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zid · Oct 25, 2019

Crusader said: ↑

While I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there was pressure placed on Polish language use after 1939, clearly the term Grätzer as used for the beer pre-dated the 30s, going by references from both 1915 and 1901. Many Slavic place names had German synonyms, and the German synonym would have been used by the German speaking population (similar to how many Finnish towns and cities have Swedish synonyms which are used only by Swedish speakers). So just as Pilsener bier followed the naming convention of German beer (Münchener, Kulmbacher, Berliner), so did Grätzer.

What is more interesting to me however is the apparent spread of the style into other parts of Northern Germany by the early 1900s, though the information I have found as of yet has been meagre.
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Yes. Thanks for pointing it out. Looking at the thread that you linked to, this discussion was had back then as well. Here's something I mentioned in that thread (but I have no memory of what sources I was looking at):

After the town Grodzisk Wielkopolski (where the beer was originally brewed) became part of Prussia in 1793, it had it's name changed to Grätz. In the 1800s, this beer was very popular in Germany. After that, the town became part of Poland in the early 1900s... before falling under German control in WWII. Given this history, it sounds like the Off Color/Hieronymus story is potentially lacking full info, but I'm making assumptions.
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