Kompania Piwowarska
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Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
in 1999 as a result of the merger of two SABMiller
SABMiller
SABMiller plc is a global brewing and bottling company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's second-largest brewing company measured by revenues and is also a major bottler of Coca-Cola. Its brands include Grolsch, Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell...
owned Polish breweries, Lech Browary Wielkopolski S.A. in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
and Browary Tyskie Górny Śląsk SA. in Tychy
Tychy
Tychy is a city in Silesia, Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south...
. Browary Tyskie Górny Śląsk was founded in 1629. The company also owns the Dojlidy Brewery
Dojlidy Brewery
Dojlidy Brewery or Browar Dojlidy as it is known in Polish is located in Białystok, Poland and is owned by Kompania Piwowarska SA, thr Polish subsidiary of SABMiller. The brewery was modernized between 1997 and 1999, then in 2003 it was purchased by Kompania Piwowarska SA.The Dojlidy Brewery used...
in Białystok.
The three breweries have a total capacity of 15.1 million hectolitres.
SABMiller purchased a majority share in the Lech and Tyskie breweries in 1995.
Lech
The main Lech brands are Lech Premium a 5.2% abvAlcohol by volume
Alcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage .The ABV standard is used worldwide....
pale lager, Lech Pils, a 5.5% pale lager
Pale lager
Pale lager is a very pale to golden-coloured beer with a well attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid 19th century when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brewing techniques back to the Spaten Brewery in Germany and applied it...
and Lech Mocny a 6.2% strong lager. Lech controls 8% of the Polish beer market.
The Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
brewary brews Dębowe Mocne (Oak Strong), which is 7%.
Currently produced types are "Lech Premium", "Lech Pils" and "Lech Mocne" (i.e. Lech strong).
Tyskie
TyskieTyskie
Tyskie is one of the best selling brands of beer in Europe, with around 18% of the European market. Tyskie also has a world distribution, one the biggest export partners is Canada and the United States...
is one of the best selling brands of beer in Poland, with around 18% of the Polish market. Tyskie also has a world distribution. The main brands are Tyskie Gronie, a 5.6% pale lager, and Tyskie Książęce, a 5.7% pale lager.
Dojlidy
The main Dojlidy BreweryDojlidy Brewery
Dojlidy Brewery or Browar Dojlidy as it is known in Polish is located in Białystok, Poland and is owned by Kompania Piwowarska SA, thr Polish subsidiary of SABMiller. The brewery was modernized between 1997 and 1999, then in 2003 it was purchased by Kompania Piwowarska SA.The Dojlidy Brewery used...
brand is the 6% pale lager, Żubr
Żubr (beer)
Żubr beer is a Polish lager brewed on from of barley malt by the company Kompania Piwowarska SA. It contains 12.1% of the extract and 6.0% alcohol. The brand has been promoted throughout the country by Kompania Piwowarska based on the product acquired in 2003 along with the Dojlidy Brewery in...
(European bison).
Brands produced in Poland
| Brand of Beer | Gravity °Blg |
Alcohol % |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyskie Gronie Tyskie Tyskie is one of the best selling brands of beer in Europe, with around 18% of the European market. Tyskie also has a world distribution, one the biggest export partners is Canada and the United States... |
11.7 | 5.6 | jasny lager |
| Książęce Tyskie Tyskie Tyskie is one of the best selling brands of beer in Europe, with around 18% of the European market. Tyskie also has a world distribution, one the biggest export partners is Canada and the United States... |
12.0 | 5.7 | jasny lager |
| Dębowe Mocne | 14.5 | 7.0 | jasny mocny lager |
| Pilsner Urquell Pilsner Urquell Plzeňský Prazdroj , known better by its German name Pilsner Urquell , is a bottom-fermented beer produced since 1842 in Pilsen, part of today's Czech Republic. Pilsner Urquell was the first pilsner beer in the world... |
12.4 | 4.4 | pilzner |
| Lech Premium | 11.1 | 5.2 | jasny lager premium |
| Lech Pils | 11.7 | 5.7 | jasny lager |
| Lech Mocny | 14.8 | 6.5 | jasny mocny lager |
| Grolsch | 8.6 | 3.8 | pilzner |
| Lech Free | 0.5 | piwo bezalkoholowe | |
| Miller Genuine Draft | 11.2 | 4.7 | pilzner |
| Gingers | 13.6 | 5.5 | napój na bazie piwa |
| Redd's Red | 12.8 | 4.5 | napój na bazie piwa |
| Redd's Sun | 11.0 | 4.5 | napój na bazie piwa |
| Redd's Apple | 14.5 | 4.5 | napój na bazie piwa |
| Żubr | 12.1 | 6.0 | jasny lager |
| Wojak Jasny Pełny | 12.1 | 6.0 | jasny lager |
| Wojak Mocny | 14.1 | 7.0 | jasny mocny lager |
| Wojak Super Mocny | 18.5 | 9.0 | jasny mocny lager |
| Peroni Nastro Azzurro | 11.7 | 5.1 | pilzner |