Beer in Slovenia
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Beer in Slovenia is dominated by the pale lager market. The most commonly known brands of Slovenian beer, now united under the same parent company, are Laško and Union, although a number of smaller breweries exist.[1][2]
History
[edit]There were several minor breweries in Slovenia before the 19th century. The first lager brewery, the Laško Brewery, was established in 1825 in Laško.
Beers
[edit]Today, two major beers dominate the market and both breweries are currently owned by Laško Brewery (Pivovarna Laško) after buying Union brewery with the Interbrew. Both breweries offer a variety of beers, but the most popular are plain lagers, Union beer and Laško/Zlatorog beer. The main beer is lager, drunk in over 95% of the cases.
Since both are lagers, the beers are similar. Laško is a bit more bitter. Union is the beer of the capital city, Ljubljana and Laško is mostly drunk elsewhere. Estimates give Laško beer a 60% market share.
Together with the two main breweries, there are around 127 breweries in the country.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Beer in Slovenia". Euromonitor International. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ Batur, Inga (28 May 2016). "A Guide to Slovenia's Best Craft Breweries". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ "RateBeer". Archived from the original on 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
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