Pivovar Velké Popovice (Kozel)

Commercial Brewery in Velké Popovice, Central Bohemian Region, Czechia 🇨🇿
Owned by Asahi Breweries
Associated Venue: Velkopopovická Kozlovna

Established in 1874

Contact
Ringhofferova 1, Velké Popovice, 251 69, Czechia
Description
The brewery was established by baron František Ringhoffer in 1874. Since the very beginning the brewery has always had a live mascot, a goat behind its fence. The current goat is named Olda and he is actually on the brewery’s employee list.

In March 1999, the merger of Plzeňský Prazdroj, as with Pivovar Radegast, as the former majority owner of the Velké Popovice brewery, took place. Since 2016 it is part of the Asahi Group.

Velkopopovicky Kozel is the most successful Czech export beer according to the sales and is sold in more than 50 European countries and beyond.

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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

A typical sweet beer from the east countries, the black cusqueña is similar, sweet but it is ok, malty, alcool is low but it is find, hop, 28.08.19, buying this beer at one grocery shop, unil mail, Geneva, tasting it at home, Epalinges.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2026 at 19:32


5.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

50 cl bottle. Clear golden colour with a dense white head. Sweet aroma with pale malts, grasses, bread, and herbal hoppy notes. The taste is light bitter. Medium body - good for the abv. Drying bitter finish with lingering pale malts. Basic supermarket refreshment. Still enjoyable, trough.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2025 at 17:04


5.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

(can 0,5l)
Amber color. Medium white head. Caramel, sweet, wort. Ok amber NA.

Tried from Can on 26 Dec 2025 at 15:58


6

Easy going, slightly malty lager

Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2025 at 16:55


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Can from local food shop in Pilsen.
Smooth malty aroma and taste.
Big drinkabillity.

Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2025 at 17:32


5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Utseende: Gyllen.
Lukt: Humle, malt.
Smak: Humle, malt.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-5-4-4-5=5, Can@500ml, ABV@4.6%, Når@2025.10.26.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Butikk, Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme.
Navn: 11 Světlý Ležák
Stil: LAGER - CZECH PILSNER / SVĚTLÝ
Bryggeri: Pivovar Velké Popovice (Kozel)

Tried from Can from EkoMarket Bryne on 26 Oct 2025 at 13:19


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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Klar gylden med hvitt skum som daler sakte. Aroma malt humle eple aprikos. Smak malt korn brød humle røde epler gress. Fyldig, soft, lett søtlig, lett bitter. Boks flydd inn fra Praha

Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2025 at 18:25


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Tried on 29 Aug 2025 at 20:34


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tried on 29 Aug 2025 at 20:04


6

В Чехии такого нет

Tried from Draft on 26 Jul 2025 at 17:36