Alcohol by volume 4.5% Style Pilsner | Introduced 1949 Manufacturer KEO | |
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KEO is a Cypriot beer. It is a light straw-colored lager with a thick head, and is sometimes compared to a pilsner in taste. The beer is brewed in Limassol, in Cyprus. The beer won the 1987 brewing industry world bottled lager competition Gold Medal. In 2010, KEO held a 32.4% share of the island's beer market.
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Ingredients
Its ingredients include malted barley, maize, and hops, but maize is a new addition.
Awards
Keo beer was awarded a Gold Medal by the Brewing Industry International Awards.
In 2010 the appearance of the beer in a pornographic American film sparked a reaction by the largest shareholder in the company, the Orthodox Church of Cyprus.
References
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