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
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottled, alc. 5.0% (BB 04/2006)
Golden color, small white head. Ashy, grassy, a bit rubbery nose. Sweet hoppy with odd plastic side flavors. Sweetish hoppy aftertaste.
Golden color, small white head. Ashy, grassy, a bit rubbery nose. Sweet hoppy with odd plastic side flavors. Sweetish hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2005
at 09:59
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Mostly lasting head, nice amber colour, moderat week aroma, OK flavour. Rerated as 6-3-6-3-11 june-11 2006 without knowing previus rating. So my tasting powers are still intact.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2005
at 16:16
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(bottle) Clear and pale golden colour with a medium foamy white head. Cookie malt aroma with hints of floral hops. Somewhat crispy mouthfeel but this one lacks a bit character compared to its Czech counterparts. Anyway it has a nice bitterhoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2005
at 14:38
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Nice beer, mostly lasting head. Yellow colour, OK aroma and flavour. An average czech pilsener.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2005
at 13:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at the brewery tap in Prague: Almost black, big brownish head, very long lasting, fruity, malty-roasted malts- and slightly bitter nose, light bodied, distictive bitter-malty aftertaste. Not bad at all, but a bit watery............
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2005
at 13:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On draught at the brewery restaurant in Prague: Deep amber colour, firm, long lasting head, big aromatic nose: fruity - honey - malts and a tinge of hops, sweetish-malty taste, short sweet-bitter aftertaste. The best one in this pub.......
Tried
on 14 Aug 2005
at 13:17
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On draught at the brewery tap in Prague: Light amber coloured, white, firm froth, lacing, light malty nose, not too aromatic bitter sweet taste, very light bitter malty ending........very average brew, but not unpleasant......
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2005
at 13:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle: Deep golden colour, thin but lasting foamy layer; sweetish (cookies) malty aroma; malt-dominated taste with some nice bitterness; quite well rounded, pleasant!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2005
at 09:26
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pale gold. Nice enough lager. slightly buttery not too much carbonation with nice biting hop finish, some citrus not much aroma with faint hops. Not bad at all
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2005
at 15:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Canned(500ml). -below average Czech beer, malty and hoppy aroma with some herbal hints, bitter watery finish with strong metalic aftertaste
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2005
at 18:23