Even though Hungary's first commercial brewery only opened in the middle of the 19th century, the country can look back on a brewing tradition that goes back thousands of years. To this day, there are few large breweries, but the craft beer business is flourishing and countless small micro-breweries enrich the local beer market with creative, hand-crafted and subtly composed beers. Quality instead of quantity!

A beer center in Budapest

A major player on the Hungarian beer scene is the Budapest brewery Horizont. The young, enthusiastic team has set up camp in the hallowed halls of an abandoned factory and brews in a place where beer was already being produced in the 1930s. The venerable buildings house a brewing system that is entirely Hungarian-made, a reverse osmosis system that can create any water profile imaginable, and an illustrious group of other breweries. The hops mecca in the heart of Hungary is a melting pot of innovation and attracts a lot of international brewers every year for collaborations and joint projects. Horizont Brewing has friends all over the world and has worked with brewers from the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg, among others. Collaborations between brewers give everyone involved the opportunity to exchange ideas about recipes, techniques, styles and raw materials and to learn from each other.

Beer as an art form

There are many ways to express yourself creatively: some prefer working with clay, others let off steam on the canvas, while some prefer to draw, design installations and happenings, and others like to compose impressive pieces of music to satisfy their urge for artistic expression. For the brewers of Horizont Budapest, beer is the solution. Not only to get the creative juices flowing and summon the muse, but also to live out their very own need to create. With virtuosity and the greatest dedication, the creative brewers develop true works of art from hops, malt and yeast. To ensure that the delicious splendor is shown to its best advantage, the brewery has brought an artist from Budapest on board. He designs the imaginative, sometimes lavish, sometimes minimalist and in any case extremely chic labels and provides an adequate external representation for the treasures hidden within. The brewery's wide range of products includes not only tasty beers for every day, but also sophisticated craft beers, sophisticated specialties, barrel-aged masterpieces and exciting beer styles. Not only we and the judges of international competitions have acquired a taste for Horizont's creations, but also the sommeliers from the finest restaurants in Budapest: all restaurants awarded one or more Michelin stars serve the fine creations with their artistic dishes.

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