Staropramen Breweries

Commercial Brewery in Praha 5, Prague, Prague, Czechia 🇨🇿
Owned by Molson Coors
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1869

Contact
Nádražní 43/84, Praha 5 - Smíchov, Prague, 150 00, Czechia
Description
Staropramen Brewery's history begins in 1869 when a corporation was formed on September 6, 1869, The brewery building was completed and beer first brewed in 1871 and the brand name Staropramen, literally meaning “old spring”, was registered in 1911.

Extensive modernization took place from 1933 to 1937 lead by masterbrewer Josef Paspa. The fermentation rooms with cooling vessels and large wooden barrels were replaced with modern steel tanks. In 1933, thanks to its volume of 800,000 hl of produced beer, the brewery became the biggest brewery in Czechoslovakia.

With socialism after the Second World War Staropramen was nationalised. After socialism ended in 1989, the brewery, along with the Braník and Měšťan breweries, became in 1992 part of the Prague Breweries group (Pražské Pivovary), which by 1996 came under control of the Bass company. Bass brought Ostravar into the group in 1997, then in 2000 sold its brewing operations to Interbrew, later AB InBev. In April 2012, Staropramen was bought by Molson Coors

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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a lacing white head. Mild hoppy and light spiced, vague cardboardish note in the aroma. Flavour is medium dry, light spiced and mild cardboardish. Mild bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2008 at 02:34

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Golden with a small white head. Bready malt aroma. Sweet and thin sugary flavour with a cardboard note, but at least with a nice hoppy finish.
Tried on 11 Aug 2008 at 16:05

2.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
(6/28/08) Bottle on the RBESG08 bus. Golden-colored. Grainy wort aroma with notes of vegetables. Sweet flavor with some cardboard and a bitter metallic finish. Light-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2008 at 12:13

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
(6/27/08) Bottle outside Vinarna Hrozen in Plzen. As Branik Svetly. Clear golden with a big white head. Aroma of malt and faint grassy hoppy notes. Flavor starts slightly sweetish and has light bitterness in the finish. Quite watery. I’m indifferent.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2008 at 12:00

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
(6/27/08) Bottle outside Vinarna Hrozen in Plzen. Clear golden-colored. Grainy malty aroma with some metallic notes. Flavor is sweet with some malt and some metallic notes. A slightly drier finish. Light fizzy body.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2008 at 11:59

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
07/08 0.5 l bottle from a gas station near Ostrava. Had clear red body. Aroma is weak, but very nice, some slight sourness from lemony and apple hops with caramel malt. Flavor is nice, some sourness from apple and lemon hops with bitterness from roasted sugar and cofee, while sweet part is maybe the most intense, so the whole flavor is dominated by caramel. Pleasant and quite full bodied. Short cofeeish finish. Interesting and complex, but still don’t like it so much as some ordinary czech pilseners. But good one anyway!
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2008 at 11:14

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
50 cL bottle, Branik Lagerbier, 5%. Pours clear and golden yellow with a collapsing white head. Mild spiced hoppy aroma. Flavour is mild spiced and light cornish. Medium dry and light caramel malt flavoured, yet not sweet. Ends dry and bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2008 at 10:15

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Draught at Na Verandach, Prague, 21 July 2008) Brownish black colour with creamy, pale brown head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Roasted, malty taste with dark chocolate, coffee, roasted grain and a dry finish. Dry and smooth, moderate bitterness. Typical Irish stout, seems odd to go to Prague and drink this. Decent enough though.
Tried on 02 Aug 2008 at 13:09

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
(Draught at Na Verandach, Prague, 21 July 2008) Dark amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with caramel, hints of yeast, orange peel and toffee. Malty taste with notes of caramel and a slightly spicy bitterness in the finish. Fairly smooth. Decent brew.
Tried on 02 Aug 2008 at 13:04

3.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet with mild malty and grainy notes.
Tried on 22 Jul 2008 at 02:28