dismissed several times, in part challenged by the owners of the site. Since 2004, the site is irrevocably under monument protection law. A restoration remains uncertain. Beer in Greece The market is dominated by three major breweries, Athenian Brewery with the brands Heineken and Amstel comes to 70%, followed by Carlsberg A / S with the brands Mythos , Henninger , Foster's and Guinness . Third place goes to the Olympic Brewery, owner of the brand Fix. 95% of the beer consumed is produced in Greece. In general, beer consumption in Mediterranean countries is well below the European average. Greece is no exception, but ranked ahead of Italy and France in 1995. Beer consumption increased by 20% between 1996 and 2004, whereas beer is a pure seasonal beverage in Greece, 60% of the bottles sold are sold between May and September. Beer consumption in Greece is strongly weather dependent. Trivia In 1904 the brewery Fix & Cie was founded in Niedermendig. It is not related to the Athenian brewery. The later composer Manos Hadjidakis worked in his youth as a worker at Fix. Mühldorf am Inn (the hometown of the founder of the brewery) and Heraklion, the later headquarters of the brewery, established a town twinning. In Palio Faliro there is an Ioannou-Fix-Street, named after Johann Ludwig Fix. References External links Fix Hellas Beer Official Web site Beer in Greece Breweries in Greece Greek companies established in the 19th century 1864 establishments in Greece Greek brands Companies established in 1864 Food and drink companies established in 1864 Manufacturing companies based in Athens Greek subsidiaries of foreign companies