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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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TBone (31510) reviewed
Platan Granát Jedenáct Tmavý 11° from Pivovar Protivín
21 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled (BB 12/2005)
Dark ruby/brown with a creamy tanned head. Woody and caramelly aroma. Starts caramelly sweet, in the finish hops come up nicely. Dry bitterish aftertaste. Well-made dunkel, propably a good session beer.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2005 at 14:02
Sloefmans (15815) reviewed
Schwarzenbergské Pivo Knížecí 21° from Pivovar Protivín
21 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Golden beer with orange shine, well-carbonated; thinnish, just off-white head. Green fresh leaves, bit of grass, caramel or even toffee in the nose - alcohol no doubt. Very sweet-alcoholic taste, gets immediately into throat warming, retronasal brandy flavour. Cookies & caramel, ending very sweet-alcoholic. Faint, faraway honey flavour. As said, warming, burning MF, body is much thinned by the exceptional ABV. Sadly rather one-dimensional. Better than most E.S.L., however.
Tried on 11 Jun 2005 at 08:14
pivnizub (12822) reviewed
Platan Premium from Pivovar Protivín
21 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From the tap at the Beer Gallery - Pivni Galerie in Prague-Holesovice: dark golden, medium, lasting foam, full malty, bready nose, also malty ( caramel, cookies) taste leading to a long lasting, hoppy finish, well balanced, well quaffable, comes quite near to the Prazdroj.............
Tried from Draft on 07 May 2005 at 15:06
omhper (46303) reviewed
Schwarzenbergské Pivo Knížecí 21° from Pivovar Protivín
21 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottled. Pours thick amber, no head. Aroma of alcohol with a touch of cherries. Malty with soft mouthfeel and freally sugary. Roasty and really hoppy. The hop flavour takes over from the sugar and alcohol, and makes this superstrong lager seem a little like a bottom fermented barley wine.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2005 at 03:19
Sloefmans (15815) reviewed
Platan Prácheňská Perla 14° from Pivovar Protivín
22 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Very clear darker gold, virtually no carbonation; small yellowish head. Cocos, yeasty, bit of caramel in the nose. Again caramel, and a bit of honey in the taste, but overlaid by an indifferent bitterish-metallic flavour. I agree with Filip on the touch of saltiness, much less on the excellence of the taste. Medium bodied, dry, beer is really dead. I might have to retry this one, in better condition. However, the beer has been in capable, professional hands - but mine - all the time?
Tried on 05 Oct 2004 at 15:11
omhper (46303) reviewed
Platan Jedenáctka from Pivovar Protivín
24 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Pale golden. Light bodied, medium sweet, big late bitterness. One of the more clean examples of Czech pilseners.
Tried on 07 Apr 2002 at 12:10
omhper (46303) reviewed
Platan Granát Jedenáct Tmavý 11° from Pivovar Protivín
24 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Mahogany coloured. Toffeeish aroma. Rather sweet, creamy, slightly roasty. Drying out towards the finish.
Tried on 07 Apr 2002 at 12:08
omhper (46303) reviewed
Platan Prácheňská Perla 14° from Pivovar Protivín
24 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pale golden. Grassy saaz aroma. Reasonably full bodied, rather fruity, bitter finish. A well made strong lager with nice hop flavour.
Tried on 26 Mar 2002 at 06:55