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
00420 2571 91111
info@staropramen.cz
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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JK
JK (8154) reviewed
Kelt Original from Staropramen Breweries
20 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Coffee aroma and coffee flavor in this black beer. Off white head. Medium palate. More or less a light oatmeal stout. Not bad but the Czechs do lagers better.
Tried on 27 Mar 2006 at 13:50
JK
JK (8154) reviewed
Déčko from Staropramen Breweries
20 years ago
4.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Light Gold. Very light malt and Chemical aroma, and more of the same in the flavor. Lightly bitter. Some corn as well. Not really bad, just nothing to enjoy.
Tried on 27 Mar 2006 at 07:32
JK
JK (8154) reviewed
Černý from Staropramen Breweries
20 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Dark brown. Quickly fading head. Malt and caramel in the flavor. Lightly hopped aroma. Good.
Tried on 26 Mar 2006 at 15:43
JK
JK (8154) reviewed
Velvet from Staropramen Breweries
20 years ago
3.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Expensive for a Czech beer at 28 Crowns. Gold and heavily carbonated. Thick, off-white head. Aroma of corn and canned peas; and neither is good. Flavor has more corn and chemicals. Disappointing. Bottle. I see no reason why this is more than a pale lager, and not a very good one at that.
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2006 at 14:47
Finn
Finn (18597) reviewed
Černý from Staropramen Breweries
20 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 0,33l. Dark ruby brown with a creamy tanned head. Smell of caramel. Sweet aroma. A bit light bodied. A shortlived aftertaste leaving you with an perfumed impression.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2006 at 08:05
larsga
larsga (7658) reviewed
Sládkův Měšťan from Staropramen Breweries
20 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Biggish white coarse head over clear yellow body. Fresh, grassy aroma with hints of malty acidity. Acidic fresh taste of grassy hops and some grain; aftertaste is metallic bitterness. Metallic bitterness lingers. Decent, but a bit thin and too much metal.
Tried on 18 Mar 2006 at 13:55
larsga
larsga (7658) reviewed
Granát from Staropramen Breweries
20 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Medium white creamy head; clear yellow body. Light yeasty aroma. Light, clean taste of nothing with a faint aftertaste of watery caramel. Boring. (On tap.)
Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2006 at 13:20
larsga
larsga (7658) reviewed
Kelt Original from Staropramen Breweries
20 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Mid-sized creamy offwhite head, settles like Guinness. Faint sweet aroma of roasted almonds. Taste of roasted, burnt almonds with milky mouthfeel. Aftertaste is roasty burntness lingering. Quite good. Not very dry. (On tap.)
Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2006 at 13:12
larsga
larsga (7658) reviewed
Branik Ležák from Staropramen Breweries
20 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Big, creamy white head over yellow body. Rated in a very smoky Czech pub, so all I could pick up in the way of aroma was some acidity. Clean, light, faintly malty taste with a refreshing, bitter aftertaste with faint sweetness. A well-made and drinkable lager. (On tap.)
Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2006 at 12:42
larsga
larsga (7658) reviewed
Braník Světlý from Staropramen Breweries
20 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Big, creamy white head over clear yellow body. Faint, clear, acidic aroma. Clean, light bitter taste with a dry finish. Clearly well made, but doesn’t really taste anything much. (On tap.)
Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2006 at 12:39