brewing has been popular for centuries. As early as 1882 there were a number of small beer brewers in Bergslagen who required larger scale brewing facilities and who decided to club together to build Kopparbergs Bryggeri. In 1945 a new brewery was built in exactly the same place as the brewery stands today. The small beer brewers produced to capacity until 1988 when the company was taken over by a Swiss brewery. The reason why the Swiss were particularly attracted to the little Swedish brewery was its fresh, clear spring water, which the Swiss company bottled. Today the water is put to good use in the brewery as the basis for Kopparberg´s products. The Swiss business man ran the brewery until 1993 and during this period the brewery also under went extensive renovation work. Whether it was the Swedish climate which caused the Swiss business man to tire we do not know, but in any case in 1993 the bank took over the building. An article in an industry newspaper stating that Kopparbergs Bryggeri stood empty caught the eye of Peter Bronsman as he sat in his office in Gothenburg. At that time Peter Bronsman ran a successful trading company together with his brother Dan-Anders. Due to the fact that the brothers already bought and sold drinks and beverages it was not surpring that the article awoke Peter´s curiosity and the immediately contacted the bank to inform them of this interest. He was told that it was possible to view the brewery sometime between Christmas and New Year 1993. When Peter arrived at the brewey on a cold December day and saw the buildings he immediately became enthusiastic. He called his brother straight away and informed him that this was definitely an interesting venture.