Beer from Greek microbreweries gaining popularity at home and abroad

On a recent voyage in the Aegean, I was quite excited to notice the bar of the ship we were traveling in had a wide variety of Greek beers to chose from, including two from microbreweries. They were quite delicious. Later, at a restaurant in a mountain village on a small island, we were even more surprised when we spotted a locally made ale on the menu. The restaurant manager told us it had met with a great response from international visitors. "I brought some over from the island where it's made in small quantities and visitors who tried it loved it, so I asked the producer to supply me regularly," he told us. He also noted that Greeks have been displaying more of a preference for Greek beer lately and are starting to discover the exciting variety of ales produced by microbreweries.

"There has been an increase in beers from Greek microbreweries due to higher demand from...