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Yesterday I spent the whole day in Pilsen, on assignment. Part of that assignment was a visit to Na Spilce, the restaurant at the Pilsner Urquell brewery, where I would have to eat and drink on someone else's account (I know, hard work, but someone has to do it). The place was quite full, or rather, all the tables that were not reserved were ...

Right when the Czech Beer Festival is coming to an end, there will be in Prague three beer festivals at three successive weekends. The first one starts this Friday, Pivo na Naplavce. It looks quite good – a nice venue on the embankment on the right bank of the Vltava, and fairly interesting list of breweries – until you notice ...

As someone convinced that drinking, and not tasting, is how you can really appreciate a beer, I don't get excited any more when beer events announce they will have hundreds of different brands. In fact, I find it to some extent rather redundant. It's not a criticism, it's just a personal feeling. How many beers can I drink in one day with ...

I've got nothing better to write about today (well, I do, but I can't be arsed), so you'll have to put up with some comments on the news. It's been more than two months already since Carslberg bought a majority stake in Pivovar Žatec, and frankly, I believe it could be a good thing in the long run. Pivovar Žatec is to me one ...

No, I haven't forgotten. I've been around some of Prague's brewpubs and have a few reviews in the pipeline. Here's the first two of that bunch: Pivovar U Bulovky and Pivovar Bašta. Basically, both these places are neighbourhood pubs that happen to make their own beer, but that is pretty much where the similarities end. U Bulovky ...

What? You're thinking of reading this post without first having read part 1, part 2, and part 3? What sort of mad person are ya? When we got to Hofbräuhaus Kristof called a friend of his to check if he was in town. It was Diego, an Italian who sells Auer-Bier at his pub in Verona, and an all around great bloke. Diego is one of tho ...

I wasn't very much looking forward to April this year. Back in February I leant that my main beer supplier, Nápoje Charvát would be closing at the beginning of the month – some personal issues of the owner. When March was coming to an end and there was no news about someone who would carry one with the business, as was Mr. ...

Do not attempt to read this post without having read Part 1 and Part 2, or you will not understand a fucking thing. Nature called way too early the following morning. The bloody cunt couldn't have waited another hour, could she? After attending the call (and opening the windows, I hope the cleaning lady was provided with a gas mask), I tri ...

I must confess that I wasn't very impressed with first warm fermented beers from Pivovar Permon, they weren't very good. But they've improved quite a bit since then. They are not going to knock anyone's socks off, they do their job quite well and at a more than reasonable price to boot, when compared to other similar beers made in the Czech R ...