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The Ariana Brewery is a defunct company, founded in 1884 in Sofia, Bulgaria under the name Sofia Brewery, changing to Ariana in 1996. The brewery was bought by Heineken International in 1997, and closed down in 2004, with production of its main brands, Ariana and Stolichno, transferred to the Zagorka Brewery.〔 (Ariana beer ) and (Stolichno Bock Beer ) presentations, at the (Zagorka company ) website. Retrieved Nov 2010.〕 == History == Founded by the Czech Proshek brothers in 1884, the Sofia brewery began producing ''Proshekovo Pivo'' using Czech brewing practices, leading the beer to be awarded a gold medal at Antwerp in 1891. (Before establishing themselves in central Sofia, the brothers had originally rented a smaller brewery in the nearby village of Knyazhevo.) 〔(''In Bulgaria, Beer Arrived with Liberty (Bulgarian)'' ), Sega.bg, 9 Nov 2005; retrieved Jan 2009.〕 In 1947, the brewery was nationalized by the communist regime and renamed ''Vitosha'', and the beer was eventually renamed ''Sofiisko Pivo''. A second factory was built in the nearby village of Gorublyane, and in 1978 the brewery in central Sofia was closed. The company changed its name to ''Ariana brewery'' in 1996. In 1997, Ariana was bought out by Heineken, and in 2004 production was moved to the Zagorka brewery. Ariana accounts for 50% of total sales of Zagorka AD. () The brewery shares its name with the nearby Lake Ariana. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ariana Brewery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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