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Pilsner Urquell Brewery
The Pilsner Urquell Brewery is the place where the world known Pilsner Urquell beer originates – it has been produces here for more than 165 years. Many generations all over the world have enjoyed this unique drink which is renowned for its golden colour, pleasant and harmonious bitterish taste and thick foam.
A tour or the brewery takes the visitors to places where this legendary beer is produced. It includes both modern and historic plants and thanks to the unique multi-media sensory exhibition, the visitor gets to know the Pilsen Urquell brewing procedure literally through all the senses. Beer tasting straight in the historic cellars is a part of the tour (for adult visitors only)
www.prazdroj.cz
The Brewery Museum
The Brewery Museum “tells” the story of beer and brewing. The original brewing house, in which the museum is located, breathes the atmosphere of the old times and reveals the secret of manufacturing, serving, and drinking of beer since the times immemorial.
The enjoyable exhibition is attracts all the curious lovers of history and brewing.
The exhibition includes a Late Gothic malt house, malt drying kiln, original drying shed, lager cellars, replica of a pub from the turn of the 19th and 20th century, late 19th century laboratory, and parts of town walls with a demonstration of barley and hop growing. Visitors above 18 years old can look forward to beer tasting of Pilsner Urquell beer during the tour.
www.prazdroj.cz
Mini-breweries in Pilsen
Pivovar Purkmistr
- Brewery on the premises of a reconstructed farm with a stylish restaurant, hotel, coference hall and bowling. The beer hall offers four basic types of beer: 12° light lager Purkmistr, 12° semi-dark lager Purkmistr, 12° dark lager, 12 ° wheat beer Písař and a number of flavoured beers (blueberry, honey) and special beers (Christmas lager, Easter Beer).
www.purkmistr.cz
The Lautensack Brewery
- the first Pilsen mini-brewery in the city centre just a few minutes walk from the Square of the Republic. Its semi-dark, non-filtered, non-pasteurized, special brew 13 ° strong is called Lotr (the Rogue). A good restaurant and accommodation in apartments
(www.pivovargroll.cz)
The Lochota Knight Brewery (Pivovar U rytíře Lochoty)
- restaurant and brewery on the site offering tap yeast lager Lochota 11° and Lochota 14°. Garden restaurant and a modern squash centre.. (tel. 606 377 445).
www.pivovary.info/prehled/lochota/lochota.htm
The Brewery – Restaurant Blue Star (Modrá Hvězda)
The small town brewery and restaurant Blue Star in Dobřany is just 20 km (12,4 miles) away from Pilsen. The current offer includes: natural, non-pasteurized light lager 10%, light lager 12%, dark Special 14%, semi-dark Special 16%, light Special 17%, special flavoured beers and beer based brandy.
www.modra-hvezda.cz
Bohemia Sekt - Bohemia Sekt Centre
Wine tasting of sparkling wines from the “repertory” of the company and demonstration of the manufacturing of the best known of Czech quality sparkling wines.
www.bohemiasekt.cz