Beer in Hungary - Breweries

Breweries

Today, Hungary has four large commercial brewers which produce mainly light lagers (Hungarian: Világos) and German-style dark beers (Barna), in German and both American and British English, Bock).

• The Dreher (Kőbánya) Brewery (Dreher Sörgyárak) in Budapest is now owned by SABMiller. Its main products are the Dreher Classic, Arany Ászok and Kőbányai Világos pilsener-style lagers but it also brews Dreher Bak (a double bock). Kanizsa Brewery also belonged to the group. Until its closure, it produced beer under the Kanizsai Világos, Kanizsai Kinizsi, Balatoni Világos and Paracelsus brands.
• The Borsod Brewery (Borsodi Sörgyár) is 60% owned by InBev. In addition to local brands Borsodi Világos, Borsodi Bivaly, Borsodi Póló, Borsodi Búza and Borostyán ("Amber"), it brews (under license) Beck's, Löwenbräu, Stella Artois and Rolling Rock.
• Heineken Hungária (formerly Brau Union Hungária Breweries) has breweries in Sopron and Martfű. Its brands include Soproni, Talléros ("Coin Worth"), Arany Hordó ("Golden Barrel"), Soproni Kinizsi, Sárkány Sör ("Dragon Beer"). Under licence they also brew Heineken, Amstel, Gösser, Kaiser, Steffl, Zlaty Bažant, Schlossgold and Buckler.
• The Pécs Brewery Hungarian: Pécsi Sörfőzde is majority-owned by the Ottakringer Group. Its brands are Pécsi Szalon, Szalon Barna, Tavaszi Sör (English: Spring Beer), Három Király (English: Three Kings) and, under licence, Gold Fassl.

Lately, some microbreweries have also set up in Hungary, such as Ilzer and Blonder, though Ilzer is now closed.