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Leżajsk Brewery

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Leżajsk Brewery
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TypeBrewery
LocationLeżajsk,Poland
Opened1972
Owned byGrupa Żywiec S.A.
Active beers
Leżajsk
Name Type
Leżajsk
Leżajsk beer
TypeBeer
ManufacturerGrupa Żywiec
DistributorŻywiec
Country of originPoland
Introduced1525
Alcohol by volume5.5 %
StylePale lager
Websitehttps://www.grupazywiec.pl/

TheLeżajsk Brewery(Polish pronunciation:[ˈlɛʐajsk]) is one ofPoland's oldestbreweriesand belongs to theŻywiec Group.Żywiec Group has four main breweries:Żywiec Brewery,Elbrewery,Leżajsk Brewery, andWarka Brewery,and is majority owned by the Dutch Heineken Group. The brewery is located in the historic downtown ofLeżajsk.

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The company claims that in 1525 Polish KingSigismund I the Oldgranted the town Leżajsk the exclusive right to brew beer.

Since its recent upgrades, it is estimated that the brewery has a capacity of 1.85 million hl a year. Leżajsk constitutes for 17% of Grupa Żywiec's output.[1]The company has three different brews: Leżajsk Pełne, Leżajsk Chmielowe Pils, and Leżajsk Niepasteryzowane. The last of which has won several awards, including Eurobeer 1995, Polagra and Chmielaki.[citation needed]The brewery also makesTatra Jasne PełneandTatra Mocne.

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The Lezajsk's logo features a blue and red shield with a cursive L on the foreground.

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