Wednesday’s ad is for Zlaty Bazant, or Golden Pheasant, a Slovakian beer, now owned by Heineken. I don’t think it’s particularly old (it’s from 2011) but I love the idea of a pillowy head creating a wintery wonderland.
Slovak Beer Infographic
Today’s infographic is a fairly narrow one, in terms of its scope. It tackles beer in Slovakia. And although Slovak Beer uses a limited color palette, it still manages to communicate the information quite elegantly. I’d like to see one of these for every country.
Slovakia Beer
Today in 1992, Slovakia declared their Independence from Czechoslovakia.
Slovakia
Slovakia Breweries
- Banskobystrický Pivovar
- Bratislavský Meštianský Pivovar
- Corgon
- Kaltenecker
- Minipivovar Buntavar
- Minipivovar Golem
- Minipivovar Kvačany
- Minipivovar Richtár Jakub
- Minipivovar Sessler
- Patrónsky Pivovar Bratislava
- Pivovar ERB
- Pivovar Hotel Barbakan
- Pivovar Hurbanovo
- Pivovar Pilsberg
- Pivovar Popper
- Pivovar Šariš
- Pivovar Steiger
- Pivovar Stein
- Pivovary Topvar
Slovakia Brewery Guides
Other Guides
- CIA World Factbook
- Official Website
- U.S. Embassy
- Wikipedia
- Wikipedia’s Beer and Breweries in Slovakia
Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.00%
- Full Name: Slovak Republic
- Location: Central Europe, south of Poland
- Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy
- Language: Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6%
- Religion(s): Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13%
- Capital: Bratislava
- Population: 5,483,088; 113th
- Area: 49,035 sq km, 131st
- Comparative Area: About twice the size of New Hampshire
- National Food: Bryndzové halušky
- National Symbols: Linden; patriarchal cross and three mountains
- Affiliations: UN, EU, NATO
- Independence: Declared from Czechoslovakia, July 17, 1992 / Effective January 1, 1993
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 18
- BAC: 0.00%
- Label Requirements: N/A
- Number of Breweries: 18
- How to Say “Beer”: pivo
- How to Order a Beer: Eno pee-vo, pro-seem
- How to Say “Cheers”: Na zdravie (“to your health”) / Stolicka
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 36%
- Wine: 15%
- Spirits: 49%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 10.33
- Unrecorded: 3.00
- Total: 13.33
- Beer: 3.90
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 10.3 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
- Excise Taxes: Yes
- Minimum Age: 18
- Sales Restrictions: Time, places
- Advertising Restrictions: Yes
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: Yes
Patterns of Drinking Score: 3
Prohibition: None
