Hungary: Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma to build its own brewery

The Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma in Hungary will build its own brewery to produce premium beer, the abbey said in a statement on May 22.

The Pannonhalma Abbey Beer Manufacture will be set up to revive an old tradition and start brewing three or four premium-category beer from the autumn.

The brewery will be part of a scheme to offer visitors a broad scale of locally made premium products, which already include chocolate, wine and perfumes.

The abbey will soon also start bottling and selling mineral water under its own label.

The Pannonhalma Abbey with a history of more than 1,000 years in north-western Hungary is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

23 May, 2014