Zeos Pilsner started with a pilsner that was hand-crafted by a Canadian brewmaster named David Wood. The demand for this beer has increased over the years, its grains, hops, and sweet artesian water from the Peloponnese making a strong impression in the Greek market. Zeos would go on to create new products and expand their market. Their reputation has only gotten better with time.

Zeos Brewery is located in the Peloponnese Peninsula of Greece, surrounded by aromatic orange groves as well as olive plantations. Located just outside of Argos, the location of this brewery couldn’t be any more historic. Two ancient fortresses are in the area.

Zeo Brewery has created some impressive beers including: Zeos Gold Pilsner, Zeos Black Weiss, and Zeos Blue Lager. In addition to the people of Greece enjoying these fine beers, Zeos exports their products allowing the world to experience a taste of Greece.

Where Zeos Brewery Greek Beer is Made

Zeos Brewery Greek beer is made near Argos in the Peloponnese Peninsula.

Type of Greek Beer Brewed at Zeos Brewery

Zeos Brewery makes Greek lagers and pilsners.

Zeos Brewery Greek Beer Flavor Description

Zeos Gold Pilsner is a full-bodied beer with the aroma of flowers with a hint of fruit. The taste is of light straw and slightly earthy with a medium amount of hops.

Zeos Blue Lager has a crisp flavor that begins sweet and finishes slightly bitter. This is a refreshing beer that has a lovely, light aroma. Zeos Blue Lager pairs well with veal, fish, and poultry.

Zeos Black Weiss beer has a full-bodied texture. The aroma resembles caramel and roasted coffee. The taste is that of caramel, chocolate coffee, and nuts.

Facts About Zeos Brewery Greek Beer

• Zeos Blue Lager is Zeos Brewery’s number one premium export
• Zeos beer has received worldwide recognition and awards for its excellence
• Zeos Black Weiss is a two-time silver winner of the BTI World Beer Championships
• Zeos Gold Pilsner is a three-time silver winner of the BTI World Beer Championships
• Zeos Brewery beers have become so loved and respected they have gained an almost cult-like following
• The brewery adheres to the high standards of the 500-year-old German Beer Purity Law

Zeos Brewery has produced beers that are not only loved in Greece, but worldwide.

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Each recipe that the Santorini Brewing Company makes consists of four ingredients: malted hops, barley, yeast, and water. The malted barley is milled and then put through a process known as mashing. Mashing yields liquid wort which is boiled with the hops. The residual spent grain is very beneficial to the local vineyard as compost.

The Santorini Brewing Company strives to produce the very best in lagered ales to share with the island of Santorini. The beers produced are preservative-free and unpasteurized. They are sensitive beers that need refrigeration, but this just makes them all the more refreshing and enjoyable. Beers produced by Santorini Brewing Company include: yellow donkey, red donkey, white donkey, crazy donkey, and slow donkey.

Where Santorini Brewing Company Greek Beer is Made

Santorini Brewing Company Greek Beer is produced on this island of Santorini in a region called Mesa Gonia.

Type of Greek Beer Brewed at Santorini Brewing Company

Santorini Brewing Company brews lager ales.

Santorini Brewing Company Greek Beer Flavor Description

White Donkey is a Weiss beer, which is a white beer brewed from malted wheat. White Donkey is a beautiful combination of east and west. The hops are from Australia and Austria, which create a unique blend. There are other hops included, but the Santorini Brewing Company likes to keep some mystery. The aroma of this beer is of citrus with an acidic taste. It’s slightly more bitter than you’ll find in other Weiss beers.

Crazy Donkey beer is the first IPA produced in Greece. The aroma of this beer is bitter while the taste starts fruity, almost tropical, and finishes dry.

Red Donkey beer is produced using malts that give it the chestnut color it’s known for. Some of these malts include Citra from Washington and Nelson Sauvin from New Zealand. This full-bodied beer has the aroma of caramel and malt and tastes fruity.

Yellow Donkey beer combines a number of malts including those from New Zealand, Oregon, and Slovenia to create a refreshing citrus taste. Yellow Donkey is a slightly bitter beer that contains antibacterial elements and antioxidants.

