# Brasserie de l'Esperance

Brewery page of DA Caps, a collection of beer bottle caps. Web page: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brewery/3139

- Country: [France](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/country/fr/info)
- Years under this name: 1746–2025
- Status: active
- Homepage: https://www.heinekenfrance.fr
- Location: Brasserie de l'Espérance, Schiltigheim, France
- Caps in the collection: 1 (https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brewery_caps/3139)

## About

Founded in Strasbourg in 1746 by Jean Hatt; the anchor of the Saint-Guillaume church gave its beer the name Ancre. Moved to Schiltigheim in 1862. Joined Albra (Alsacienne de Brasserie) in 1969, bought by Heineken in 1972. After Fischer closed it also brewed Desperados, Fischer and Adelscott; about 1.1 million hl in 2014. Brewing stopped at the end of October 2025.

_Not verified yet._

## Brands

- [Ancre](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/brand/7744.md) — 1 cap

## Caps (1)

- [#14410 Ancre](https://dacaps.imcoll.info/cap/14410.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.info/collection/14000/14410-b.jpg)