Beer and breweries by region

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This is a list of articles and categories dealing with beer and breweries by region. Beer is the world's most widely consumed alcoholic beverage, and is the third-most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is thought by some to be the oldest fermented beverage. A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company that makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company. The diversity of size in breweries is matched by the diversity of processes, degrees of automation, and kinds of beer produced in breweries. A brewery is typically divided into distinct sections, with each section reserved for one part of the brewing process.

List

Region	Article	Category	List
Africa	Beer in Africa	Beer and breweries in Africa
Albania		Beer and breweries in Albania
Argentina		Beer and breweries in Argentina
Armenia	Beer in Armenia	Beer and breweries in Armenia
Asia	Beer in Asia	Beer and breweries in Asia
Australia	Beer in Australia	Beer and breweries in Australia	List of breweries in Australia
Austria	Beer in Austria	Beer and breweries in Austria
Azerbaijan	Beer in Azerbaijan	Beer and breweries in Azerbaijan
Belarus	Beer in Belarus	Beer and breweries in Belarus	List of major beers in Belarus
Belgium	Beer in Belgium	Beer and breweries in Belgium	List of Belgian beer
Bolivia		Beer and breweries in Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina		Beer and breweries in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil	Beer in Brazil	Beer and breweries in Brazil
Bulgaria	Beer in Bulgaria	Beer and breweries in Bulgaria
Canada	Beer in Canada	Beer and breweries in Canada	List of breweries in Canada
Cape Verde	Beer in Cape Verde	Beer and breweries in Africa
Caribbean	Beer in the Caribbean	Beer and breweries in the Caribbean	List of beers and breweries in the Caribbean
Central America		Beer and breweries in Central America
Chile	Beer in Chile	Beer and breweries in Chile
China	Beer in China	Beer and breweries in China	List of major Chinese beers
Colombia	Beer in Colombia	Beer and breweries in Colombia	List of Colombian beers
Costa Rica	Beer in Costa Rica	Beer and breweries in Costa Rica	List of Costa Rican beers
Czech Republic	Beer in Czech Republic	Beer and breweries in the Czech Republic
Denmark	Beer in Denmark	Beer and breweries in Denmark	List of breweries in Denmark
England	Beer in England	Beer and breweries in England	List of breweries in England
Eritrea		Breweries in Eritrea
Estonia		Beer and breweries in Estonia
Finland	Beer in Finland	Beer and breweries in Finland	List of breweries in Finland
France	Beer in France	Beer and breweries in France
Germany	Beer in Germany	Beer and breweries in Germany	List of brewing companies in Germany German beer brands and breweries
Greece	Beer in Greece	Beer and breweries in Greece
Hong Kong	Beer in Hong Kong	Beer and breweries in Hong Kong
Hungary	Beer in Hungary	Beer and breweries in Hungary	List of breweries in Hungary
Iceland	Beer in Iceland	Beer and breweries in Iceland	List of beer brands in Iceland
India	Beer in India	Beer and breweries in India	List of beer brands and breweries in India
Indonesia		Beer and breweries in Indonesia
Iran	Beer in Iran	Beer and breweries in the Middle East
Ireland	Beer in Ireland	Beer and breweries in Ireland	List of breweries in Ireland
Israel	Beer in Israel	Beer and breweries in Israel
Italy	Beer in Italy	Beer and breweries in Italy
Japan	Beer in Japan	Beer and breweries in Japan
Jordan	Beer in Jordan	Beer and breweries in Jordan
Kazakhstan	Beer in Kazakhstan	Beer and breweries in Asia
Kenya	Beer in Kenya	Beer and breweries in Africa
South Korea	Beer in Korea	Beer and breweries in South Korea
Latvia		Beer and breweries in Latvia
Lebanon		Beer and breweries in Lebanon
Lithuania		Beer and breweries in Lithuania
Luxembourg		Beer and breweries in Luxembourg
Malta		Beer and breweries in Malta
Middle East		Beer and breweries in the Middle East
Mexico	Beer in Mexico	Beer and breweries in Mexico
Montenegro		Beer and breweries in Montenegro
Morocco	Beer in Morocco	Beer and breweries in Africa
Nigeria		Beer and breweries in Nigeria	List of beers and breweries in Nigeria
Netherlands	Beer in the Netherlands	Beer and breweries in the Netherlands	List of Dutch breweries
New Zealand	Beer in New Zealand	Beer and breweries in New Zealand	List of breweries in New Zealand
North America		Beer and breweries in North America
North Korea	Beer in Korea	Beer and breweries in Asia
Northern Ireland	Beer in Northern Ireland	Beer and breweries in Northern Ireland	List of Northern Ireland breweries
Norway	Beer in Norway	Beer and breweries in Norway	List of beer brands in Norway
Oceania		Beer and breweries in Oceania
Pakistan		Beer and breweries in Pakistan
Palestinian territories		Beer and breweries in the Palestinian territories
Panama	Beers of Panama	Beer and breweries in Panama	List of beer brands in Panama
Peru		Beer and breweries in Peru
Philippines	Beer in the Philippines	Beer and breweries in the Philippines
Poland	Beer in Poland	Beer and breweries in Poland	List of beer brands and varieties in Poland
Portugal	Beer in Portugal	Beer and breweries in Portugal	List of breweries in Portugal
Quebec	Quebec beer	Beer and breweries in Canada	List of breweries in Quebec
Romania	Beer in Romania	Beer and breweries in Romania
Russia	Beer in Russia	Beer and breweries in Russia	List of breweries and beers in Russia
Scotland	Beer in Scotland	Beer and breweries in Scotland	List of breweries in Scotland
Serbia	Beer in Serbia	Beer and breweries in Serbia	List of breweries and beers in Serbia
Singapore	Beer in Singapore	Beer and breweries in Singapore
Slovakia	Beer in Slovakia	Beer and breweries in Slovakia
Slovenia	Beer in Slovenia	Beer and breweries in Slovenia
South Africa	Beer in South Africa	Beer and breweries in South Africa	List of microbreweries in South Africa
South America		Beer and breweries in South America
South Korea	Beer in Korea	Beer and breweries in South Korea
Spain		Beer and breweries in Spain
Sri Lanka	Beer in Sri Lanka	Beer and breweries in Sri Lanka
Suriname		Beer and breweries in Suriname
Sweden	Beer in Sweden	Beer and breweries in Sweden	List of breweries in Sweden
Switzerland		Beer and breweries in Switzerland
Syria	Beer in Syria	Beer and breweries in Syria
Taiwan	Beer in Taiwan	Beer and breweries in Asia
Tanzania	Beer in Tanzania	Beer and breweries in Africa
Tasmania	Tasmanian beer	Beer and breweries in Australia	List of Tasmanian breweries
Thailand	Beer in Thailand	Beer and breweries in Asia	List of breweries in Thailand
Tibet	Beer in Tibet	Beer and breweries in China
Turkey	Beer in Turkey	Beer and breweries in Turkey	List of beer brands in Turkey
Ukraine	Beer in Ukraine	Beer and breweries in Ukraine	List of major breweries and beer brands in Ukraine
United Kingdom	Beer in the United Kingdom	Beer and breweries in the United Kingdom
United States	Beer in the United States	Beer and breweries in the United States	List of breweries in the United States
Europe		Beer and breweries in Europe
Venezuela	Beer in Venezuela	Beer and breweries in Venezuela
Wales	Beer in Wales	Beer and breweries in Wales	List of Welsh breweries

