
Local Breweries & Beers from Poznań
In case you didn't realise, it's worth noting that Poznań features a large brewery right in its city centre, which plays an indelible role in the city's cultural life. Although no longer a site for the brewing of beer, Poznań's Stary Browar (Old Brewery) is certainly a great place to enjoy one; the redeveloped 19th century Hugger Brewery is today an essential destination for art, shopping, drinking and dining.Although Stary Browar has moved on from beer production in its modern incarnation, the redevelopment of Stare Koszary - a 19th century complex of brick military barracks west of Poznań's centre - includes the city's new premier brew pub - Ułan Brewery. In addition to brewing their own range of award-winning old school and new wave brews on-site, Ułan also features delicious locally-inspired pub grub, two stages for concerts and events, six billiards tables and plenty of teles for watching sports.

Of course, when it comes to Poznań beer, one name looms large and that's Lech - the city's major label beer, which is practically ubiquitous around town thanks to its sponsorship of the local football side. Brewed in a massive complex just southeast of the city centre, Lech Browary Wielkopolska is one of the country's largest brewery complexes and was open to visitors for tours until only recently. In 2017, Lech's parent company was bought out by Asahi, but don't think this led to a decline in quality for the local brand; it was never good.

If you're a beer fanatic looking for a specific brand or brew, or just have to know exactly what's on draught in each of Poznań's multitap pubs, there's actually a website and app for that: ontap.pl - further proof that Poland's beer culture is headier than ever. Na zdrowie!

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