Facts About Santorini Brewing Company Greek Beer

• Santorini Brewing Company is the first and only brewery on the island of Santorini
• Crazy Donkey beer is the first IPA (India Pale Ale) to be produced in Greece
• The brewery’s mascot is a donkey, which not only appears on the beer labels, but on t-shirts as well
• Slow Donkey beer is made in limited quantities, but it can be tasted at the brewery if you go for a tour

Santorini Brewing Company has created some wonderful must-try beers.

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The goal of Septem Brewery is produce high quality Greek beers that have quality aromas and flavors. They choose the best hops and malts to use to create these diverse flavors. They are taking the knowledge gained as an oenologist and apply the same standards to create their beers. Septem Brewery only produces non-pasteurized beer in order to leave the best flavor with the beer.

In Latin, the word Septem means “Seven,” which represents creation and what inspired the founders to create a variety of beers: Sunday’s Honey Golden Ale, Monday’s Pilsner Beer, Thursday’s Premium Red Ale Beer, Friday’s Pale Ale, Saturday’s Porter, Septem 8th Day, and A.C.E. Septem Brewery has two varieties that are now retired.

Where Septem Brewery Greek Beer is Made

Septem Greek beer is produced on the island of Evvia.

Type of Greek Beer Brewed at Septem Brewery

Septem Brewery produces ales, porters, and pilsners.

Septem Brewery Greek Beer Flavor Description

Sunday’s Honey Golden Ale uses pale ale malt, crystal malt, and pilsner malt. Hops used are German Tettnanger and Slovenian Styrian Golding. This Greek beer uses Greek flower honey to give it its honey taste. Greek orange blossom is also prominent. This golden-colored beer has the aroma of orange, exotic fruits, and peach.

Thursday’s Red Ale is more from three types of malt and two varieties of hops. This bright red colored beer smells of toffee, caramel and roasted nuts. Its taste is sweet and slightly bitter.

Septem 8th Day is produced with three types of malts and whole hops flower of the US Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe. This unpasteurized and unfiltered been has the aroma of citrus, tangerine, lychee, peach, and mango. The bitter taste of the beer is followed by mango and pine.

A.C.E. has the aroma of citrus, lime, and orange. The sweetness of this beer covers much of the bitterness. With this beer, you will experience a long-lasting aftertaste.

Facts About Septem Brewery Greek Beer

• Sunday’s Honey Golden Ale won the silver medal for design and packing in 2011 in the International Beer Challenge
• Sunday’s Honey Golden Ale also won gold in the International Beer Challenge in 2012 and bronze in 2013 and 2014
• Septem’s Porter won bronze in the International Beer Challenge in 2013 and 2014
• Ratebeer.com voted C.E the Best Greek Beer in 2013.
• Septem Microbrewery won for Best Greek Brewery at Ratebeer.com in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014

Septem Brewery has won a number of awards for its high-quality and great tasting beers, so they are definitely worth a try.

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The brewery created Mythos beer in 1997. It is an authentic Greek beer that is enjoying by locals as well as foreign customers. In its first year, Mythos beer would be second in its class and third overall in terms of beer sales. Mythos Brewery also produces and distributes the German pilsner Kaiser, the German lager Henninger, and the Greek lager Golden. Mythos Brewery also imports and distributes brands such as Australia’s Foster’s, the Irish Guinness and Kilkenny, and the Danish Carlsberg. Mythos also exports to the U.S.A, Canada, Australia, Israel, Panama, and a number of European countries.

Mythos Brewery produces lagers, and pilsners, some of which include: Aegean, Ey Zython, Henninger, Golden Lager, Kaiser Pilsner, Mythos Hellenic Lager Beer, Mythos Red, Mythos Radler, Mythos Max 8% Hellenic Lager Beer, and Spartan.

Where Mythos Brewery Beer is Made

The main production plant of Mythos Brewery is located in Thessaloniki.

Type of Greek Beer Brewed at Mythos Brewery

Mythos Brewery produces beers, lagers, and pilsners.

