Beer in Athens
Beer history, breweries and beer culture in Athens (Greece).
This is where King Otto settled with his Bavarians, and where Johann Karl Fix founded the brewery in 1864 whose name became the Greek word for beer. The large Athenian Brewery also brews in Athens today.
Breweries in Athens
Fix
Founded by Johann Karl Fix from a Bavarian family. The brewery went bankrupt in 1983; the beer has been back since 2010.
Known for: Fix Hellas
Athenian Brewery
Brews Amstel and the Greek brand Alfa and now belongs to Heineken.
Known for: Alfa
Beer history of Athens
- 1832
Otto of Bavaria becomes King of Greece. Bavarian brewers come with him.
- 1864
Johann Karl Fix founds his brewery in Athens – “Fix” becomes the word for beer.
- 1963
The Athenian Brewery is founded and soon brews Amstel.
- 1983
The Fix brewery goes bankrupt.