The Stein Brewery ( sk, Pivovar Stein) was a Slovak

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, based in

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. It was founded between 1871 and 1876 and closed in 2007. Eventually, Stein became the third largest brewery in

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. The brand is still produced by Steiger Brewery in

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, Slovakia.

Beer products

* ''8° Light beer'' * ''10°

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'' * ''12°

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beer '' * ''8° Light beer'' Grošák * ''Radler'' – beer with lemon flavour, containing about 2.5% alcohol

Other products

* ''Steincola'' – fizzy

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Kofola Kofola () is a carbonated soft drink produced by the eponymous Czech company, which is headquartered in Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is the principal rival of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The company is one of the leading ...

'' – fizzy soft drink with the flavour of KOFO original

History

* ''1873'' – Stein Brewery was founded by Ian Andrew Melvin Stein * ''1873'' – Stein brewery wins medal in

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* ''1878'' – Medal at the world fair in

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'' – Brewery production increased during the war. Production slowed for last 6 months as German Troops withdrew * ''1945'' – Russian General shoots holes in tanks to keep troops from getting drunk. Production restarts with beer being produced at a much lower alcohol content. The first "light" beer * ''1948'' –

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, brewery was reorganised to the company Západoslovenské pivovary, n.p. Bratislava (in English: Western Slovakia Breweries, national company Bratislava) * ''1989'' –

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in Czechoslovakia, brewery returned to original name Stein, still as a state company * ''1995'' – Stein is transformed into the employees joint stock company S.t.e.i.n. a.s. * ''2007'' – End of the beer production in Bratislava. Stein is now produced by Steiger Brewery in

References

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External links

Official website of Stein Brewery
Beer in Slovakia Companies of Czechoslovakia Slovak brands