Vote for your favorite Czech light beer! We have 14 solid Bohemians against 6 strong Moravian contenders (the town in which each beer is produced is in parentheses). If you don't see your favorite on the list above, choose "Other" and post it in this forum. Na zdraví! (You must be registered and logged in to vote.)
With regard the best beer vote could someone send me a case of each beer as soon as possible so that i can make an informed decision as to which beer i will vote for. Wissy. :wink:
my favorite beer is Svijany. But since that is not one of the "big brands" i'd say Kozel(from Plzen) or Krusovice
If you mean "Velkopopovický kozel" it's from Velké Popovice, not from Plzeň. BTW I attended the basic school in Velké Popovice
Personally I prefer Gambrinus at 10 degrees - Plzensky Prazdroj is too watery or something (but fine at 12 degrees). I find it strange that Gambrinus is so widespread in CR, but impossible to find in Ireland, even though we have Plzensky Prazdroj, Cesky Budejovicky, Staropramen, Krusovice and a few other brands in the shops here. (also at about 5 times the Czech price)
Hi! Fellow beer drinkers! I'm an American from Michigan w/ Bohemian ancestory. This is my first post. So I was excited to see a vote for your favorite Czech beer soon after joining ! Even though I haven't had much exposure to Czech food or beverages, I have tried Rebel beer. There's a Polish restuarant near me in a small town. It's only open in the Summer :cry: . My family goes there at least once a year. They have a beer or 2,3 from each country around the world :lol: ! Last time I went I figured since I'm part Bohemian I should try beer from that part of the World. There was 2 options. I tried Rebel :lol: . I like it! It had a unique bubbly and tangy flavor, oddly strong and light at the same time. I try to stay away from strong beers becuase they can be very bitter. Is this an American thing or are other strong beers bitter. Rebel was not bitter at all :lol: ! I like it!
Ladis wrote: We get Velkopopovicky Kozel here in London, but the label says it is brewed in Plzen. Maybe it is the export version?
Kozel is really brewed in Velké Popovice (and in Slovakia, Hungaria and Russia) but this brewery is a part of company 'Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s.' That means Kozel and Plzeň share distribution.
Thanks for clearing that up for me, wer. It was confusing, because I always thought it was brewed in Velke Popovice.
Seems like an appropriate place to remember my completely out-of-chatracter for the dark/light mix that seemed to be failry unique to the more mature Czech local - it was pronounced "Jez-arne" or "shez-annay" so I'm sure you can suggest the correct word... a half/half mix of dark & light beers. As a beer purist, I was originally outraged, but grew to love it over the course of a fortnight! Is it still drunk? And am I right in thinking it's not really a young person's popular choice? Reminds me of the time I asked for Rauchbier in Nurnburg - I got a double-take from mien host and told it was what "old men drink"! [edit] PS: I had a quick sneaky vote for Eggenberg beer, as I spent a wonderful evening in the brewery tap in Český Krumlov, and although I can't remember the beer itself, I thought they deserved a mention for being so damn friendly there... And the castle had a moat full of hungry bears!
I've not heard of many of these yet (but I hope to get well aquainted with them all when I visit in March :lol: ) but I have tried Staropramen and Budvar and both are excellent!
The czech word is "řezané pivo" and means simply "mixed beer", you can ask for it anywhere the dark and light beer is on tap.
Great news! The grocery store in my town now sells Pilsner Urquelle! I am soooo happy! Just thought I would share my happiness. Everyone else is like, ok :roll: . I will try to get everyone I know to buy it so that the store will continue to sell it.
My daughter's semester at Charles University resulted in a broad knowledge of Czech beer-ology (with no harm to her GPA). When I went to visit her in Prague, she shared her knowledge with me, and I must say that she was a good teacher. I learned that Pilzner Urquell is light and crisp, but still full of nuanced taste. We are lucky enough to have it on draft at a pub here in Atlanta - an Irish pub! I also fell for Kursovice and Staropramen (which we can buy in bottles, but haven't found on draft ). But our favorite is Gambrinus which we cannot find here? Does anyone know if they export to America? BTW for reasons other than its freshness, beer tastes better in Prague. I call it the atmospheric affect.