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Vienna Lager

Trace Vienna Lager from Anton Dreher’s nineteenth-century innovations and Vienna malt through international influence, decline, survival in Mexico, and modern revival.

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Chronological milestones

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  1. June 7, 1810

    Birth Of Anton Dreher

  2. July 25, 1833

    Dreher and Sedlmayr Study British Brewing in London

  3. 1836

    Dreher Takes Over Klein Schwechat Brewery

  4. 1841

    Anton Dreher Starts To Brew The First Vienna Lager

  5. 1850s

    Vienna Lager Becomes Popular In The Mid-To-Late 19th Century

  6. December 27, 1863

    Death Of Anton Dreher

  7. 1880s

    Vienna Lager Survives In Mexico

  8. 1898

    Schwechat Brewery Becomes A Major Industrial Lager Brewery

  9. October 25, 1925

    Negra Modelo Is First Brewed

  10. 1999

    Vienna Lager Enters The Modern Style Guidelines