Asia

Main article: Beer in Asia

Armenia

Beer has been brewed by Armenians since ancient times. One of the first confirmed written evidences of ancient beer production is Xenophon's reference to "wine made from barley" in one of the ancient Armenia villages, as described in his 5th century B.C. work Anabasis: "There were stores within of wheat and barley and vegetables, and wine made from barley in great big bowls; the grains of barley malt lay floating in the beverage up to the lip of the vessel, and reeds lay in them, some longer, some shorter, without joints; when you were thirsty you must take one of these into your mouth, and suck. The beverage without admixture of water was very strong, and of a delicious flavour to certain palates, but the taste must be acquired."

Currently there are four local breweries throughout the country making a variety of beer types: Yerevan Brewery in Yerevan - 14 types of beer brand Kilikia (named after a historic Armenian kingdom at the Mediterranean coast) and one type of beer brand Hayer; Kotayk Brewery in Abovyan - a number of beers under Kotayk (named after the Armenian province east of Yerevan), Erebuni (named after the historical settlement in the southeastern part of present-day Yerevan), Abovyan and Castelbeer brands; Gyumri-Garejour Brewery in Gyumri - 3 types of beer brand Gyumri (named after the second largest city in Armenia, where the brewery is located), one type of beer brand Aleksandrapol and one type of beer brand Ararat; Lihnitis Sevan Brewery in Sevan - beer brands Kellers. Kellers Gold and Kellers Dark.

