What type of lager takes its name from the Czech town where it was first brewed?
"lager as a result of imitations of the original beer, especially in Germany where the style is common. There are a lot of beer festivals in the Czech Republic. One of them is Pilsner Fest, a two-day beer festival held each year by the Pilsner Urquell Brewery in Pilsen with music by local bands on four stages in the town or festival Slavnosti piva v Českých Budějovicích (in České Budějovice). The Czech Beer Festival (Český pivní festival) in Prague is the biggest beer festival in Czech Republic held for 17 days every year in May. Festival visitors can taste more"
"began brewing a lager in Vienna, Austria, in 1840–1841. With modern improved fermentation control, most lager breweries use only short periods of cold storage, typically 1–3 weeks. Most of today's lager is based on the original Pilsner style, pioneered in 1842 in the town of Pilsen (Plzeň), in an area of the Austrian monarchy now located in the Czech Republic. The modern pale lager that developed from Pilsner is light in colour and high in forced carbonation, with an alcohol content of 3–6% by volume. The Pilsner Urquell or Heineken brands of beer are typical examples of pale lager, with"
"Pilsner Urquell Brewery Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. (, known in English as the Pilsner Urquell Brewery, is a Czech brewery founded in 1842 and headquartered in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It was the first brewery to produce pale lager, branded as Pilsner Urquell; the popularity of Pilsner Urquell resulting in it being much copied so that more than two-thirds of the beer produced in the world today is pale lager, sometimes named ""pils"", ""pilsner"" and ""pilsener"" after Pilsner Urguell. The brewery name, ""Pilsner Urquell"", which can be roughly translated into English as ""the original source at Pilsen"", was adopted as a"
"Beer in the Czech Republic Beer () has a long history in what is now the Czech Republic, with brewing taking place in Břevnov Monastery in 993. The city of Brno had the right to brew beer from the 12th century while Plzeň and České Budějovice (Pilsen and Budweis in German), had breweries in the 13th century. The most common Czech beers are pale lagers of pilsner type, with characteristic transparent golden colour, high foaminess and lighter flavour. The Czech Republic has the highest beer consumption per capita in the world. The largest Czech beer breweries are Pilsner Urquell (Plzeňský"
"of ten beers produced and consumed in the world are pale lagers based on Pilsner Urquell. The name, which can be roughly translated into English as ""the original source at Pilsen"", was adopted as a trademark in 1898. Before 1840, the standard beer in Bohemia was warm fermented and characterized by a dark colour, turbidity, and inconsistent quality. Plzeň burghers had not found this satisfying and the Plzeň city council ordered 36 casks to be dumped. They invested in a new, state-of-the art brewery, the ""Bürgerbrauerei"" (Town brewery, ""Měšťanský pivovar"" in Czech), and commissioned Josef Groll, a Bavarian brewer, to"
"been involved in a trademark dispute with a European beer company, in particular the Budweiser Budvar Brewery of České Budějovice, Czech Republic, over the trademark rights to the name ""Budweiser"". Beer has been brewed in České Budějovice (known as ""Budweis"" in German) since it was founded by King Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1245. The name Budweiser is a derivative adjective, meaning ""of Budweis"". In 1876, Adolphus Busch and his friend Carl Conrad, a liquor importer, developed a ""Bohemian-style"" lager in the United States, inspired after a trip to the region. In the European Union, excluding the United Kingdom, Republic"
"Budweiser Budvar Brewery Budweiser Budvar (; ; ""Budvar from Budweis"") is a brewery in the Czech city of České Budějovice (), best known for its original Budweiser or Budweiser Budvar pale lager brewed using artesian water, Moravian barley and Saaz hops. Budweiser Budvar is the fourth largest beer producer in the Czech Republic and the second largest exporter of beer abroad. The state-owned brewery and its Budweiser pale lager have been engaged in a dispute with Anheuser-Busch, a brewery in the United States, over the right to market and sell the beer under the name ""Budweiser"" since the start of"
"Velkopopovický Kozel Velkopopovický Kozel is a Czech lager produced since 1874. The brewery was founded by František Ringhoffer in Velké Popovice, a town 25 km (15 mi) southeast of Prague. Their symbol is a goat (Kozel means ""male goat"" in Czech). The company was bought by SABMiller in 2002 and sold to Asahi Breweries in 2016. The first historical mention of the brewery dates back to the 14th century. The brewery in Velke Popovice, as we know it today, has its origins in the 19th century. After years of disagreements and the gradual decline of the brewery, it was bought"
