Today in 1991, Croatia gained their Independence from Yugoslavia.
Croatia
Croatia Breweries
- Apitrade
- BUP
- Buzetska Pivovara
- Carlsberg Croatia
- Daruvarska Pivovara
- Fructus
- Karlovačka Pivovara
- Mini Pivovara i Pivnica Zlatno Pivo
- Osijecka Pivovara
- Osjecko
- Pivovara Daruvar
- Pivovara i Pivnica Cimper
- Pivovara i Pinvice Medvedgrad
- Pivovara Ličanka
- Proizvodnja i ugostiteljstvo Charlie
- Proizvodno-trgovački obrt Dobra
- Zagrebačka Pivovara (StarBev)
- Zagrebačka Pivovara
- Zlatorog Varaždin
Croatia Brewery Guides
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- U.S. Embassy
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Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05%; Zero for professional drivers and drivers under 24 years of age, 0.05% for all others.
- Full Name: Republic of Croatia
- Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
- Government Type: Presidential/parliamentary democracy
- Language: Croatian (official) 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) 2.9%
- Religion(s): Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2%
- Capital: Zagreb
- Population: 4,480,043; 123rd
- Area: 56,594 sq km, 127th
- Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than West Virginia
- National Food: Jota and Strukli
- National Symbols: Dalmatian, Marten; Iris croatica; Slavonian Oak; Checkerboard (šahovnica), Croatian wattle; Chequy; red-white checkerboard
- Affiliations: UN, NATO
- Independence: From Yugoslavia, Independence Day, October 8, 1991 Note: June 25, 1991 was the day the Croatian parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on October 8, 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 18 (to drink); 21 (to buy)
- BAC: 0.05%
- Number of Breweries: 22
- How to Say “Beer”: pivo
- How to Order a Beer: N/A
- How to Say “Cheers”: Uzdraulje or U zdravlje / Zivjeli
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 37%
- Wine: 47%
- Spirits: 15%
- Other: 1%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 12.61
- Unrecorded: 2.50
- Total: 15.11
- Beer: 4.66
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 12.6 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
- Excise Taxes: Yes
- Minimum Age: 18
- Sales Restrictions: Places, specific events, intoxicated persons
- Advertising Restrictions: Yes
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: No
Patterns of Drinking Score: 3
Prohibition: None
