Monteith's

Monteith's Brewery Company
Industry Beverages
Founded 1868
Headquarters Greymouth, New Zealand
Products Beers and lagers
Parent DB Breweries
Website www.monteiths.co.nz
Monteith's Brewery Company
Active beers
Name Type
Black Beer Dark lager
Celtic Beer Lager
Golden Lager Lager
Original Ale Lager
Pilsner Beer Pilsner
Radler Bier Lager
New Zealand Lager Lager
Seasonal beers
Name Type
Summer Ale Lager
Winter Ale Lager
Other beers
Name Type
Past Seasonal beers
Bock Bier
Doppelbock Bier
Porter Dark Ale Dark Lager
Saison Biere
Dortmunder Bier
Kristall Wiezen Bier
Oud Bruin Bier
West Coast 140 Pale Ale
Specialty beers
Tripel Beer
Baltic Porter Dark Lager

Monteith's Brewery Company was originally a family-owned brewing company until it was bought by DB Breweries. It continued to brew its beers on the West Coast of New Zealand until DB decided that the cost of keeping production there was no longer viable. The Greymouth brewery was closed on 22 March 2001, but reopened four days later following a public outcry.

The beers are now produced in Auckland, and Timaru as well as Greymouth. On 25 July 2012, the newly transformed Greymouth brewery was officially re-opened after 18 months of refurbishment.[1]

Controversy

DB Breweries attracted controversy during a legal battle over the exclusive use of the name Radler. Radler is a style of beer, in the same way that Pilsner or Stout are. However, DB has trademarked the term "Radler" since 2001.

The Society of Beer Advocates asked the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPoNZ) for the brewery's Radler trademark to be revoked. The issues of this trademark were brought to public attention when a small independent brewery (Green Man) in Dunedin, Otago released its own Radler (since renamed to Cyclist).

IPoNZ handed down its decision on 14 July 2011.[2] The trademark has been upheld, citing the fact that the term "Radler" was not well known in New Zealand at the time the trademark was taken out.

Products

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Media",, DB Breweries.
  2. ↑ Porteous, Debbie. "Fury over Radler trademark decision". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

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