Žatec Brewery
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| Location | Žatec, Czech Republic |
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| Coordinates | 50°19′55.78″N 13°32′31.13″E / 50.3321611°N 13.5419806°E |
| Opened | 1801 |
| Owned by | Sedmý schod spol. s r. o. |
| Website | sedmyschod |
Žatec Brewery (Template:Lang-cs) is a brewery in Žatec in the Czech Republic. The firm continues the traditions of industrial brewing beer in the region dating back to 1801.
Products
- Žatec světlé (4.1% vol.)
- Žatec Premium (4.8% vol.)
- Žatec Export (5.1% vol.)
- Žatec Dark Label (5.7% vol.)
- Baronka Premium (5.3% vol.)
- Žatec Blue Label (4.6% vol.)
- Celia – bezlepkové pivo (4.5% vol.)
- Celia Dark – tmavé bezlepkové pivo (5.7% vol.)
- Cornish Steam lager (5.1% vol.)
- Sedmý schod (5.5% vol.)
- Plavčík (3.8% vol.)
History
The tradition of brewing beer in Žatec spans over 700 years. Saaz hops, a "noble" variety of hops which accounts for more than +2⁄3 of total 2009 hop production in the Czech Republic comes from Žatec. [1]
- 1261 The first brewing guild with the legal right to brew beer in Žatec is formed.
- 1798 The cornerstone is laid for the first industrial brewery in Žatec.
- 1801 The first beer is brewed in Žatec's first industrial brewery. [2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Hop growing". Hop Growers Union of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech).
- ^ "História Žateckého pivovaru" (in Czech).
External links
- Official website (in Czech)