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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 Leżajsk beer | |
| Type | Beer |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Distributor | Żywiec |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Introduced | 1525 |
| Alcohol by volume | 5.5 % |
| Style | Pale lager |
| Website | https://www.grupazywiec.pl/ |
The Leżajsk Brewery (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlɛʐajsk]) 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. The brewery is located in the historic downtown of Leżajsk.
Beer[]
The company claims that in 1525 Polish King Sigismund I the Old granted 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 makes and .
Logo[]
The Lezajsk's logo features a blue and red shield with a cursive L on the foreground.
See also[]
- Polish beer
- Żywiec Brewery
- Elbrewery
- Warka Brewery
- Cieszyn Brewery
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