St. Patrick develops a taste for Polish beer

Currently, Polish beer can be bought anywhere in Ireland, from pubs to supermarkets. Kompania Piwowarska has tripled the exports of Tyskie and Lech in 2006 and over half of foreign sales are directed to Britain and Ireland. "Polish beer was initially consumed by Polish immigrants. But I have already stocked up for Saturday. This beer is much better than Carlsberg and Heineken," said Paul Maher, exclusive importer of Tyskie, Okocim and Lech in Ireland. In his opinion the sales of Polish beer will continue to surge and the sales of Guinness will continue to drop. "People see no reason to remain guinness lovers. Patriotism has nothing to do with this issue," said Grainne Mackin, head of Diageo press office. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) M.M.