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 contents 1 controversy 2 products 3 see also 4 references 5 external links controversy edit 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 edit celtic beer golden lager original ale pilsner beer radler bier new zealand lager summer ale winter ale bock bier doppelbock bier porter dark ale saison biere dortmunder bier kristall wiezen bier oud bruin bier west coast 140 pale ale crushed apple cider crushed pear cider see also edit beer in new zealand references edit media 1 db breweries . porteous debbie . fury over radler trademark decision . otago daily times . retrieved 22 august 2011 . external links edit monteith s brewery company http www.stuff.co.nz marlborough express news 2596069 http www.odt.co.nz lifestyle food wine 65220 beer reviews radler trademark saga continues http www.3news.co.nz video law firm takes db on over radler trademark tabid 367 articleid 102005 cat 52 default.aspx db breweries v t e heineken international subsidiaries bralima brewery bralirwa brewery brarudi calanda br u central de cervejas heineken asia pacific archipelago brewery db breweries double brown monteith s heineken hung ria karlova ka 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