Beer in the Philippines reason, but it speculated that the business did not take over from the sons of the founder. It was also speculated that the San Miguel Brewery being threatened by Halili Beer, leading the former to buy out stocks of the latter. In 1978, the San Miguel Brewery introduced the 1-liter version of San Miguel Beer, called "Grande". The second brewer, Asia Brewery, Inc., was established by Lucio Tan in January 27, 1982, with the inauguration of its brewery in Cabuyao, Laguna, and the launch of its first brand, Beer Hausen Pale Pilsen. San Miguel Responded with Lagerlite, a light beer,
Beer in Austria and "Wieselburger" predominate. In Vienna, "Ottakringer" is brewed. From the more westerly parts of Austria come "Kaiser", "Zipfer" and "Kapsreiter" in Upper Austria. Upper Austria is also home to famous "Freistadt" beer (Freistädter Bier). The brewery's organization is unique in that the brewery is a commune-owned and operated by those individuals who own a house within the city walls, thus the name of the town Freistadt (free-city). Continuing West, Salzburg is home to "Stiegl", as well as "Augustiner Bräu" (not related to the German one) and "Edelweiss". Weizenbier (wheat beer) is the most popular type of beer in this region.