Leżajsk Brewery
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Type | Brewery | ||
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Location | Leżajsk,Poland | ||
Opened | 1972 | ||
Owned by | Grupa Żywiec S.A. | ||
Active beers | |||
Leżajsk
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Type | Beer |
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Manufacturer | Grupa Żywiec |
Distributor | Żywiec |
Country of origin | Poland |
Introduced | 1525 |
Alcohol by volume | 5.5 % |
Style | Pale lager |
Website | https://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.
Beer
[edit]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.
Logo
[edit]The Lezajsk's logo features a blue and red shield with a cursive L on the foreground.
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