Utenos Alus

In Utena, in the heart of lake-strewn Aukštaitija, stands one of the most modern breweries in the Baltics, built in the 1970s and now, alongside Švyturys, one of the two pillars of the Švyturys-Utenos alus group. The Utenos brand, ubiquitous in the country's bars and shops, spans golden lagers, wheat beers and alcohol-free versions in an approachable, polished style. The brewery itself is not freely open to visitors, but its beers are required tasting to understand Lithuania's contemporary brewing landscape — the industrial, popular counterpart to the farmhouse breweries of the neighbouring north.