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 6
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
(500 ml bottle). My son brought me this beer from Prague - the cheapest he found in the supermarkets! The price explains the quality of the beer. A low ABV helles (only 3,2 %), light golden colour, moderate head, decent flowery sweet aroma, very weak body, little flavour and even less aftertaste - what there is, is "boiled" and boring. Tastes like a n/a beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2003
at 06:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Re-rate from bottle: Roasted, brown sugar and chocolate nose. Amber brown, low creamy brown head. Chocolate chip dough entry, nicely balanced by flowery and grassy hops. Medium to light body, light sparkly mouthfeel. Light roast and hop aftertaste. Still very pleasant to drink. Old Rating: 7/4/8/3/16. From tap. Dark brown, low head (mailnly due to serving I think). Nutty, chokolaty and roasted flavors. Full yet refreshing. Nutty aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2003
at 11:36
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
(330 ml bottle). Beautiful ruby colour, moderate head. Malty sweet aroma with hints of oak. Mellow flavour - a tad too sweet in my book. Low bitterness. Not a bad beer, but it lacks "bite".
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2003
at 16:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A clear golden beer with a very small and fast disappearing head. The aroma is very inviting with sweet and hoppy tones. And the flavor is just like a czech pilsener should be very easily drinable with a faint sweetness to start with but then dominated by the very nice hoppy bitterness.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2003
at 15:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled draught in Prague, Czech Republic. -I drink it draught and was very very good
Tried
on 21 Dec 2002
at 07:19
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Canned(500ml). -for Chech's beer reputation could be better.................
Tried
from Can
on 21 Dec 2002
at 05:33
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Beutiful red-brown beer with a small head. It has a nice aroma of a good malt blend, sweet with hints of liqurice. The taste contains no sweetness but a very dry hoppy bitterness - for the bitternes level not a suiting hop for my taste. It too contains hints of smoked malt - a little watery in the middle. Not a beer I''ll have again.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2002
at 15:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Beautiful ruby red colour. Firm head, nice lacing. Creamy toffee aroma with a hint of chocolate. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness, roasted chocolate and there''s also some violet flavour to be found. A bit thin and watery though.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2002
at 07:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Damn, if Staropramen is Interbrew, why can't I get it here? I had this at the White Horse, London...fiery amber; firm body, toasty; subtle hint of embers - similar to what you'd find in a wood-oven pizza; gets earthy towards the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2002
at 17:39
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Decent pilsener. Happily it doesn't smell as bad as German pilseners do.....
Tried
on 23 Jul 2002
at 08:33