It might not be world famous, but Zhigulevskoe beer is well-known throughout Russia. The brewery was founded by Austrian Alfred von Wakano in 1881, one year after his arrival in the city. The industrial brewery building is a sight in itself, but these days there is also a small bar and restaurant in the building that serves some moderately-priced Russian food and, of course, the brewery's produce. Honestly, Zhigulevskoe beer isn't great - it was originally conceived as a budget beer and remains so today, meaning that the quality suffers. Von Wakano seemed to like it enough though. Apparently he had beer pipeline from the brewery to his house installed so that he would be in constant supply. At least until the Revolution when von Wakano was forced to flee and his Samara-born sons were apparently killed. Von Wakano's house (Rabochaya Ul., #3) is also worth a look for its architectural merits.
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