Museum
Athineo
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Kathy
October 13, 2021
Part microbrewery, part museum and part lab, Athineo is a bit tricky to reach (it’s beside the National Highway in Egaleo). But the free beer on arrival makes the trip worthwhile. Beer has been brewed on the premises since 1965, when Amstel was introduced to Greece by Athenian Brewery, a giant that makes Alfa, Heineken, Fischer, BIOS 5, Mamos and more. After production shifted to other Greek locales, the site was reimagined in 2015. The on-site museum traces the history of beer from Ancient Babylonia in 3000 BC, through to its arrival in Greece around the fifth century BC (then known as Kykeon and mentioned by Homer), and finally to the industrial brewing we know today. Sample Athineo, with its coriander and honey notes, and other thirst-quenching creations by master brewer Manos Barbounis, such as Pilsner with ‘spicy blonde’ hops.
Part microbrewery, part museum and part lab, Athineo is a bit tricky to reach (it’s beside the National Highway in Egaleo). But the free beer on arrival makes the trip worthwhile. Beer has been brewed on the premises since 1965, when Amstel was introduced to Greece by Athenian Brewery, a giant that…
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Location
102-106 Par. Leoforou Kifisou
Egaleo