Slovenians’ beer tastes evolving – slowly

Slovenian beer culture is imbued with tradition. Until not long ago there were just two main brands of beer that utterly dominated the market, their influence so deep that they fused with local and regional identities. This is now changing, although not as fast as some would have hoped.

The country currently boasts 100 breweries, according to the latest data by the Slovenian Breweries' Association, a sea change compared to the Laško-Union duopoly that dominated the market for most of the 20th century.

This is in line with the broader trends driven by the emergence of craft...