Cardinal is a Swiss brand of beer and a former brewery founded in 1788 by François Piller, located in Fribourg. The brewery was acquired by Feldschlösschen in 1991, which itself was acquired by the Carlsberg Group in 2000.[1]

Cardinal
IndustryAlcoholic beverage
Founded1788
FateAcquired by Felschlösschen in 1991, closed in 2011
HeadquartersFribourg, Switzerland
ProductsBeer
OwnerFeldschlösschen (part of Carlsberg Group)
Cardinal Spéciale, served in the Bernese Oberland

The brewery in Fribourg was closed in 2011, and today Cardinal is brewed at the Feldschlösschen brewery in Rheinfelden, Aargau.[2][3]

The flagship beer of the Cardinal brand is Cardinal Blonde, a pale lager, which is heavily promoted in the country.[4] The state and the city of Fribourg took over the factory site on June 1, 2012, for 21.5 million Swiss francs to build a technology and innovation park there.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "News Archive » Carlsberg acquires largest Swiss brewery Feldschlösschen « Carlsberg Group". Carlsberg Group. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ Tagesschau – Aus für Cardinal-Brauerei in Freiburg – Play SRF (in German), retrieved 2021-06-01
  3. ^ "Kassensturz-Tests – Schweizer Biere im Test: Mit gutem Hopfen an die WM". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  4. ^ "Die Biergiganten dominieren auch den Werbemarkt". Werbewoche m&k (in German). 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  5. ^ "Server Error « Carlsberg Group" (PDF). 2013-05-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
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Historic aerial photograph by Walter Mittelholzer from 1931

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