Austrian breweries get ready for Euro 2008

Three breweries in Upper Austria’s Mühlviertel are preparing to quench fans’ thirst in the run-up to and during Euro 2008 this June in a special way. The breweries Stift Schägl, Braucommune Freistadt and Hofstetten will offer cartons of beer in 16 0.33 liter bottles, each of which will have the flag of a different Euro 2008 team on its label.

The breweries will present the new offering at the Mühlviertel Beer Festival on April 11-12 in Freistadt. The beer will have an alcohol content of 5% and a “light but rich” taste. The breweries have been cooperating for some ten years.