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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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

One of the oddest ratings I scored ever. Had it draught at a party at my university’s student club. They usually serve just Pilsner Urquell draught, but they also had this on yesterday. Poured a nice dark (almost black) red colour, with a thick, creamy medium sized beige head that went away slowly. The aroma was pleasant, a sweetish, malty nose with a few hints of hops. The taste was quite one dimensional, but that one dimension was damn pleasant. A soft, sweet malty taste, caramel, hints of hops (Saaz I reckon). Sweetish aftertaste. A lovely light dunkel.

Tried on 17 Mar 2007 at 13:13


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Draught, beautifull dark colour but not to opaque, just the right amount of sweetness. complex flavours of chocolate. smooth. long aftertaste. wonderfull brew.

Tried on 28 Feb 2007 at 12:36


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate hopy surprisingly fruity aroma. Light bitter/sweet flavor, moderate bitter finish. Average duration. Oily palate.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2007 at 09:04


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

Re-rate 1/16/08: Bottle. Dark reddish brown with a medium, quickly disappearing, off-white head. Malty aroma with toasted bread and hints of milk chocolate. Sweet toasted malt flavor with caramel, light hoppy bitterness in the finish. A bit watery. OK, but definitely lacks in character and not as good as I remembered it. 6/3/5/2/11=2.7

Bottle. Dark brown with a pretty big beige head. Lightly roasted malt and some caramel in the nose. Flavor is nice sweet malt which finishes with a bit of hop bitterness. A light to medium body. A nice dunkel. 6/4/6/3/13=3.2

Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2007 at 15:34


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can. Pours a pale golden color with a big longlasting white head. Sweet malty grainy aroma with some hints of hops. Sweet malty grainy and slightly grassy flavor. Thick mouthfeel with a sweet malty finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.

Tried from Can on 15 Feb 2007 at 16:19


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Pours a pale golden color with a longlasting white head. Fruity and malty aroma with some bready and grainy hints. Smooth sweet malty flavor with some grainy hints. Malty finish with a long medium bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2007 at 14:56


4.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

A nother great Czech beer yellow with small head tast is malty and easy to drink.Dry finish.

Tried on 01 Feb 2007 at 16:14


5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Small head with medium duration. Color is malty with a little hops. Taste is malt and hops. Semi oily palate.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2006 at 10:43


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle: Reddish-amber coloured, creamy tanned head, slowly diminishing to a small stable foamy layer; sweet-malty, toasted-malty nose; sweet-caramelly flavour, light bodied, soft MF; toasted, caramelly finish with a small chocolatey bitterness in the end. Hearty, easily drinkable Dunkel, a bit on the sweet side....

Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2006 at 00:45


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Nice dark beer. Sweet flavour coming from the beer rather than from the alcohol. Really creamy and all, but seriously lacking any semblence of alcohol. For some reason, beers with not enough alcohol annoy me a little, I think I kind of like the taste. Tastes really good when made a black and tan with Pilsner Urquell.

Tried on 01 Nov 2006 at 23:12