"from Budweis) became, along with ""Pilsner"" from Plzeň, one of the best-known lagers. Brewing remains a major industry. In 1256 the Svitavy brewery was founded there, which was closed in 2002. The largest brewery, founded in 1895, is ""Pivovar Budějovický Budvar"" (Budweiser Budvar Brewery) which has legal rights to market its beer under the ""Budweiser"" brand name in much of Europe. The same product is also sold elsewhere under the names ""Budvar"" and ""Czechvar"" due to legal disagreements with Anheuser-Busch over the Budweiser brand. The American lager was originally brewed as an imitation of the famous Bohemian original, but over"
"which was to brew beer in the pioneering Bavarian style. Brewers had begun aging beer made with cool fermenting yeasts in caves (lager, i.e., [stored]), which improved the beer's clarity and shelf-life. Part of this research benefited from the knowledge already expounded on in a book (printed in German in 1794, in Czech in 1799), written by Czech brewer František Ondřej Poupě (""Ger"": Franz Andreas Paupie) (1753–1805) from Brno. The Pilsen brewery recruited the Bavarian brewer Josef Groll (1813–1887) who, using new techniques and paler malts, presented his first batch of pale lager on 5 October 1842. The combination of"
"been nationalized and during the communist regime, the quality of Czech beer reportedly diminished. The brewery reported in 2015 that it had grown by 226% since 1991 and that its total sell volume had increased by 39% in the last ten years. Budweiser Budvar beer is produced only in the brewery headquarters at České Budějovice according to the Bavarian ""Reinheitsgebot"" beer purity law from 1516, drawing artesian water from wells beneath it and brewed with Moravian barley and Saaz hops, known as a noble hop variety, from the Žatec region. The lagers are matured for a minimum of 90 days."
"prazdroj – the world's first pilsner, Gambrinus, Velkopopovický Kozel, Radegast and Master brands), Staropramen (Staropramen, Ostravar, Braník and Velvet) and Budweiser Budvar. Other top selling brands include Krušovice, Starobrno, Březňák, Zlatopramen, Lobkowicz, Bernard and Svijany. The history of beer in the modern Czech Republic, historically Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, goes back further than the creation of Pilsner Urquell in 1842. Beer was made in the Czech lands even before the Slavic migration in the 6th century, although the ingredients used often differed from what we are used to today. Hops have been grown in the region for a long time,"
"the most commonly consumed type of beer in the world. Lagers are of Central European origin, taking their name from the German ""lagern"" (""to store""), and normally use a bottom-fermenting yeast which begin fermenting at (the ""fermentation phase""), and then stored at (the ""lagering phase""). During the secondary stage, the lager clears and mellows. The cooler conditions also inhibit the natural production of esters and other byproducts, resulting in a ""crisper"" tasting beer. Modern methods of producing lager were pioneered by Gabriel Sedlmayr the Younger, who perfected dark brown lagers at the Spaten Brewery in Bavaria, and Anton Dreher, who"
"Скопско) is a 4.9% pale lager introduced in 1924. The ingredients are water; barley malt; unmalted cereals; hops; and brewers yeast. The advertising slogan is ""Our Best"" (). Starobrno (Pivovar Starobrno), is a brewery in Brno, Czech Republic, founded in 1325 by the Old Brno monastery. It is now owned by Heineken. The main brand is ""Starobrno"", a 5% abv pale lager. The Zagorka brewery was founded in 1902 and is based in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. In the mid-1990s Zagorka became a fully owned subsidiary of Heineken. The brewery brews various Heineken brands for distribution within Bulgaria, and three exclusive"
"and green or brown bottles. Almost all draught Pilsner Urquell is packaged in kegs and dispensed under carbon dioxide pressure but small quantities are available unpasteurised, unfiltered and naturally conditioned in cask in the Czech Republic and in very limited amounts in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Sweden, Hungary and Austria. Pilsner Urquell is exported in bottles and cans to North America, Australia and other regions. Pilsner Urquell was the first pale lager, and the pilsner name is often used in copies: pilsner. It is characterised by its golden colour and clarity, and was immensely successful: nine out"
"brands: ""Zagorka"" (, 5% abv), named after the brewery's home city of Stara Zagora; and ""Stolichno"" (a 6.5% abv strong dark lager or bock) and ""Ariana"" (a 4.5% pale lager), both originally produced in Sofia by the Ariana Brewery. Zlatý Bažant brewery was founded in 1969 in Slovakia, then bought by Heineken in 1995. There are several brands, among them ""Zlatý Bažant 12°"" (""Golden Pheasant""), a 5% abv (12 degrees Plato) pale lager, and ""Kelt 12°"", another 5% pale lager. Żywiec Brewery was founded in 1852 by the Habsburg family in Żywiec in Silesia, Poland. It was nationalised after the"