Mythos Brewery Greek Beer Flavor Description

Mythos beer is a pale golden/yellow lager with a slight haze. The aroma of Mythos is floral and herbal with a touch of bread. Mythos beer tastes of hops with a hint of citrus. On the palate, this beer is smooth.

Aegean lager beer is clear yellow with a sweet aroma as well as barley and malts. It is also sweet tasting along with the taste of malts and barely. This lager is light-bodied and smooth.

Spartan is an amber-colored pilsner with a clean, mildly bitter taste. This is a pale malt with hints of citrus.

Mythos Red is a amber-orange colored beer with a sweet and malty taste with a hint of caramel. There is also slight bitterness. The aroma is malty with fruity notes.

Facts About Mythos Brewery Greek Beer

• The Boutari Group is the second-largest producer of beer in Greece
• The production and bottling plant located in the Sindou Industrial Region of Thessaloniki has the capacity to bottle 11,000,000 crates each year
• Mythos pale lager has won bronze in the Greek Beer Awards
• Mythos beers can be found in Greek supermarkets as well as in bars and restaurants
• Mythos produces Kaiser beer, which sounds German and is made with German standards, but it is in fact a Greek beer

Mythos Brewery in Thessaloniki has produced some of the most-loved beers around Greece.

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The Vergina line of beers would grow over the years. In 2001, Vergina Red made its way on to the scene. In June of 2003, Vergina Weiss was launched. Vergina Weiss is a global beer champion! It is a Hefeweizen style beer. Vergina Poryfa, which is produced in limited quantities each year, was launched in June of 2013. In 2017, Vergina XXX Black was born. Tuvunu was created to showcase Greece’s natural spring water, herbs, and fruits.

In their effort to be self-sufficient, Macedonian Thrace Brewing established their own malting plant. In fact, it is Greece’s first Greek owned malting plant and technologically advanced. The plant supplies Thracian Malt to dozens of breweries around Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean. The malting plant uses only water and barley and does not add any plant hormones or additives. They take the traditional purity law seriously and provide their customers with the best quality possible.

Where Macedonian Thrace Greek Beer is Made

Macedonian Thrace Beer is made in the industrial area of Komotini, Greece.

Type of Greek Beer Brewed at Macedonian Thrace Brewery

Macedonian Thrace produces Greek lagers.

Macedonian Thrace Greek Beer Flavor Description

Vergina Weiss is characterized by its aromatic wheat flavor. This beer has a hazy appearance that is the result of top-fermenting yeast. The fermentation method used gives the beer a fruity aroma that has hints of banana and clove.

Vergina XXX Black is a dark beer tastes and smells of coffee and vanilla. Vergina XXX Black is an unfiltered beer that pairs well with dark chocolate desserts and smoked cheeses and sausages.

Vergina Porfyra is a clear blond color and is characterized by its classic hops scents and aromatic malt. This beer is similar in taste to that of Belgian blond monastic beers. Porfyra pairs nicely with fresh cheeses and light chicken dishes.

Vergina Red is characterized by its fruity aroma, especially that of blackberries, exotic fruits, as well as honey. Vergina Red tastes both sweet and bitter.

Facts About Macedonian Thrace Greek Beer

• Vergina Red was originally brewed for the brewmaster’s wedding
• Vergina beer has gained a following not only in Greece, but around the world. From Australia to New York, people are loving this taste of Greece
• Macedonian Thrace Brewery and Vergina Weiss won the Silver European Beer Star of 2018
• Vergina beer’s birthday is on February 13th

Macedonian Thrace Brewery produces high-quality and delicious Greek beers.

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In the 1860s, Fix beer gained popularity and a following among Greeks and would begin expanding throughout Athens. As they continued to grow, they needed a larger space, so Ioannis Fix moved his residence and shop to Syggrou Avenue. A few years after the move, his son joined him in the business and the plant would become steam-powered. It was the best beer making equipment for that time.

During the 1960s, Fix Brewery was of quasi-monopoly that prevented other breweries from entering the market in Greece. In 1965, the government made the choice to allow entry of foreign breweries into the Greek market. Though the brewery experienced ups and downs throughout the years, it would experience a resurgence. In 2008, Fix started to be produced by Olympic Brewery for Greek breweries.

