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Efes Beverage Group was founded in Turkey in 1969, and today consists of fifteen breweries in Turkey, Russia, the CIS countries and Southeast Europe, with headquarters in Istanbul and corporate branches in İzmir. Named after the ancient city of Ephesus located near the İzmir brewery, the company is a subsidiary of Anadolu Group, and is the largest producer of beer in Turkey with approximately 82% of the market share. As the 8th most popular European brand by sales volume and the 6th largest European brewer on combined production basis, the company owns and operates fifteen breweries in five countries with a cumulative capacity of 34-million-hectoliters, and six maltings with a combined capacity of 236,500-tonnes. The flagship product, Efes Pilsen (called "Efes Pilsener" in English) gets its unique taste from rice added into the ingredients at brewing stage. The 5.0% ABV beer has been described to have a "tangy malt and hops aroma, rich malt in the mouth, and a bitter-sweet finish that becomes dry and hoppy", and has won more than a dozen awards through the years, starting with the 1981 Monde Selection Bruxelles Gold Medal; the 1979 Golden Caraius 19th Caralious Gold Medal; the 1973 Selection Mondial Paris Gold Medal; and the 1972 12th Annual World Beer and Non-Alcoholic Drinks Selection Gold and Silver Medals for Dark Beer and White Beer, respectively. The Efes Beverage Group is the primary sponsor of its namesake Turkish basketball team, Efes Pilsen S.K. who has been playing in top European basketball league named Euroleague for many consequtive years. Efes Pilsen is the name sponsor of the first Turkish Futsal League organised by the Turkish Football Federation.
