Baltic Beer Company Ltd (formerly Brand Independence Ltd) is the owner of the Viru Beer. Viru Beer is brewed under licence at the A. Le Coq Brewery in Tartu, Estonia. Currently Viru Beer is available in the UK, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Japan, USA, Ireland, Sweden, Malta, Israel, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada and South Korea. It is soon to be launched in Luxembourg and Spain. Viru Premium Estonian beer won one Gold and three silver medals in various International competitions in 2008-2010. Viru packaging has also won Gold and Silver medals at the packagiong competiotion in Chicago in 2010.