Europe

Europe's largest single brewery and single malting facility in terms of installed capacity currently are the Obolon CJSC's production facility in Kiev, Ukraine, and malting facility in Chemerivtsi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, respectively

Latvia

Beer is a historic traditions in Latvia and is known to have been made before the Northern Crusades in the 13th century. Today, the most popular brand in Latvia is Aldaris (based in Riga).

Lithuania

This Baltic state has a major beer scene in the northern part of the country, centred around the towns of Pasvalys, Pakruojis, Kupiškis and Biržai. The farmhouse brews of the region are highly distinctive, using local ingredients and techniques from pre-Soviet times.

The biggest commercial breweries are located in towns Utena (Utenos alus'), Panevėžys (Kalnapilis), Klaipėda (Švyturys), Kaunas (Ragutis) and Vilnius (Tauras).

Macedonia

The best-known beer in Macedonia is Skopsko. There are also Silver Moon, Zlaten Dab, Bitolsko, Gorsko etc.

Slovakia

The most famous brands in Slovakia are Šariš, Smädný mních (Thirsty Monk) and Zlatý Bažant (Golden pheasant).

There are 15 breweries in Slovakia:

Pivovar Bytča brewery

• Pivovar Bytča (K. K. Company) - Martiner, Popper, Palatín
• Pivovar Corgoň (Heineken Slovensko a.s.) - Corgoň, Maurus, Stup
• Pivovar a sladovňa Gemer a.s. (Heineken Slovensko a.s.) - Gemer, Zuzana
• Pivovar Horden (Esperia a.s.) - Horden
• Pivovar Hurbanovo (Heineken Slovensko a.s.) - Zlatý Bažant, Heineken
• Pivovar Ilava (K. K. Company) - Richtár, Vartáš
• Pivovar Martiner (Heineken Slovensko a.s.) - Martiner, Martinský zdroj
• Minipivovar M.K. Unipol Trnava
• Steiger (Eduard Rada s.r.o.) - Steiger, Sitňan, Hell, Kachelmann
• Pivovar Stein a.s. - Stein, Pressburger, Premium Pils, Dominik
• Minipivovar Svätý Jur

Spain

Some known Spanish beers are Mahou-San Miguel (known as Mahou before the acquisition by San Miguel company), Estrella Damm, Alhambra, Estrella Galicia, Estrella Levante, Cruzcampo, Reina, Dorada and La Zaragozana (Ambar).

United Kingdom

Main article: Beer in England

Main article: List of breweries in England

Main article: Beer in Northern Ireland

Main article: Beer in Scotland

Main article: List of breweries in Scotland

Main article: Beer in Wales

North America

Mexico

Main article: Beer in Mexico

Beer in Mexico has a long history. Mesoamerican cultures knew of fermented alcoholic beverages, including a corn beer. Only two corporations, Grupo Modelo (owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev) and FEMSA (owned by Heineken International) control the majority of the Mexican beer market. Beer is a major export for the country, with most going to the United States, but is available in over 150 countries in the world.

United States

Main articles: Beer in the United States and List of breweries in the United States

See also: List of Great American Beer Festival medalists

Oceania

Australia

Main articles: Beer in Australia and List of breweries in Australia

New Zealand

Main articles: Beer in New Zealand and List of breweries in New Zealand

South America

Argentina

With almost 80% of the Argentine market, Cerveza Quilmes is the most popular Argentine beer. Third in the market is Schneider. The most consumed foreign beers are Heineken and Budweiser.

Colombia

See also: Beer in Colombia

With almost 90% of the Colombia market, Bavaria is the most popular Colombian beer.

Peru

The consumption per capita in Peru is 22 liters per year.

Three local producers are: Sab Miller, with the local brands: Cusqueña, Cristal, Pilsen, Arequipeña and the Honduran but local-made Barena; Ambev, with the Brazilian, but also local made, Brahma; Ajeper, with the all new Franca. This is a Peruvian company.

Also, there is a selection of imported beers such as Erdinger and Flensburger from Germany, Strong Suffolk and Abbot from the UK, Corona from Mexico, Heineken from the Netherlands, Sapporo from Japan, Stella Artois (the Belgian brand, but made in Argentina), Quilmes also from Argentina, etc.

There are also small local producers of standard beer and many producers of the ancient beer named Chicha, normally made of a local corn named Jora in the traditional "Chicherías".

Beer consumption per capita

Main article: List of countries by beer consumption per capita

Beer consumption per capita by country (2009). Measurements are shown in litres.

See also

• List of countries by alcohol consumption
• List of microbreweries
• Alcohol belts of Europe – Beer belt

External links

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