# AB Kauno Alus

Brewery page of DA Caps, a collection of beer bottle caps. Web page: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brewery/1198

- Country: [Lithuania](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/country/lt/info)
- Countries over time: [1922–1940](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brewery/1198/period/74) [Lithuania](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/country/lt/info) (as Ragutis); [1940–1990](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brewery/1198/period/75) [USSR](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/country/su/info) (as Ragutis, Каунасский пивоваренный завод № 2); [1990–2000](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brewery/1198/period/76) [Lithuania](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/country/lt/info) (as Žalsvytis); [2001–](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brewery/1198/period/77) [Lithuania](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/country/lt/info), 12 caps
- Years under this name: 1846–
- Status: active
- Owner today: [UAB Genys Brewing](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brewery/3763.md)
- Homepage: https://kaunoalus.lt
- Location: Savanorių pr. 7, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Caps in the collection: 12 (https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brewery_caps/1198)

## About

Founded in Kaunas in 1846 by Max and Henriette Blumenthal; AB Ragutis from 1922. Nationalised in 1940, from 1959 factory No. 2 of the Kaunas beer combine. Separated as Žalsvytis after 1990, AB Kauno alus from 2001; bought by Genys Brewing on 30 January 2025, which moved brewing to its own brewery in Šančiai in 2026.

_Not verified yet._

## Brands

- [Kauno](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brand/1947.md) — 9 caps
- [Kauno 1846](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brand/18452.md) — 1 cap
- [Zalsvytis](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brand/7018.md) — 2 caps

## Caps (12)

- [#2714 Kauno](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/2714.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/2000/2714-b.jpg)
- [#2772 Kauno](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/2772.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/2000/2772-b.jpg)
- [#3179 Kauno](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/3179.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/3000/3179-b.jpg)
- [#3243 Kauno](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/3243.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/3000/3243-b.jpg)
- [#3245 Kauno](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/3245.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/3000/3245-b.jpg)
- [#12802 Zalsvytis](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/12802.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/12000/12802-b.jpg)
- [#15224 Zalsvytis](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/15224.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/15000/15224-b.jpg)
- [#27197 Kauno](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/27197.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/27000/27197-b.jpg)
- [#27198 Kauno](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/27198.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/27000/27198-b.jpg)
- [#33897 Kauno](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/33897.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/33000/33897-b.jpg)
- [#33925 Kauno](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/33925.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/33000/33925-b.jpg)
- [#35633 Kauno 1846](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/35633.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/35000/35633-b.jpg)