Belgium

Belgian beer comprises the most varied and numerous collection of beers in the world

Although beer production in Belgium is now dominated by Inbev (the world's largest brewer by volume) and Alken Maes, there remain 125 breweries in the country, producing about 500 standard beers. When special one-off beer styles are included, the total number of types of Belgian beer exceeds 1000

England

Chiltern Brewery

 

Founded in 1980, The Chiltern Brewery was one of the first of the "new wave" micro-breweries in England. Now by some margin the oldest working brewery in Buckinghamshire, the brewery has pioneered not only several new types of product with a unique beer relationship, but a revolutionary style of operation too.

Family-owned and run since their launch in 1980,

England

Samuel Smith

Yorrkshire's oldest brewery. Samuel Smith is one of the few remaining independent breweries in England, and further is the last to utilize the classic Yorkshire Square system of fermentation solely in stone squares. he Old Brewery at Tadcaster was founded in 1758

The rich Samuel Smith strain of yeast at The Old Brewery dates from the early 1900s. Hops are hand-weighed by the master hop blender, and the brewing water is drawn from a well sunk over 200 years ago.

 

Germany

Wiehenstephan

Considered to be the oldest Brewery in the world

In the year 725 Saint Corbinian together with twelve companions, founded a Benedictine monastery on Nährberg Hill and, consciously or unconsciously, also founded the art of brewing at Weihenstephan.

In 1040 beer brewing officially began at Weihenstephan. That year Abbot Arnold succeeded in obtaining from the City of Freising a licence to brew and sell beer. That hour marked the birth of the Weihenstephan Monastery Brewery

Germany

Ayinger Brewery

In 1876 Johann Liebhard founded Ayinger Brewery

Men's Journal named Ayinger's Bräu Weisse one of the worlds best beers

Photo: Brewery in 1912

Germany

Scheider Weisse

 

Georg I. Schneider acquired the rights to boil wheat beer from King Ludwig II. in 1872 and creator of the original recipe for Schneider Weisse which still holds good today, he is revered by all wheat beer connoisseurs.

Today Schneider Aventinus is rated as one of the world best wheat beers

Australia

Foster Brewing Company

Austrailia's best selling beer.

Launched by the Foster Brothers in 1887, this lighter European style lager became the beer of choice for Australian beer drinkers creating a milestone in brewing history - largely thanks to the brothers' innovative refrigeration process. Today, Foster's Lager is one of the fastest growing, truly global beer brands, available in more than 150 countries.

Argentina

Cerveza Quilmes

almost 80% of the Argentine market,is the most popular Argentine beer and an icon to Argentinians. Third in the market is Schneider. The most consumed foreign beers are Heineken and Budweiser

Argentina

Buller Ligh Lager

Buller Brewing comapny is the first and maybe the only Brew Pub in Buenos. Reviews on this beer are good.

Denmark

Heineken

Back in 1863 Gerald Adriaan Heineken purchased a struggling brewery called Haystack

Today Heineken is one of the world's leading brewers in terms of sales volume and profitability and has the widest presence of all international brewers through a global network of distributors and breweries. In volume terms, Heineken the largest brewer and beverage distributor in Europe

Belgian

Westvletern

The Westvleteren Brewery (Brouwerij Westvleteren) is a Belgian brewery founded in 1838 inside the Trappist Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren in the Belgian municipality of Westvleteren.

Beerrating.com gave The World's Best Beer award went to Westvleteren 12,

Northern Ireland

WhiteWater Brewery

 

won the accolade in the prestigious International Beer Challenge 2007.

The brewery's main product, Clotworthy Dobbin Ale, captured the attention of the judges who included beer critics, brewers, buyers and retailers.

Its taste and packaging put it ahead of a host of international entries. The company employs just three people

 

Scotland

Innis & Gunn

The beer was first made in 2003 when using oak to age beer was unheard of.   For 30 days this honey-hued beer sleeps in hand selected oak barrels, locked inside a bonded warehouse, gradually assimilating the subtle flavours that reside in the wood. Barrels are then emptied and maturation continues for a further 47 days in a marrying tun where these natural flavours infuse and fall into perfect balance

The flavours imparted by the oak barrels (previously used to mature bourbon) lend an incredible depth of taste. Think vanilla, toffee and orange aromas, with a malty, lightly oaked palate; soothing and warm in the finish

 

 

Israel

Dancing Camel

 

Funny Camel is the the name of   Israel's only microbrewery. They produce American-Style Pale Ale, India Pale Ale Mid-night Stout and Hefe-Wit

 

 

Japan

Asahi

 

November 1889 Osaka Brewing Company, the forerunner of Asahi Breweries, Ltd., is established. iN 1892 Asahi beer is launched. The company launches Asahi Draft Beer 1900, Japan's first bottled non-pasteurized beer. Asahi Beer awarded Grand Prix at Paris World Expo. The name is changed to Asahi in 1949.

 

 

 

Mexico

Simpathicu

Many Americans are in to this lager

Mexico

Tijuana

Hand Crafted, Limited Production, Lager beers .

Tijuana Guera, Tijuana Morena, Tijuana Light, Tijuana Brava, Tijuana Bronca and Tijuana Bufadora.

Netherlands

Lindeboom

 

Lindeboom is a small family brewer from Limburg, the southernmost part of the Netherlands  They have a very popular following. LIndeboom in English is"Lime tree"

A lime tree remains standing in the brewery courtyard. Lindeboom brews both ales and lagers, including Venloosch Alt (named after the small town of Venlo) and a new line of ales brewed with rye malt called Gouverneur Bier, Gouverneur Brune and Gouverneur Blonde.

Poland

Zywiec

 

Zywiec is one of Poland's top selling beer. Since being established in 1856 strict attention has always been paid to keeping to the original recipe. Zywiec has a hoppy nose and a pleasant golden hue. Its distinctive hop character is aromatic but also has qualities of more resinous Western hop varieties. It is full of flavour, but light in character.

Romania

Uras Premium

 

Ursus celebrated 125 years of history in 2003, and it used to be a strong regional brand until it was acquired by SABMiller in 1996. Since then, high investments in technology, distribution and marketing have made the brand one of the leading beers in Romania, with a slogan as powerful as a signature: "Ursus - the King of Beer in Romania".

Russia

AB GUBERNIJA

GUBERNIJA is one of the oldest industrial brewery which has evolved from the original concept of estate pub and brewery that were not only in Lithuania but in all Baltic states. Historical sources testify that brewery GUBERNIJA has been producing beer since 1665.

Europe

Breweries

Austria 61
Belgium 151
Denmark 42
France 14
Germany 1200 Plus
Ireland 7
Lithuania 87
Poland 65
Sweden13
Switzerland 24
United Kingdom 60