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Grupa Żywiec

🌍 Poland · Large Brewery · Known for Lager · Witbier
Known for Lager · Witbier

Poland's oldest major brewery, founded in 1856 in the Żywiec basin of the Carpathian foothills. The Habsburgs built the original brewery and it passed through several owners before Heineken acquired a controlling stake. Żywiec is Poland's premium export lager and the most recognised Polish beer abroad. The group also operates Leżajsk and Warka breweries and holds the licence for Strongbow cider in Poland.

3Beers
3Styles
6.7%Avg ABV
1856Founded

Beers by Grupa Żywiec

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
crisp
2 of 3 beers
malty
2 of 3 beers
clean
2 of 3 beers
refreshing
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Lager 1Wheat Beer 1Porter 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 104 other breweries making Lager, Witbier and Porter.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Grupa Żywiec's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for Lager, Witbier and PorterGrupa Żywiec
in no beersin every beer
clean
in 2 of 3 · typical Lager, Witbier and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
smooth
in 2 of 3 · typical Lager, Witbier and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
malty
in 2 of 3 · typical Lager, Witbier and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
refreshing
in 2 of 3 · typical Lager, Witbier and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
light
in 2 of 3 · typical Lager, Witbier and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 20%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
3 / 3
beers above the median
#471
best ranked beer
Żywiec

Their beers place in the Top 20% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Grupa Żywiec

Poland's oldest major brewery, founded in 1856 in the Żywiec basin of the Carpathian foothills. The Habsburgs built the original brewery and it passed through several owners before Heineken acquired a controlling stake. Żywiec is Poland's premium export lager and the most recognised Polish beer abroad. The group also operates Leżajsk and Warka breweries and holds the licence for Strongbow cider in Poland.

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Żywiec · Silesia · Poland
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