"Já si dám pivo!" Learn it because it might be of real utility when you will spend some time in the Czech republic and you will get a nice smile back and most important you will get a fresh and original Czech beer in less than 1 minute.
The beer in the Czech republic has long and storied history, and it is not a coincidence that Czech republic is the highest annual per capite consumption of beer in the entire world. (Consider that Czech republic has about 10 millions inhabitants and it has a higher score that Germany!!!)
The first brewery is known to have existed in Brevnov Monastery in 993.
The city of Brno was the first one to have the right to brew beer in the XII century and Plzen and Ceske Budejovice are the two most important cities in the country for beer. Most of the towns have their own brewery, but the most famous ones are in Bohemia: Budweis, Plzen and Prague.
The most famous brand of beers are the following: Pilsner Urquell, Budweiser Budvar, Gambrinus, Radegast, Krusovice, Velkopopovicky Kozel, Staropramen, Starobrno, Bernard and Svijany.
The most famous Czech beer is the pale lager of pilsner type, but according to Czech law, categories of beers, regardless of colour or style, are:
- lehké - a "light" beer brewed below 8° Balling and with less than 130kJ per 100ml
- výčepní - "tap" beer, though it can be bottled, brewed between 8° and 10°
- ležák - "lager" beer, brewed between 11° and 12.99°
- premium - "special" beer, brewed above 13°
Briefly:
BEER IN PRAGUE: Staropramen
BEER IN PLZEN: Pilsner Urquell (IT was the first "pilsner" type beer in the world), Gambrinus and Primus.
BEER IN BRNO AND SOUTH MORAVIA: Starobrno and Cerna Hora
BEER IN CESKE BUDEJOVICE:
Today the city has two main breweries: Budějovický měšťanský pivovar a.s.and Budějovický Budvar n.p. (Budweiser Budvar)
In 1876, the US brewer Anheuser-Busch began making a beer which was also named "Budweiser." This led to the "Budweiser trademark dispute" between beer companies claiming trademarks rights to the name "Budweiser."
In the European Union, Budějovický Budvar is recognized as a product with Protected Geographical Indication. Because of such disputes, Budvar is sold in the United States and Canada under the label Czechvar and according to the verdict of Court of Justice of the European Union in July 2010, Czech Budweiser Budvar has exclusive control over the Budweiser brand name in the whole European Union.
Enjoy also this fun video we found some days ago and we already posted in our Official Facebook Page
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OLKR6l4lKic
..and Na zdraví!!!!
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