Founded in 1853 by Rafailas Volfas in Vilijampolė, Kaunas; in 1894 I. B. Volfas and A. Soloveičikas bought the Engelman brewery by the railway station, and in 1927 the two were merged, up to 40% of the Lithuanian beer market. Nationalised in 1940 as Raudonoji pašvaistė (Perkūnas under the German occupation); from 1959 part of the Kaunas beer and soft drinks combine, named Ragutis in 1967. Privatised in 1994; controlled by A. Le Coq of Olvi from 1997–1999. The historical name Volfas Engelman came back on 12 April 2011. unverified info