Macedonian Thrace Brewery (Vergina)

Founded in 1996 in Komotini by Demetri Politopoulos, Macedonian Thrace Brewery kick-started the Greek craft revolution when the first Vergina was bottled in February 1998 — later becoming the first 100% Greek beer, brewed with barley from its own Thracian Malt plant, opened in 2014 and now supplying 90% of the country's microbreweries. Around the Vergina Premium Lager sit the Red with Thracian specialty malts, the award-winning Weiss, the Porfyra and the Black. The Komotini complex, one of Europe's most modern facilities and solar-roofed since 2023, is open to visitors: brewery, malting plant and visitor centre offer guided tours and tastings in English and Greek.