European Breweries History: Okocim Brewery
Okocim Brewery, in Brzesko in southeastern Poland, is one of the oldest and most renowned breweries in the country
It was established in 1845 by Johann Evangelist Götz (1815-1893), born in Wirtemberg. His son Jan Albin expanded the family business, married a Polish aristocrat, and changed his name to Goetz-Okocimski. In 1945 the brewery was nationalised, and reprivatised in the 1990s. Since 1996 the brewery has been a part of Carlsberg_Polska, Carlsberg Breweries A/S.
Okocim Brewery currently makes eight types of beer: O.K. (Pilsener), Signature (Pilsener), Mocne (Medium Malt), Porter, Karmi and Karmi Poema Di Caffe (Near Beer), Palone, and Zagloba.
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