The Fix family of beers includes Fix Dark, a premium dark lager; Fix Hellas, a premium lager, and Fix Aney, a non-alcoholic drink.

Where Fix Brewery Greek Beer is Made

The Fix Brewery is located in Athens.

Type of Greek Beer Brewed at Fix Brewery

Fix Brewery produces different styles of lagers and also a non-alcoholic drink.

Fix Brewery Greek Beer Flavor Description

Fix Premium Dark Lager was introduced in 2012. It has medium body with a hint of stickiness and finishes dry. Fix Premium Dark smells of cocoa and tastes of light coffee and chocolate. This dark-colored lager has light bitterness.

Fix Hellas, the first Greek beer, has a soft flavor and scents of apple and banana. Its pleasant flavor of malts, tea, and honey is long-lasting. This golden-colored beer is crisp and refreshing.

Fix Aney is a non-alcoholic beer that tastes authentically of beer. The aroma of Fix Aney is that of lemons and minerals. It tastes of crackers and hay with a hint of lemon. This pale gold non-alcoholic beer is slightly bitter.

Facts About Fix Brewery Greek Beer

• A composer named Manos Hadjidakis worked at Fix Brewery when he was young
• In 2008, Fix started to be produced by Olympic Brewery for Greek breweries
• The old Fix Brewery has been turned into the Athens Museum of Contemporary Art
• The can of Fix Hellas states it has won 38 gold medals and prizes
• Fix Hellas won gold in the class of pale lagers in the 2019 Greek Beer Awards
• Fix Dark won gold in the class of dark lagers in the 2019 Greek Beer Awards

Fix Brewery has had its ups and downs, but has come back strong and determined to succeed.

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The Athenian Brewery produces a number of Greece’s most well-loved beers including: Fischer, Buckler, Bios 5, Amstel, and Amstel Premium Pils to name a few. But their famous beer is called Alfa, which one might say is part of Greece’s cultural heritage. It is similar to an American Lager. It’s loved by locals and visitors alike. Athenian Brewery also imports beers such as Amstel Light, Kirin, Moretti, Desperados, and more.

It is the largest producer and distributer of beer in Greece. Included in their products are both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The brewery has come a long way. When it first opened, beer consumption in Greece was quite low. Today, the beers that come out of Athenian Brewery are distributed in at least thirty countries. Athenian Brewery beers are also enjoyed at local cultural events. One of the causes that the brewery supports the most is the cleaning of beaches. They are also the main sponsor of a start-up incubator called Orange Grove, which assists up to 80 start-ups at one time.

Where Athenian Brewery Greek Beer is Made

Athenian Brewery has factories in Athens, Thessaloniki, and Patras. The headquarters of Athenian Brewery is in Athens.

Type of Greek Beer Brewed at Athenian Brewery

The types of beer Athenian Brewery brews include lagers, pale lagers, pilsners, low-alcoholic beers, and American adjunct lagers.

Athenian Brewery Greek Beer Flavor Description

Alfa is a lager with 5% alcohol content. It is a clear golden color beer with a sour hop aroma. There is a faint note of grain. Alfa tastes of a lightly toasted biscuit with hints of herbs and flowers.

Bios 5 is a clear lager with a malty aroma and bitter taste. Amstel has the aroma of sweet malts and tastes of barley, light malts, hops, and corn. Bios 5 has a rich and full flavor that combines 5 grains: barley, wheat, rye, rice, and corn.

Zorbas is a beer that smells of malt with hints of sweetness. The taste is malty, but not overwhelming.

Facts About Athenian Brewery Greek Beer

• Bios 5 is the first beer in the world that uses 5 grains – barley, wheat, rice, corn, and rye
• Athenian Brewery is a member of Heineken
• Athenian Brewery has two malteries and a water plant in addition to its three beer factories
• Athenian Brewery has won a number of independent business awards
• The Brewery actively promotes responsible drinking, which is evident on all bottles of beer

Athenian Brewery produces some of Greece’s most loved beers that are definitely worth a try.

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