The Warka Brewery is one of Poland

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...

's oldest breweries and belongs to the Żywiec Group

Zywiec Brewery

Żywiec Brewery is a brewery founded in 1852, in Żywiec, Poland, then part of Austria-Hungary. It was nationalised after the Second World War. Grupa Zywiec S.A. consists of five main breweries: Żywiec Brewery, Elbrewery, Leżajsk, Warka Brewery and Cieszyn Brewery...

. Żywiec Group has five main breweries: Żywiec Brewery

Zywiec Brewery

Żywiec Brewery is a brewery founded in 1852, in Żywiec, Poland, then part of Austria-Hungary. It was nationalised after the Second World War. Grupa Zywiec S.A. consists of five main breweries: Żywiec Brewery, Elbrewery, Leżajsk, Warka Brewery and Cieszyn Brewery...

, Elbrewery

Elbrewery

The Elbrewery Company is Poland's largest brewery and belongs to the Żywiec Group, established in 1998 after merging Zakłady Piwowarskie Żywiec SA and Brewpole B.V..-Brewery:...

, Leżajsk Brewery

Leżajsk Brewery

The Leżajsk Brewery is one of Poland's oldest breweries and belongs to the Żywiec Group. Żywiec Group has five main breweries: Żywiec Brewery, Elbrewery, Leżajsk Brewery, Cieszyn Brewery and Warka Brewery, and is majority owned by the Dutch Heineken Group...

, Cieszyn Brewery

Cieszyn Brewery

The Cieszyn Brewery is a brewery in Poland and belongs to the Żywiec Group. Żywiec Group has five main breweries: Żywiec Brewery, Elbrewery, Leżajsk Brewery, Cieszyn Brewery and Warka Brewery, and is majority owned by the Dutch Heineken Group...

 and Warka Brewery, and is majority owned by the Dutch Heineken Group. The brewery is located in the historic downtown of Warka

Warka

Warka is a town in central Poland, located on the left bank of the Pilica river , with 11,035 inhabitants . It has been situated in Grójec County, in the Masovian Voivodeship, since 1999; previously it was in the Radom Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.Warka obtained its city charter in 1321...

, Poland

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...

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Brand

The company claims that in 14th century Boleslaus V The Chaste, the Mazovian

Mazovian

The adjective Mazovian may refer to:*Mazovia, a historic, geographical and cultural region of Poland*the Mazovians, an ethnic group in Poland*the Mazovian language*the Mazovian dialect of the Polish language*the Masurian dialect of Polish...

 Prince, reserved to Warka the exclusive right supply beer to his court. The current plant was opened in 1975, under the Zakłądy Piwowarskie w Warszawie (Warsaw Brewing Industries). Warka Brewary was purchased in 1999 by Grupa Żywiec S.A. The brewary was modernized in 2004 and now has a production capacity between 200-350 million litres annually. It is the second largest brewery in Grupa Żywiec.

The Warka Brewery makes three products: "Warka", "Strong" and "Królewskie".

Marketing

Warka is well known for its distinct red packaging. The label has a picture of the historic downtown of the town Warka.

See also

• Polish beer
  Polish beer
  Beer in Poland has always been important for the Poles. There are 70 breweries in Poland . Most breweries in Poland are named after the city in which they were founded. Following World War II, after centuries of financial independence, most breweries were nationalized under the communist regime...
  
  
• Żywiec Brewery
  Zywiec Brewery
  Żywiec Brewery is a brewery founded in 1852, in Żywiec, Poland, then part of Austria-Hungary. It was nationalised after the Second World War. Grupa Zywiec S.A. consists of five main breweries: Żywiec Brewery, Elbrewery, Leżajsk, Warka Brewery and Cieszyn Brewery...
  
  
• Elbrewery
  Elbrewery
  The Elbrewery Company is Poland's largest brewery and belongs to the Żywiec Group, established in 1998 after merging Zakłady Piwowarskie Żywiec SA and Brewpole B.V..-Brewery:...
  
  
• Leżajsk Brewery
• Cieszyn Brewery
  Cieszyn Brewery
  The Cieszyn Brewery is a brewery in Poland and belongs to the Żywiec Group. Żywiec Group has five main breweries: Żywiec Brewery, Elbrewery, Leżajsk Brewery, Cieszyn Brewery and Warka Brewery, and is majority owned by the Dutch Heineken Group...