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{{Short description|Brewing company based in Forst, Algund, South Tyrol, Italy}}
{{primary sources|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox Brewery
| name           = Forst
| image          = Ein frisches Forst 2.jpg
| caption        = A FORST ''Kronen'' beer (5.2% vol.alc.)
| location       = [[South Tyrol]], [[Algund]]
| owner          = Forst AG
| opened         = 1857, Forst ([[Algund]])
| production     = {{convert|700000|hL|usbeerbbl|lk=on}}
| url            = {{URL|www.forst.it/en/welcome|www.Forst.it}}
| active_beers   =
  {{brewbox beer|name=Forst Luxus Light|style=}}
  {{brewbox beer|name=Forst Premium|style=}}
  {{brewbox beer|name=Forst 1857|style=}}
  {{brewbox beer|name=Forst V.I.P. Pils|style=}}
  {{brewbox beer|name=Forst Kronen|style=}}
  {{brewbox beer|name=Forst Sixtus|style=}}
  {{brewbox beer|name=Forst Heller Bock|style=}}
| seasonal_beers =
  {{brewbox beer|name=Forst Osterbier|style=}}
  {{brewbox beer|name=Forst Christmas Brew|style=}}
| other_beers    =
}}

'''Forst''' is an Italian [[Brewery|brewing company]], based in Forst ([[Italy|Italian]]: ''Foresta''), a ''[[frazione]]'' (municipal subdivision) of [[Algund]] ([[Italy|Italian]]: ''Lagundo''), [[South Tyrol]]. The brewery was founded in 1857 by two entrepreneurs, Johann Wallnöfer and Franz Tappeiner, from Meran ([[Italy|Italian]]: ''Merano''). Later in 1863, the company passed to the entrepreneur Josef Fuchs, who enlarged the plant in Forst. In 2004, Forst opened a small microbrewery in Forst, Germany.{{citation-needed|date=August 2022}}

== Operations ==
Forst has an annual production of 700,000 [[Litre|hl]], serving primarily the domestic market. In 1991, it acquired the [[Birra Menabrea|Menabrea]] brewery in [[Biella]], [[Piedmont]] and also maintains a bottling plant in [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]]. The company also produces mineral water and other non-alcoholic drinks, through a subsidiary named ''Kaiserwasser''.<ref>[http://www.kaiserwasser.com/en/company.html ''Kaiserwasser'' official website]</ref>

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File:Forst 01.JPG|A FORST ''Premium''<BR>4.8% vol.alc.
File:StabilimentoForst1.JPG|The FORST ''[[Beer garden|Biergarten]]'' next to the brewery
File:Spezialbierbrauerei Forst.jpg|The entrance gate of the brewery at [[Algund]]
</gallery>

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.forst.it/en/welcome Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708091725/http://www.braugartenforst.com/en-index.php Forst Beer Garden]

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[[Category:Beer brands of Italy]]
[[Category:Breweries in Italy]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in South Tyrol]]
[[Category:Food and drink companies established in 1857]]
[[Category:Italian companies established in 1857]]


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