Żywiec Brewery
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Żywiec Brewery is based in Żywiec in Silesia, Poland. Before World War II it belonged to the Habsburg family. Eventually, it was acquired by Heineken. Żywiec is a very popular beer in Poland, and has had a good success in other countries. The brewery produces several types of beer, usually pale lagers of varying strengths from usually 10.5° to 14° Balling or 4-6% alcohol, including:
- Żywiec Full a Pilsener
- Żywiec Porter a Baltic porter
- Żywiec Full Light a Light pilsener
History
Founded in 1852, started brewing in 1856. Build and initially owned by Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen and his younger brother Karl Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, and called "Zywiec Archducal Brewery". It remained in the hands of the Habsburgs until nationalisation in the post-WWII communist Poland. At the beginning of 1990s a court case was started by the descendants of the original owners, who sued the Polish government demanding compensation for the nationalisation and the use of the Habsburg family name and coat of arms for marketing purposes. The case was settled out of court on undisclosed terms in December 2005.
The brewery was acquired by Heineken in mid-1990's.
