Browar Grybów

Browar Grybów (also known as Browar Pilsweizer S.A.) is a regional brewery located in Siołkowa, near Grybów, in southern Poland. Its origins trace back to 1804, when the first mentions of a brewery in Siołkowa appear, but the industrial brewery is considered to have been founded in 1887, when Hungarian brewer Franciszek Paschek acquired the estate and began producing his own beer, modernizing and expanding the existing facility. Until World War II, the brewery remained a family enterprise of the Paschek family, producing about 20,000 hectoliters of beer annually. During the German occupation it was placed under German administration. After 1945 the owners regained the brewery and resumed production, but in 1946 it was nationalized and became a state-owned enterprise under the management of the Zjednoczenie Przemysłu Fermentacyjnego in Zabrze. In 1951 it was incorporated into the multi-plant Okocimskie Zakłady Piwowarskie. Between 1968 and 1973 it was managed by Nowosądeckie Zakłady Przemysłu Terenowego, then returned to Okocimskie Zakłady Piwowarskie. Annual production at that time was 45,000 hl, and after expansion in 1973 it rose to 80,000 hl. In 1989 the brewery was transformed into an independent organizational unit named Browar Grybów Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe, and in 1990 into a limited liability company, Browar Grybów sp. z o.o. in Grybów. Shares were held 43% by the Grybów municipal office, 37% by private shareholder J. Warzecha, and 20% by brewery employees. Since 2005 the owner has been Ivan Chovanec, an entrepreneur from Český Těšín, who in 2007, after several years of financial problems, stabilized the brewery's situation and began producing Pilsweizer beer. The brewery's flagship products are lagers under the Pilsweizer brand, including Pilsweizer Grybów Premium (5.7% ABV), Pilsweizer Góralskie (4.7% ABV), Pilsweizer Góralskie Krzepkie (7.6% ABV), Pilsweizer Naturalne Niepasteryzowane (5.7% ABV), Pilsweizer Niepasteryzowane Niefiltrowane (6.8% ABV, 14% extract), Pilsweizer Lach (6.8% ABV), Pilsweizer Premium Export (4.7% ABV, 10% extract, also in 30 and 50 liter KEG barrels), Pilsweizer Exclusive Export (5.7% ABV, 12% extract, also in KEG barrels), Pilsweizer Strong Export (6.8% ABV), and Pilsweizer BOCK (8.1% ABV). The brewery operates primarily in the Polish market and has plans to expand with a hotel and spa center.

The history of brewing in Siołkowa, near Grybów, dates back to 1804, when the first mentions of a brewery there appear. The industrial brewery, however, is considered to have been founded in 1887, when Hungarian brewer Franciszek Paschek became the owner of the estate in Siołkowa and started producing his own beer, modernizing and expanding the existing facility. Until World War II, the brewery was a family enterprise of the Paschek family, producing about 20,000 hectoliters of beer annually. During the German occupation, the plant was placed under German administration. After 1945, the owners managed to regain the brewery and resumed beer production. However, in 1946 the enterprise was nationalized, becoming an independent state-owned enterprise under the management of the regional branch of the Zjednoczenie Przemysłu Fermentacyjnego in Zabrze. In 1951, the Ministry of Food Industry and Procurement incorporated the brewery into the multi-plant Okocimskie Zakłady Piwowarskie. Between 1968 and 1973, the brewery was under the management of Nowosądeckie Zakłady Przemysłu Terenowego, and then returned to Okocimskie Zakłady Piwowarskie. Its annual production at that time was 45,000 hl, but after the brewery's expansion in 1973 it increased to 80,000 hl. In 1989, the brewery was transformed into an independent organizational unit named Browar Grybów Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe, and in 1990 into a limited liability company, Browar Grybów sp. z o.o. in Grybów. Shares were held 43% by the Grybów municipal office, 37% by private shareholder J. Warzecha, and 20% by brewery employees. Since 2005, the owner of the plant has been Ivan Chovanec, an entrepreneur from Český Těšín, who in 2007, after several years of financial problems, stabilized the brewery's situation and began producing Pilsweizer beer. The brewery has plans to expand with a hotel and spa center.

• 2007

  Start of Pilsweizer beer production after financial stabilization.

• 2005

  Ivan Chovanec becomes owner.

• 1990

  Transformed into Browar Grybów sp. z o.o.

• 1989

  Transformed into Browar Grybów Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe.

• 1973

  Expansion increases annual production to 80,000 hl.

• 1951

  Incorporated into Okocimskie Zakłady Piwowarskie.

• 1946

  Nationalization of the brewery as a state-owned enterprise.

• 1887

  Franciszek Paschek becomes owner and starts industrial beer production.

• 1804

  First mentions of a brewery in Siołkowa.

Regional brewery with a traditional heritage, offering a range of lagers under the Pilsweizer brand.

• Pilsweizer Grybów Premium

  Lager beer, 5.7% ABV.

• Pilsweizer Góralskie

  Lager beer, 4.7% ABV.

• Pilsweizer Góralskie Krzepkie

  Lager beer, 7.6% ABV.

• Pilsweizer Naturalne Niepasteryzowane

  Lager beer, 5.7% ABV.

• Pilsweizer Niepasteryzowane Niefiltrowane

  Lager beer, 6.8% ABV, 14% extract.

• Pilsweizer Lach

  Lager beer, 6.8% ABV.

• Pilsweizer Premium Export

  Lager beer, 4.7% ABV, 10% extract, also in 30 and 50 liter KEG barrels.

• Pilsweizer Exclusive Export

  Lager beer, 5.7% ABV, 12% extract, also in KEG barrels.

• Pilsweizer Strong Export

  Lager beer, 6.8% ABV.

• Pilsweizer BOCK

  Lager beer, 8.1% ABV.

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2. 2Browar Grybów - Wikipedia (Polish)pl.wikipedia.org