Ekstra Beer

Award winning European beer

Svyturys Ekstra is an award winning beer. It has a transparent golden color and when you drink it the glass will be decorated by a natural and perfect thick white head. It is made of fresh malt, rice, bitter and aromatic hops, beer yeast and fresh water.

It has an intense aroma of hops and rich long lasting taste that is empowered by slight bitterness generated by hops. Judges of the most prestigious competitions – the World Beer Cup and the World Beer Championship – awarded it with gold and silver medals in 2000 and 2001 respectively.

In the competition organized by the Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists this beer was recognized as the product of the year two years in a row – in 1997 and 1998. Ekstra beer was created as the flagship of the Svyturys beer range, that appeared in 1995.

Ekstra is the only beer in the world brewed by a woman. Traditionally at Svyturys, when a new type of beer is being developed, all employees of the brewery take part on the process. Every trial brew is tested and tasted by all employees. It may be a lot of work but no one at the brewery seems to be complaining.