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Kykao

Kykao is a craft microbrewery in the Achaia region (northwestern Peloponnese). It was started by a group of friends who were enthusiastically home brewing for 15 years before starting their operation.

The name is inspired by an alcoholic drink made in ancient times, the Kykaeon, which was a wild, psychoactive brew created spontaneously through the mixture of various herbs, wild yeasts and other ingredients. Kykaeon was traditionally drunk after many days of fasting during the climax of the most famous secret rite of ancient Greece, the “Eleusinian Mysteries.” The word is still used in modern Greek to describe turmoil and disorder.

The team behind Kykao has embraced this traditional beverage making spirit and process in order to create a modern take on these intense, vivid, almost psychedelic brews of ancient times!

  • Brewery: Kykao
  • Focus:  Experimental handcrafted beers made with wild yeasts
  • Region: Platani of Patra (Peloponnese)
  • Year founded: 2018

Wines

  • Brettanovitis Vinifera
  • Kyclus Wild Ale
  • Reverse Engineered Malagousia
  • Reverse Engineered Muscat

Region

Patras is the largest economic, commercial and cultural center of the Peloponnese and western Greece, and the third largest city in Greece. The main characteristics of the city play a crucial role in shaping the landscape and the locals.

Patras is located 216 kilometers west of Athens on the northern coast of the Peloponnese, at the foot of Mount Panachaiko, and borders the Gulf of Patras. It is the “gateway” of Greece to the West thanks to its port and communication with Italy and Europe, and also a focal point for trade with international dimensions.

In the coastal zone, its terrain is hilly up to the inland city. The characteristics of the residential fabric of Patras are the port and the low hill of Panahaikos with the medieval castle, built on the ruins of the ancient Acropolis.

The Municipality of Patras is the center of entrepreneurship, operations and services for the entire Achaia area, as well as the wider region of Western Greece and the Ionian Islands. It is also famous for its carnival celebration.

The port has always played a significant role in the economic, social and political life of the city. During the previous century, it experienced a period of great prosperity as a raisin trading center. The advantages of its geographical position provided an extended period of prosperity, thus leaving a mark on the life of Patras city, and shaped the characteristics of the local economy to a great extent.

(Source: https://e-patras.gr)