beer culture

The legendary pilsner-style lager was born in the Czech Republic, and the semi-early red vine hops from Žatec is the finest-quality hops in the world. Indeed, the hop-growing landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Perhaps that is why Czechs are true beer connoisseurs and consider beer culture to be their living national treasure. You can explore Prague’s millennial tradition of beer craft at the Břevnov Monastery, for instance, where beer has been brewed since 993. You can reminisce about Bohumil Hrabal with the regulars at U zlatého tygra (the Golden Tiger) pub, and stop by U Jelínků to remember Jaroslav Hašek, who wrote the first part of The Good Soldier Svejk on the premises. But beer culture is not just history. Today, our master brewers at small craft breweries continue to interpret the Czech beer tradition in fantastic ways and use cutting-edge technology to produce excellent and forever new beers that are a joy to sample again and again. So go for a pint...