Staropramen Breweries
Commercial Brewery
in Praha 5,
Prague,
Prague,
Czechia 🇨🇿
Owned by
Molson Coors
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1869
Contact
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
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
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle, traded with Helena. Clear back colour, no head, low carbonation. Flavours of caramel and roasted malt, also a touch of bitter chocolate and coffee powder. Full-bodied, slightly sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2008
at 11:38
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
0.5l bottle, courtesy of an acquaintance who brought it from Prague (thanks Tomislav!), shared with heavy. Poured a dull and pale golden colour with a small thick white head that went away very fast. The nose was weak, but a nice grainy maltiness is present and some hops. mineral water like bite. Hoppy bitterness surrounding a nice , if weak biscuity/fruity maltiness... somewhat herbal-spicy. Somewhat odd but drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2008
at 08:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.5 l bottle courtesy of Doggythedog, thanks a lot for sharing! This poured pale golden body with tiny head, clear without much carbonation. Fine aroma of some lemon, pear and grass hoppiness, spiced with its honey malty component. Flavor also very fine, slightly bitter, relatively full bodied and enjoyable. Bittersweet finish, which is not so good as the flavor could make it, but still nice. Definitely a decent Czech pilsener.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2008
at 16:17
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Bready powerfull ok aroma. Light bitter flavor. Short finish. Watery palate. OK 3.5 ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2008
at 11:02
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is pale golden. Aroma and taste are barnyard malt with light hoppy finish. Slightly watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2008
at 11:01
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Clear golden with tiny white head. Aroma has light hoppy and grassy notes. Flavor is slightly sweet with grassy and hoppy notes.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2008
at 14:17
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark brown with tiny beige head. Sweet aroma that has roasted malt. Flavor has roasted malt, smoke and caramel notes.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2008
at 16:24
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
The bottle looks not bad, but somehow old. The beer in the glass is okay. The flavor is a catastrophy. Terrible malty, really penetrating. A really nasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2008
at 14:32
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle. Pale gold colour with a decent white head and plenty of carbonation. Aroma of sweet malt and some grassy hops. Flavour was also sweet with some bitterness in the finish. An ok pilsener.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2008
at 12:29
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
(Bottle) Golden yellow colour with frothy, white head. Malty, bready nose with notes of grassy hops and some sweetness shining through. Malty taste with bread and grassy hops in a fairly short finish. Rather thin body. Decent for a 3,5%, with some traces of the original product.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2008
at 12:21