Pivovar Jihlava

Commercial Brewery in Jihlava, Vysočina Region, Czechia 🇨🇿
Owned by Pivovary Lobkowicz
Associated Venue: Pivovar Ježek Jihlava

Established in 1860

Contact
Vrchlického 2, Jihlava, 58601, Czechia
Description
The first real malting statute was confirmed by the municipal council of Iglau, as the town of Jihlava was called till 1948, in 1579. In 1859, all 123 owners of brewing rights in the town and surrounding villages joined in a new brewery, the present Jihlava Brewery. The brewery in Jihlava was opened in 1861, but the brewery considers the year 1860 as the year of its incorporation. From its incorporation the brewery had mainly German owners. After WWII it was nationalised and then privatised in 1995. In 2008 the almost bankrupt brewery was bought by the Pivovary Lobkowicz group. Under the new owners the brewery returned to the production of beer according to old original recipes.

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3.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2

Can, 3.5%. Very weak aroma, perhaps some hay or whatever. Clear pale yellow colour, very small white head. Looks flat. The flavour is quite watery. I cannot seem to find much flavour in this really. Very watery.

Tried from Can on 12 Mar 2009 at 18:36


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(bottle) Clear, golden colour with a medium-sized, non-persistent frothy white head. Sweet, pale and cara-malty, slightly biscuity nose with a tinge of Saaz hops. Sweet and slightly bitter flavour, light bodied with a moderate carbonation. Decent Czech malty body with notes of biscuits and a chalky touch. Sweet-bitter, malty and slightly hoppy finish. Clean and ordinary stuff (21.I.09).

Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2009 at 16:05


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle: Golden coloured, small white head; distinctive sweetish-malty, almost toasty nose with the faintest illusions of hops; moderate sweetish flavour, astonishlingly almost medium bodied; clean sweetish-grainy finish, rounded by some shy aromatic hops. Not the worst Desitka.........

Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2009 at 01:53


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of Grovlam. Clear, deep golden with a rough, off-white head. Sweetish aroma with distinct alcohol. Fat and full-bodied, intensely malty with something reminding me of sherry and a warming alcoholic finish. 150109

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2009 at 16:56


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

50 cL bottle, courtesy of Grovlam. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Distinct malt and alcohol aroma. Sweet malty and mild spiced flavoured. Subdued bitterness. Distinct alcohol and solid malty flavoured. Smooth hoppy yet also alcoholic finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2009 at 06:43


3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of omhper. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Malty nose. Thin-bodied with notes of unmalted grain. Surprisingly hoppy finish. 280608

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2008 at 17:17


2.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1.5

Canned(500ml). -Pale yellow coloured, small airy white head, The nose is totally mess. The taste is pure water with notes of salt and something metallic. Weak touch of caramel in the finish. Poor beer.

Tried from Can on 24 Oct 2008 at 07:40


2.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2

Can, left over from our post-RBESG shopping, courtesy of and shared with ogivlado (thanks!), claims to be brewed by the Polish part of Brewer s.r.o.. Poured a very pale golden body with a very small white head that went away fast. The nose is a mess.. sweet malt, apple strudel and oiliness that takes on some cheesy characteristics. The taste is oh so damn watery. Not unpleasant but not so good either... sweetish, with soft apple notes and some graininess. Some carbonation bite. I mean, I’ve had beers with 3% with more body than this and what little there is while better than most Hungarian lagers of a similar abv range, is still not good enough to classify this as something other than ’not good’. It’s cute but that doesn’t save it.

Tried from Can on 22 Oct 2008 at 18:42


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled. A golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of hops, and so is the flavor, leading to a dry bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2008 at 06:31


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled(500ml). -Golden coloured, small white head, lively carbonation, dusty hoppy nose. Thin malty, light hoppy and maize with bready and mild metallic notes. Average beer, or maybe I’m wrong after spicy sausages...

Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2008 at 06:21