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
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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5.4/10 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 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

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a golden color pils with a bubbly extra white head with average retention. Aroma of fresh crisp hops with floral malt. Taste is quite refreshing with again the crisp hops and floral malt making a good impression. Carbonation is great for the style and no skunkyness is a bonus for those imported bottles.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2005 at 09:36

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled (BB 01/2006)
Amber color, small off-white head. Grassy hoppy aroma with toffee notes. Caramelly sweetish, malty with average hoppy bitterness in the finish. A classic example of vienna style.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2005 at 12:02

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Amber coloured with medium-sized, fluffy head. Grassy aroma. Malty, sweet flavour. Long, herbal bitterness.
Tried on 05 Jun 2005 at 14:18

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(Bottle 50 cl) With typical German flair for pretty names this is renamed "Staropramen - das Prager Schwarzbier" at 4,6% ABV. Very classical dark lager with a reddish tint. Limited head and a lightly smoked edge from the dark malts. Soft with a limited bitterness. Pleasant and easy to drink. I’ve also had this named "Staropramen Cerný" and "Staropranen Dark Prague Beer" at 4,4% ABV. 210499/190502/180904
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2005 at 12:21

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
(Bottle 50 cl) Comes as "Staropramen Premium". Nice fully golden pilsener with a fully head. The hops leave more bitterness than aroma. Actually a bit too harsh in the hoppy finish for my liking.
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2005 at 11:58

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(Bottle 50 cl) A lighter version of the original Staropramen Premium with reduced sugars and carbonhydrates for diabetics. Pale golden, small head. OK freshness and easy-to-drink. But nothing more.
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2005 at 10:53

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(Can 44 cl) For some reason I thought this would be a porter/stoul-like beer. But it turns out to be an amber-coloured, clear ale, British style. Watery at the first sip. Velvety head from the nitrogen widget - and a bit flat. Some late hoppiness. A decent attempt at a bitter.
Tried from Can on 18 May 2005 at 10:42

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Pale golden, decent head - although collapsing. Malty notes, subdued bitterness. Rather pleasant and quaffable - in big quantities...
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2005 at 08:38