Pivovar Protivín

Commercial Brewery in Protivín, South Bohemian Region, Czechia 🇨🇿
Owned by Pivovary Lobkowicz

Established in 1598

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Pivovar 168, Protivín, 39811, Czechia
Description
The first written records of the brewery in Protivín date back to 1540. In 1711, it became the property of the Schwarzenberg noble family, where it remained for more than two hundred years. During the Schwarzenberg era, a beautiful brewhouse with copper boilers was built, including an atypical wort pan in the shape of a square, where beer is still brewed to this day. South Bohemian water from its own wells, traditional way of brewing and skills of South Bohemia are for decades the basis of beer brewed here, known under the brand Platan.

In 2008 the brewery became part of the Pivovary Lobkowicz Group.

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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing white head. Aroma is mild cornish and of a light alcohol presence. Flavour is mild spiced cornish and grainy. Light building bitterness into the finish yet nothing special.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2008 at 00:53

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
50 cL bottle. Pours deep clear and golden orange with a white haead. Aroma is solid cornish and metallic, dense alcohol aroma. Flavour is almost pure alcohol with a distinct bitternes and a warming alcohol to burning.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2008 at 00:50

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a dense tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and light liqourice. Flavour is dry breadish and ligt fruity. Solid roasted malt flavour. Goes into a dry and breadish finish with a mild bitterness coming throught the roasted malt/bread.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2008 at 00:49

4.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
(Bottle thanks to oh6gdx!)On June 25, 2008BB 15.01.09Clear golden color, white head. Intense nettle and grassy sweet scent. Nettle, sugary sweet taste. Moussy mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2008 at 11:46

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottled. Clear golden, airy head. Odd wort aroma. Sweet and liigt bodied with out of place flavour of stable and coffee. Finishes with low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2008 at 09:12

3.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
(50 cl bottle at Pivovarsky Klub, Prague)On June 24, 2008As "Platan Alcohol Free"BB 05-11-2008Clear pale yellow color, white head. Very sweet cardboard scent. Sweet malty and wort taste. Moussy mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2008 at 08:15

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
The seventh beer at the Modry Abbe blind tasting.
Pale golden (almost yellow) coloured, medium sized airy white head, pleasant fresh hoppy nose with touch of corn. Sweet malty, lemony hoppiness and just a tiny touch of alcohol. Quite dry with moderate bitterness. Much better than Platan Premium.
Tried on 04 Jul 2008 at 04:06

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
The fifth beer at the Modry Abbe blind tasting.
Pale golden coloured, small to medium white head, dusty hoppy nose. The taste is surprisingly weak for premium, light malty and weak hoppy with moderate bitter finish. Quite one-dimensional beer.
Tried on 04 Jul 2008 at 03:58

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
New review: 0.5l bottle (now as Schwarzenberg 10°) courtesy of and shared with ogivlado who brought it from the Czech Republic (thanks!). Poured a slightly darker golden colour with a small white head. Honey and meat in the nose. Ehm. Slightly flowery honeyish taste, some acidic hopiness, oily with very light some odd meaty off flavors. Overall just blah.The rating stays, though I feel it’s overblown now.Old review:On the bus between Klatovy and Dobrany, I think Fil got these for us (thanks!) Poured a golden body with a small white head. Malty nose, weak sweetish earthy malty taste. Drinkable but crap at that temperature and I should rerate it asaip. 5/3/4/2/9
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2008 at 03:56

4.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
On the bus between Klatovy and Dobrany, I think Fil got these for us (thanks!) Poured an orangey amber gold colour with some lively carbonation and a small white head. A heavy malty/grainy nose with some alcohol present. A flowery malty taste, somewhat sticky, notes of alcohol and apple, weak weak grassy hops. More drinkable than expected and I’ve certainly had worse but still far from a good beer.
Tried on 04 Jul 2008 at 03:53