Žatec Brewery

Žatec Brewery (Czech: Žatecký pivovar) 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.

Žatec Brewery
LocationŽatec, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°19′55.78″N 13°32′31.13″E
Opened1801
Owned bySedmý schod spol. s r. o.
Websitesedmyschod.com

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
  1. "Hop growing". Hop Growers Union of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech).
  3. "História Žateckého pivovaru" (in Czech).
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