2395) "Former Brewery of Monaco", Principality of Monaco: SEPAC - 2022: "Local Beverages" Theme: La Poste de Monaco (Monaco Post) has issued a Postal Stamp of €1.65 depicting its famous Brewery: Date of Stamp issue: 14.06.2022:
The Small European Postal Administration Cooperation (SEPAC) is an association of 13 European Postal Authorities:
- Åland,
- the Faroe Islands,
- Gibraltar,
- Greenland,
- Guernsey,
- Iceland,
- the Isle of Man,
- Jersey,
- Liechtenstein,
- Luxembourg,
- Malta,
- Monaco, and
- Vatican City.
Luxembourg was not originally a member of SEPAC but it joined at the end of 2006. San Marino decided to leave and is no longer a member, as of 03/2020. SEPAC is smaller than PostEurop.
Vatican City does not participate in these issues.
The following criteria are requisites for membership:
- The postal administration must be located in Europe.
- The postal administration must be independent.
- The postal administration must have a small market with more than 50% of its philatelic customers living outside the country.
The theme of the 2022 SEPAC Stamp Issue is ”Local Beverages”:
La Poste de Monaco (Monaco Post) has opted to showcase its former local Brewery which began operations in 1905.
Monaco has highlighted its "Monegasque beer", made since 1905 at the Principality’s old brewery in the Fontvieille district.
Highlights - Present Day:
Brewing the beer in the old traditions of "Monagasque Beer" in the Principality of Monaco with flavors of yesteryear, Gildo Pallanca-Pastor, owner and creator of La Brasserie de Monaco has revived a lost tradition by brewing during the first Blonde on August 1, 2008 on Hercule harborport.
("Blonde beer" is a complex, clear, mid-strength ale, slightly sweet and dry with an alcohol content between 5.8 percent and 8 percent. Pale in color and low in bitterness, blond beer finds itself best served at a temperature of 5 to 7 degrees in a tulip glass).
A number of secrets of the former Monegasque brewery, established in the Fontvieille district between 1905 and renewed in 1972, the "Pils" (low fermentation blonde) is one of the four beers brewed in Monaco by François Pichon, master brewer.
The Master Brewer selects organic malts to produce beers with authentic tastes - blonde, amber, white and seasonal.
After 4 weeks of preparation, they reach the ideal maturation when tasted. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, they retain all the benefits of a craft beer.
Between tradition and innovation:
It took four months of work to install on the Hercule Harbour port, the brewing equipment weighing several tonnes.
The German company Kaspar Schulz, the oldest brewery factory in the world (1677), ensured the tailor-made realization of this installation, combining tradition and innovation - a brewing room of 1,000 liters in mirror-polished stainless steel, 5 tanks fermentation, 4 service tanks and an innovative fully automated brewing system.
Temperature, dosage, fermentation time, hygiene, the master brewer always has his eye on the sensors and computer screens that continuously measure and control the manufacturing process.
The Stamp:
Issue Date: 14.06.2022
Designer: Elsa Catelin
Process: Steel Engraving
Colours: 3 Colours
Size: 40.00 mm x 31.77 mm (horizontal)
Values: €1.65
Interesting Posts on Monaco on this Blog:
1) "Ancient Postal Routes - 18th Century", Monaco: EUROPA 2020 theme: A postage stamp of 1.40 Euro issued by "La Poste de Monaco" (Monaco Post) on 06.05.2020
2) 44th International Circus Festival, Monaco (16-26 January 2020), being held at Monte Carlo: The theme of this edition of the Curcus Festival is the - "HORSE": A Stamp of 1.40 Euro issued by "La Poste de Monaco" ( Monaco Post): Stamp issue date: 06.01.2020
Rajan Trikha has commented:
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Thank you, Trikha sahab. This year's theme is very interesting. It takes us all over Europe and discovers the famous local beverages that are popular with locals/tourists.
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