Technical visits
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Žatec – Hop Research Centre and Bohemian Hop Company
Visit the Bohemian Hop Company and the Žatec Hop research Centre in Žatec, the home of world-famous Saaz hops. This visit will allow you to discover the lengthy process which allows new hop varieties to be bred, selected and brought to the market to please brewers and consumers and visit the premises of Czech Republic’s most-known hop company. A lunch will then be taken at the Pioneer microbrewery, in front of the Hop Museum.
Pilsner Urquell – Museum and Underground
Discover the iconic underground network of Pilsner Urquell, below the Bohemian city centre where the old barrels of Pilsner Urquell used to be stored and lagered. The visit is teamed up with the visit of the Pilsner Urquell museum which shows how the mythical brand evolved over the last 180 years to become what it has now become! A lunch will then be served at the Pilsner Urquell signature restaurant.
Proud Brewery and Cooper’s House
This visit offers you the unique opportunity to discover one of the latest innovations on the original site of Pilsner Urquell, the Proud! microbrewery and its innovative teams of brewmasters as well as one of its oldest places, the Coopers’ House where barrels used for the fermentation of Pilsner Urquell have been produced and repaired for more than a century.
Gambrinus Brewery
The visit of the Gambrinus brewery, one of the two historical breweries of Plzeň, will show you one of the most modern breweries of Czech Republic. From the hot side to the cold side, down to the packaging line, this amazing visit will offer you the possibility to see a top of the art brewery. A lunch will then be served at the Pilsner Urquell signature restaurant.
Pilsner Urquell Brewery
Located on the original site of the Plzeňsky Prazdroj brewery, in Plzeň, the visit of the Pilsner Urquell brewery is a unique occasion to discover this iconic brewery (including some of the underground which are still partly used) from the hot side to the cold side. The visit will end with a lunch served on site at Pilsner Urquell signature restaurant.
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Budvar Budějovický
Visit the original Budweiser Budvar which is brewed on its original location since its launch! This amazing and iconic brewery will blow your mind and you will be able to see everything, from the brew kettle to the horizontal maturation tanks to its modern filling line. The visit will conclude with a lunch at Budvarka signature restaurant before heading back to Prague.
Ferdinand Brewery and Malting House
A 45-minute drive from Prague, this amazing old malting house and brewery is definitely worth the trip, as it offers the best of historical and traditional Czech brewing and malting practices: from floor-malting to open fermentation vessels and yeast scrimmage and re-use, the traditional craft of brewing beer is exposed in this old brewhouse!
Staropramen
While in 1869 the newly founded Smichov brewery was part of one of Prague’s suburbs, in the course of more than 150 years it has become part of the wider centre of the capital. The Smíchov brewery is one of the largest and most modern in the Czech Republic. But while visiting, you can still see and feel the long history behind. Among others, Staropramen, Braník are brewed here. The output is around 2 million hectolitres. Staropramen brand is well known and popular not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad.