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TOURIST INFORMATION

www.visitpilsen.eu brewing world forever: In 1842, brewmaster Josef
Groll took Saaz hops, pale malt, and the so water in
the town of Pilsen (now Plzen) to brew a fairly pale
wort which he fermented with bo om-fermen ng
THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU LIKE beer... yeast that he brought from Bavaria. Soon the Pilsner
Beer Bike Tour Beer became the gold standard for brewing lager.
www.experiencze.eu While top-fermen ng beers had dominated the
brewing scene of Bohemia un l the mid 19th century,
Brewery Tour Pilsner Urquell most ales had disappeared by 1900. But not all of
www.prazdrojvisit.cz them were replaced by pale lagers of the Pilsner type
– many beer drinkers in Prague and other large towns
preferred (and s ll prefer) to drink a dark, roasty, and
bi er dark lager, the “Prager Dunkles”. And they do
drink a lot of beer: According to the Brewers of
bohemia and beer Europe, the per capita consump on of beer in the
Since the middle ages, beer from Bohemia (and to a Czech Republic was 141 liters in 2018 – a world
lesser extent from other regions that now form the record! On the other hand, it is essen al to
Czech Republic) has enjoyed fame in all countries it understand sta s cs: The data also include those
was exported to. And similar fame was won by the beers that were consumed by the tourists visi ng the
hops grown around the small towns of Saaz (now country, its cozy taverns (called “Pivnice”), and
named Žatec in Czech) and Michelob (now breweries. Many of the breweries offer tours – the
Měcholupy). These hops are one of the main Pilsner Urquell brewery welcomes more than
ingredients for the beer style that changed the 250,000 visitors per year.