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
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Yellow colour, white head. Aroma is a bit skunky. Has bread and some fruity aromas. Flavour is malty and bready. Initially dry and bitter, but gets better along the way.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2008
at 13:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
33cl bottle- Dark golden/amber in colour with a small cream white head. Malty, grassy aroma. Slightly metallic taste with a refreshing malt taste with a very slight hint of toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2008
at 06:03
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle as branik lagerbier. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malt. Flavour sweet, malt, hint of hop. OK pilsner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2007
at 23:42
3.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Typical aroma of eastern euro green bottle; clean veggie cabbage. Very decent sweet initial taste that morphs in a nano-secend to a bitter pilsner bite. More bitter personality than I care for in a pale lager. Has as much bite as many premium lagers. Good slightly above average carbonation that dissipates fast. Not too much of a gentleman.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2007
at 14:53
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy and malty, and so is the flavor,.leading to a dry bitter finish. The body is no wonder thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2007
at 12:23
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. (as Branik Lagerbier) Clear, golden beer with a small, white head. Quite neutral aroma, sweetish and grainy and slightly fruity. Sweet and fruity flavor, with a nice bitterness. Medium body. Quite sweet finish with a low bitterness level. A decent pilsner, but nothing to go crazy about. (071011)
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2007
at 03:05
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
bottle. Golden yellow, small head. Grainy and hopy flavour, nearly not malty at all, a bit watery with a dry mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2007
at 03:41
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Draught at the Pipes of Scotland, Umea, Sweden. Opaque mahogany colour with a rim of beige head; sweet malt aroma with a trace of coffee;dry nutty caramel taste; slightly herbal finish.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2007
at 14:14
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
can. Pale colour, white head. Malty nose. Rather malty flavour, rather fizzy, slightly hoppy. Thirst-quenching and not bad for an alcohol-free.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Oct 2007
at 13:58
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Can. Clear, maybe a bit pale golden, with a decent, white head. The nose is quite weak, flowerey and a fruityness leading my thoughts to yellow apples. Some malt, fruityness and some hoppy bitterness, the hops being most evident towards the finish. Medium body, quite crisp. A refreshing beer, unfortunately dead boring. (070815)
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2007
at 14:55