Staropramen Breweries

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

Established in 1869

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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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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A little skunk in the aroma. Aroma has light hops, with moderate hops and light malt combined in the flavor. Quite dry for the style. Not bad, but it needs a brown bottle.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2007 at 13:06

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
bottle. pale yellow colour, decent head. Malty flavours, but quite thin and watery. I think the Premium is much better.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2007 at 05:42

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
I drank this very often on tap and in bottles, as it is one of the standard beers in Prague restaurants. Golden yellow colour, nice head. Well-balanced brew, malty and hoppy. Nothing special to notice, which makes it a bit boring.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jun 2007 at 05:40

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
bottle. dark colour, slightly reddish, decent head. Malty and hoppy, reminds me of Kilkenny. Quite nice...
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2007 at 05:39

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
on tap at the brewery restaurant Na verandach (which is a good place to eat and try all the Staropramen beers, by the way). Dark yellow, nearly amber, hazy, large head. Malty with interesting hop notes, which prduces a dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jun 2007 at 05:36

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle: pours an amber coloured beer, slightly reddish colour, medium head. Malty taste, flavours of roasted malt. Not very hoppy.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2007 at 05:34

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle, was not easy to find in Prague supermarkets. Black colour, decent head. Nose: roasted malt. Flavours of malt, roasted malt, caramel. Slightly hoppy and dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2007 at 05:32

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can, 500ml, best before 18.04.08, savoured on June 15 2007; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, tiny white head that turns into a really small ring around the glass; nose: malt, corn, light hops; mouth: in that order, hops that is almost peppery, grainy malt, metallic, layer of caramel is present almost throughout the tasting, finale with a hint of hops and a bit of acridity that is unpleasant, grainy texture, quite carbonated, mildly sweet and bitter, medium body, lightly astringent; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Canette, 500ml, meilleure avant 18.04.08, savouré le 15 juin 2007; œil : dorée, claire, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse blanche qui se transforme en un très petit anneau; nez; malt, maïs, léger houblon; bouche : dans cet ordre, houblon piquant presque poivré, malt granuleux, métallique, filet de caramel demeure assez présent, finale avec une pointe de houblon et un petit côté âcre un peu déplaisant, texture granuleuse, très carbonatée, moyennement sucrée et amère, corps moyen, légère astringence; en résumé : correct
Tried from Can on 15 Jun 2007 at 16:08

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
1,5l PET bottle. Watery and thin lager, sold at low prices. Nothing much to mention about it.
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2007 at 12:57

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
1,5l PET bottle, very cheap. Golden colour. Quite thin and watery, malty, nearly not hops at all.
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2007 at 12:56