Stein (brewery)
Slovak brewery
The Stein Brewery (Slovak: Pivovar Stein) was a Slovak brewery, based in Bratislava. It was founded between 1871 and 1876 and closed in 2007. Eventually, Stein became the third largest brewery in Czechoslovakia. The brand is still produced by Steiger Brewery in Vyhne, Slovakia.
Beer products
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.
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