"Plzeň Plzeň (), also called Pilsen in English and German, is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic. The city is known worldwide for Pilsner beer, created by Bavarian brewer Josef Groll there in 1842. Plzeň was first mentioned as a castle in 976, as the scene of a battle between Duke Boleslaus II the Pious of Bohemia and Emperor Otto II. It became a town in 1295 when King Wenceslaus II granted Plzeň its civic charter as a ""Royal City"" and established"
"to ""Měšťanský pivovar"" in Czech). The first beer was brewed here in 1842 by Bavarian brewer Josef Groll. In 1859, “Pilsner Bier” was registered as a brand name at the local Chamber of Commerce and Trade. In 1869, a competitor was founded as a joint stock company, later known as Gambrinus. In 1898 the German trademark ""Urquell"" and Czech trademark ""Prazdroj"" were created, to underline the claim of being the older, original source of Pilsner beer. In 1932 ""Měšťanský pivovar"" merged with ""Plzeňské aciové pivovary"". In 1946, the brewery was nationalized under the name ""Plzeňské pivovary"" (Pilsen breweries). After the"
"Radegast (beer) Radegast is a Czech beer brewed in Nošovice, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic since 1970. The beer is named after the slavic god Radegast. Stemming from the name for the beer is the slogan: ""Život je hořký: Bohudík"", a Czech phrase which translates into English as ""Life is bitter: Thank God"" (in reference to the beer's ""bitter"" taste). The brewery is owned by Pilsner Urquell (since 1999), which is, in turn, owned by Asahi Breweries. Radegast is the most popular beer in Moravia. The company brews these different types of beer: Additionally, Radegast brewery produces since 1992 a non-alcoholic"
"beer under the Birell brand. Radegast (beer) Radegast is a Czech beer brewed in Nošovice, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic since 1970. The beer is named after the slavic god Radegast. Stemming from the name for the beer is the slogan: ""Život je hořký: Bohudík"", a Czech phrase which translates into English as ""Life is bitter: Thank God"" (in reference to the beer's ""bitter"" taste). The brewery is owned by Pilsner Urquell (since 1999), which is, in turn, owned by Asahi Breweries. Radegast is the most popular beer in Moravia. The company brews these different types of beer: Additionally, Radegast brewery"
"American lager American lager or North American lager is pale lager that is produced in the United States. The pale lager-style beer originated in Europe in the mid-19th century, and moved to America with German immigrants. As a general trend outside of Bavaria and the Czech Republic where the beers may be firmly hopped, pale lager developed as a modestly hopped beer, and sometimes used adjuncts such as rice or corn – and this was also true in America. Worldwide, the best-known American lager is Anheuser-Busch InBev's Budweiser, though prominent brands are also made by MillerCoors (Coors Light, Miller Genuine"
"Harp Lager Harp Lager is an Irish lager created in 1960 by Guinness in its Great Northern Brewery, Dundalk. It is a major lager brand throughout most of Ulster, but is a minor lager brand in the rest of Ireland. ""Harp Lager"" was first produced in 1960 as a bottled beer by the Guinness company (now Diageo), in response to the trend among drinkers in Britain and Ireland towards Continental lager. Guinness converted its Dundalk brewery into a modern lager production plant with the guidance of Dr. Herman Muender, a distinguished German brewer. Various names were considered for the brand,"
"flavoured with grapes, 2% ABV, since 2012). Historically, Zagorka had several other variants, including Zagorka Light (Загорка Светло), and Zagorka Gold (both until the early 2000s). The label was originally written in Cyrillic, with a period of overlap in the late 1990s (""Light"" having Cyrillic labels and ""Special"" having Latin ones), and it is currently written only in Latin. Zagorka Zagorka is a Bulgarian beer brand from the city of Stara Zagora. It is brewed at the Zagorka Brewery. The company was founded in 1902, in the Czech tradition, by a doctor who returned from Prague. The current brewery was"
"Herold (beer) Herold is a brand of beer made in Herold Březnice Castle Brewery, a small brewery in Březnice, a small town 60 kilometers south of Prague, Czech Republic. Beer was first noted to have been commercially brewed here in 1506. Its age puts it firmly towards the top the list of world's oldest-established companies Following WWII, the brewery, or pivovar in Czech language, was taken over by the Government and became part of the state-owned Institute for Brewing and Malt Production. Pivovar Herold Březnice is now once more operating under private ownership for the first time since 1945. A"
"and started an initiative to start selling the beer in other parts of the Czech Republic. Ostravar Brewery Ostravar Brewery () is a Czech brewery located in the city of Ostrava. Ostravar was founded in 1897 as a joint stock company in Moravská Ostrava, and the first beer here was brewed in 1898. In 1997 the brewery was acquired by Bass, after a merger with the company Pražské pivovary a.s, which also brews Staropramen. It is one of the few Czech breweries which produces a dry stout, branded ""Kelt"". For most of its history the beer was only sold locally"
