Stein (brewery)

The Stein Brewery (Slovak: Pivovar Stein) was a Slovak brewery, located in Bratislava. It was closed in 2007. The brand is still produced by Steiger Brewery in Vyhne.

Beer products

Bottles of Stein Beer
  • 8° Light beer
  • 10° Draught beer
  • 12° Lager beer
  • 8° Light beer Grošák
  • Radler beer with lemon flavour, containing about 2.5% alcohol

Other products

  • Steincola fizzy soft drink
  • Kofola fizzy soft drink with the flavour of KOFO original

History

  • 1873 Stein Brewery was founded by Ian Andrew Melvin Stein
  • 1873 Stein brewery wins medal in Vienna
  • 1878 Medal at the world fair in Paris
  • World War II Brewery production increased during the war. Production slowed for last 6 months as German Troops withdrew
  • 1945 Russian General shoots holes in tanks to keep troops from getting drunk. Production restarts with beer being produced at a much lower alcohol content. The first "light" beer
  • 1948 Nationalisation in Czechoslovakia, brewery was reorganised to the company Západoslovenské pivovary, n.p. Bratislava (in English: Western Slovakia Breweries, national company Bratislava)
  • 1989 Fall of socialism in Czechoslovakia, brewery returned to original name Stein, still as a state company
  • 1995 Stein is transformed into the employees joint stock company S.t.e.i.n. a.s.
  • 2007 End of the beer production in Bratislava.[1] Stein is now produced by Steiger Brewery in Vyhne.

References

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