Beer in Hungary
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Beer in Hungary has been brewed for well over a thousand years and the country has a significant history of commercial beer production.[citation needed]
Etymology
The Hungarian word for beer is sör. The word itself is of
History
The first commercial brewery in Hungary was established in
Breweries
Today, Hungary has four large commercial brewers which produce mainly light
Name | Owner | Founder | Famous products | Location | Website |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dreher Breweries (Dreher Sörgyárak) |
Asahi Breweries[2] | Peter Schmidt (est. 1854) Anton Dreher (est. 1862) |
Dreher Classic Arany Ászok Kőbányai Világos (pilsener-style lagers) Dreher Bak (a double bock) |
Kőbánya, Budapest |
[1] |
Borsod Brewery (Borsodi Sörgyár) |
Molson Coors Brewing Company[3]
|
Magyar Országos Söripari Vállalat (est. 1973) | Borsodi Világos Borsodi Bivaly Borsodi Póló Borsodi Búza Borostyán (English: Amber) |
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
|
[2] |
Heineken Hungária (Heineken Magyarország) |
Heineken | Julius Lenck (est. 1895) | Soproni Talléros (English: Coin Worth) Arany Hordó (English: Golden Barrel) Soproni Kinizsi Sárkány Sör (English: Dragon Beer) |
Sopron, Győr-Moson-Sopron |
[3] |
Pécs Brewery (Pécsi Sörfőzde) |
Szemerey family[4] | Leopold Hirschfeld (1848) | Pécsi Szalon Szalon Barna Tavaszi Sör (English: Spring Beer) Három Király (English: Three Kings) |
Pécs, Baranya |
[4] |
Lately, some microbreweries have also set up in Hungary, such as Fóti, Legenda, Monyó, Csupor or Mad Scientist. In the 2010s, a lively craft beer scene evolved, with numerous local breweries, festivals and bottleshops.[5]
Economy
In the 1980s, beer consumption was roughly 100 litres per person, but since then it has declined to nearer seventy.[citation needed]Pale lager has about 90% of sales.[6]
Culture
In Hungary, people traditionally do not clink their glasses or mugs when drinking beer. There is an urban legend in Hungarian culture that Austrian generals clinked their beer glasses to celebrate the execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad in 1849. Many people still follow the tradition, although younger people often disavow it, citing that the vow was only meant to last 150 years.[7]
See also
- Beer and breweries by region
- National symbols of Hungary
References
- ^ Lars Johanson, Christiane Bulut, Turkic-Iranian Contact Areas: Historical and Linguistic Aspects, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2006, p. 19
- ^ Origo. "Japán kézben a Dreher".
- ^ Origo. "Kulisszatitkok a sörgyárban".
- ^ Origo. "Új tulajdonos a Pécsi Sörgyárnál".
- ^ "Sörhelyzet, Magyarország 2016 – Gault&Millau kalauz – Gault&Millau Magyarország". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Beer in Hungary". euromonitor.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Koccintás sörrel" (in Hungarian). 17 June 2005. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2011.