# Švyturys — Klaipėda, Klaipėdos apskritis

> Švyturys in Klaipėda, Klaipėdos apskritis, Lithuania scores 2.72 out of 5 — Limited, #38 in Lithuania. 130 beers tracked, mostly Pale Lager.

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Švyturys is a brewery in Klaipėda, Klaipėdos apskritis, Lithuania. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.72 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #38 in Lithuania. Of the 130 beers we track, 45% are Pale Lager and 19% Wheat Beer.

## Rating

- Score: 2.72 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #38 in Lithuania · #26,665 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 130

## About

In the year 1784, Johann Wilhelm Reincke, a member of the respectable German family founded Klaipėda’s first industrial brewery in the suburbs of Friedrich. Rebuilt after the war, brewery Švyturys started making beer in 1946. In spring 1999, the controlling stock in the company was acquired by the Danish Carlsberg A/S, a major beer producer around the world. n December 2001, the most highly reputed breweries of Švyturys and Utenos Alus were merged to become Švyturys-Utenos Alus AB, a company that in February 2003 was reorganised to become Švyturys-Utenos Alus UAB.

## What they brew

- Pale Lager — 45% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 19% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 11% of the beers we track
- Cider — 5% of the beers we track
- Non Alcoholic — 4% of the beers we track
- Bock — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 9 Burių gatvė, Klaipėda, Klaipėdos apskritis, Lithuania
- Coordinates: 55.7275012, 21.0956971
- Website: https://www.svyturys.lt/

## Same owner

- Part of [Carlsberg Group](https://finding.beer/brewery/carlsberg-group-34339.md)
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## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Klaipeda, Lithuania](https://finding.beer/breweries/lithuania/klaipeda.md)
- [Best breweries in Lithuania](https://finding.beer/breweries/lithuania.md)

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