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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3.8/10 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

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Biggish very white head. Coppery body with light carbonation. Sugary malty toffee aroma with floral notes. Dry-sweet papery malty sugary toffee taste with floral straw notes. Soft, mild mouthfeel. Fullish body. Dry strwa and grain aftertaste with floral grassy notes. Dangerously drinkable. (0.5l bottle from gr0ve. Label says 6.0%.)
Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2008 at 07:41

2.1/10 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

2.5/10 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

6/10 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

5/10 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

3.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottled(500ml). -Yellow golden coloured, medium to big white head, dusty corn and cereals nose. At first very bitter, after few moments becomes quite sweet. Watery palate with notes of corn in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2008 at 07:38

3.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Clear light golden with medium white short lasting head. Sweet grainy aromaen with grassy notes. Sweet flavor that has hints of caramel and gran. Ends mild bitter.
Tried on 28 Aug 2008 at 09:41

3.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Aaah, the "Borat Free" as it’s been so affectionately called. Ogi, with whom I’ve drunk it with got it at some random big store around Plzen (thanks!) Ever so slightly misty darker yellow-gold with a big chem white head that went away slow. A fakeish lemony & soggy cornflakes bise, Bitter taste, lemon, corn and tea. Bittersweet odd aftertaste. Lightly stale. Not the worst one around though, I’d dare call it drinkable.
Tried on 27 Aug 2008 at 16:11

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Deep golden, small head. Fruity and sweet, medium-full bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Really hoppy, but also very sugary. Rich chewy malt tries to balance it. Long bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2008 at 04:17