Pivovar Protivín

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

Established in 1598

Contact
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 7 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
chiara schiuma non eccezzionale poco persitente sentori netti erbacei fin troppo in bocca il malto leggero all’ inizio pio erba amara terroso guasi astringente sicuramente non bilanciata
Tried on 13 Jan 2008 at 09:22

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle (purchased at the brewery): Golden coloured, mid-sized frothy head, slowly collapsing, delicate dryish-malty and bitter nose with a tinge of cooked vegetables; light bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied with an empty MF; pale malt in the moderate bitter finish and some metallic traces in the aftertaste. Poor diabetics................
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2008 at 00:47

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle (purchased at the pivovar): Golden, lively carbonation, quite stable fluffy whizte head, clean, sweet pale-malty nose with a (Saaz?) hoppy background; light to moderate sweet-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied; delicate sweet-malty finish with a shy lingering bitterness. Quite good for a beer of 4.0% ABV..... and far better than the Gambrinus swill!
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2007 at 05:10

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
(35.5cl bottle) Clear, amber colour with a short foamy white layer. Discreet aroma: sweet malty, slightly bready flavour with alcohol and a distinctive fruity tinge. Sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a moderate carbonation. Soft malty, slightly sugary base with a subtle fruitiness; sweet and a bit sticky fruity malty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2007 at 02:58

3.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
chiara non molta schiuma poco persistente profumi quasi inesistente morbida per niente luppolata
Tried on 18 Aug 2007 at 15:33

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 5
bottle, bought as "Platan Alcohol Free". Deep golden yellow colour, slightly orange. Fluffy head, which disappears rather quickly. Grainy nose. Thin and slightly watery, but not bad at all for an alcohol free beer. Finishes dry and hoppy.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2007 at 10:05

3.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
amber colour, beautiful head, which quickly disappears. Fruity nose. Tastes rather sweet and the taste of alcohol is very evident. A bit thin and watery, especially having in mind it has 21°.
Tried on 11 Jun 2007 at 09:59

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
beautiful deep yellow colour. As it is typical for some Czech lagers, it is bitter-sweet, very malty with lovely hops in the background. There is a flavour which reminds me of honey. Dry and hoppy finish.
Tried on 11 Jun 2007 at 09:56

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Golden yellow, nearly amber colour, large head. Bitter-sweet and malty nose. Malty and sweetish beginning, the finish is more hoppy and slightly bitter in a very pleasant way.
Tried on 11 Jun 2007 at 09:54

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Deep golden yellow, nearly orange. Malty nose. Bitter-sweet taste, well balanced lovely brew with a malty finish and a long aftertaste.
Tried on 11 Jun 2007 at 09:52