Topvar Breweries () is a beer brewing company in Slovakia. The company was created by the merger of the Šariš and Topvar breweries on 1 January 2007, after both were purchased by global brewing giant

SABMiller SABMiller plc was an Anglo–South African multinational brewing and beverage company headquartered in Woking, England on the outskirts of London until 10 October 2016 when it was acquired by AB InBev for US$107-billion. It was the world's sec ...

in 2006. Subsequently, as part of the agreements made with regulators before

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was allowed to acquire SABMiller in October 2016, Topvar was sold to

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of Japan on December 13, 2016; the deal is expected to close during the first half of 2017. The original Topvar Brewery was founded in 1957 and the first Topvar

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was brewed in

Topoľčany Topoľčany (; before 1920; ) is a town in the Nitra Region of Slovakia. The population is around 25,000 in total. The town's population is nicknamed ''Žochári'' (singl. ''Žochár'') (producers, or owners of "mosses"). The Nitra River flows t ...

in 1964. In 2007, the beer brewing operation was relocated to

Veľký Šariš Veľký Šariš is a small town near Prešov in eastern Slovakia. The town is known as the site of the largest brewery in Slovakia – Šariš Brewery. Etymology The etymology of the name is uncertain. Hungarian historians and linguists prefer t ...

Products

* ''10% Light'' * ''11% Dark'' * ''11% keg-beer'' * ''12% Light''

References

External links

Official website of Topvar Brewery
(in Slovak only) Asahi brands Breweries in Slovakia Beer brands of Slovakia Slovak brands Food and drink companies established in 1957 {{Beer-stub