Brasserie de l'Espérance

Brasserie de l'Espérance is a brewery based in Schiltigheim, France. According to Heineken France's corporate history, the Heineken group entered the French market in 1972 by acquiring the Alsacienne de Brasserie, a group that included the Brasserie de l'Espérance de Schiltigheim, which at the time produced the traditional Alsatian beer Ancre, along with Brasserie Mutzig and Brasserie de Colmar.

Heineken's corporate history states that the group's expansion led it to France, a country recognized for its brewers. In 1972 the family company entered the French market by acquiring the Alsacienne de Brasserie, which included the Brasserie de l'Espérance de Schiltigheim, then producing the traditional Alsatian beer Ancre, as well as Brasserie Mutzig and Brasserie de Colmar. Seven years later, the first Heineken beer was brewed in France.

• Ancre

  Traditional Alsatian beer produced by the Brasserie de l'Espérance de Schiltigheim at the time of the 1972 acquisition.

1. 1Heineken Franceheinekenfrance.fr
2. 2Notre histoire | Heineken Franceheinekenfrance.fr
3. 3Brasserie de l'Espérancewikidata.org