"the name ""Czechvar"". In other territories, one or other or even both may use the name, depending on local trademark law. Beer brewing in the city of České Budějovice (), which was then in the Kingdom of Bohemia and is now in the Czech Republic, dates back to the 13th century, when the city was granted brewing rights during the reign of Ottokar II of Bohemia. During the time when both Czech and German were official languages in the kingdom, two breweries were founded in the city. Both breweries made beer which they called ""Budweiser"", similar to how brewers in"
"took the style with them. Traditional Vienna lager is a reddish-brown or copper-colored beer with medium body and slight malt sweetness, while Mexican Vienna lager, developed by Santiago Graf has a somewhat darker color and roasted flavor. The malt aroma and flavor may have a toasted character. Despite their name, Vienna lagers are generally uncommon in continental Europe today but can be found frequently in North America, where it is often called pre-Prohibition style amber lager (often shortened to ""pre-Prohibition lager""), as the style was popular in pre-1919 America. Notable examples include Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Great Lakes Eliot Ness,"
"the winner in the category of special semi-dark and dark beers, in the third annual contest of special and unusual beers at the Znojmo Grape 2011 gastronomic festival. Also in September 2011, Svijany's brewing expert Ladislav Černý and longtime brewery manager František Horák were inducted into the Czech Brewing and Malting Hall of Fame. Svijany Brewery Established in 1564, Svijany is one of the oldest Czech breweries. It is located in the village of Svijany. The brewery produces an extensive range of unpasteurised lagers, mostly light in color and ranging in strength between 3.2% and 6.5% ABV. In common with"
"a more heavily hopped pale lager, is most often known as ""Pilsner"", ""Pilsener"", or ""Pils"". Other lagers are Bock, Märzen, and Schwarzbier. In the United Kingdom, the term ""lager"" commonly refers to pale lagers derived from the Pilsner style. While cold storage of beer, ""lagering"", in caves for example, was a common practice throughout the medieval period, bottom-fermenting yeast seems to have emerged as a hybridization in the early fifteenth century. In 2011, a team of researchers claimed to have discovered that ""Saccharomyces eubayanus"" is responsible for creating the hybrid yeast used to make lager. Based on the numbers of"
"Prague and Slavia Prague and liked the sport so much that they decided to bring the game to their Dalmatian hometown. The pub has only one kind of beer, its own popular dark lager with 5 percent alcohol ABV, brewed at 13° plato. The beer, ""Flekovský Tmavý Ležák 13°"" (""The Flek Dark Double Lager at 13°P""), also known as ""Flekovská třináctka"" (""The Flek Thirteen""), is brewed on the premises and is not available anywhere else. Traditional Czech meals are served. Prices are considerably higher than other local pubs, and beer is served in measures of 40cl as opposed to the"
"brewery in 1839, (Citizens' Brewery, now Plzeňský Prazdroj), and recruited Bavarian brewer Josef Groll (1813–1887) who produced the first batch of modern Pilsner beer on 5 October 1842. The combination of pale colour from the new malts, Pilsen's remarkably soft water, Saaz noble hops from nearby Žatec (""Saaz"" in German) and Bavarian-style lagering produced a clear, golden beer which was regarded as a sensation. Improving transport meant that this new beer was soon available throughout Central Europe and -style brewing was widely imitated. In 1859, ""Pilsner Bier"" was registered as a brand name at the Chamber of Commerce and Trade"
"and is not very effective as a bittering hop. This hop is generally used for Bohemian style lagers and pilseners. Another variety of Saaz hops has been propagated in the United States of America. The US variety has a higher Alpha Acid content than the original Czech variety. Saaz hops Saaz is a ""noble"" variety of hops. It was named after the Czech city of Žatec (). This hop is used extensively in Bohemia to flavor beer styles such as the Czech pilsener. Saaz hops accounted for more than of total 2009 hop production in the Czech Republic. It is"
"German, lent its name to its beer, eventually known as Budweiser Budvar. Apart from these and other major brands, the Czech Republic also has a growing number of small breweries and mini-breweries. Tourism is slowly growing around the Southern Moravian region too, which has been producing wine since the Middle Ages; about 94% of vineyards in the Czech Republic are Moravian. Aside from slivovitz, Czech beer and wine, the Czechs also produce two unique liquors, Fernet Stock and Becherovka. Kofola is a non-alcoholic domestic cola soft drink which competes with Coca-Cola and Pepsi in popularity. Some popular Czech dishes include:"