Pivovar Jihlava

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

Established in 1860

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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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of Hildigöltur. Clear, deep golden with a rough, off-white head. Sweet, floral aroma. Medium body with lightly sweet malts, some flowers and a dry and hoppy finish. 191207
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2007 at 15:49

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at my university’s students’ club. This afaik replaced Pilsner Urquell on tap. I’ve heard from someone that it was really Urquell in Jihlava kegs, but I seriously doubt it now because the kegs had the importers’ stickers that clearly said that this was the 4.7% Ježek. This poured a nice yellow-golden colour with a medium sized thick creamy white head, very lively carbonation. A nice malty nose, with nice herbal-lemony hopiness. The taste was remarkably pleasant. A superb honey-fruity maltiness, with some pleasant background herbal hopiness that mixed with the maltiness nicely. A bit salty, and a weak weak touch of metal, but all in all, a very, very good pils. If this was really Pilsner Urquell, this was the oddest (and the best) one I’ve ever had (if it was, I’m rerating it with this review here). Anyway, deserves the high score.
Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2007 at 15:42

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottled at Mosebacke, Stockholm (as Jezek Premium Pils, 5.1%). Clear golden, fairly small head. Vague hay-like hop aroma. Dryish with clean mouthfeel and rather slim body. Reasonably well hopped with long salty bitter finish. Decent, but a bit lifeless.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2007 at 12:08

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottled at Mosebacke, Stockholm (as Jezek Dark Lager). Clear dark brown, minimal head. Sweet and medium bodied. Lightly roasty with some saccharine. Very low hop rate, no bitterness. Some light salt finishes it off.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2007 at 12:06

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Looks great: copper colour, slightly orange, medium head. Slightly sour, fruity and malty start. Full bodied, very malty with hops blended into the background. The malt flavours in this beer are impressing.
Tried on 27 May 2007 at 10:23

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Lovelly deeply yellow colour with beautiful head. Very malty indeed, only slightly hoppy, more in the background. Full flavour, well-balanced.
Tried on 27 May 2007 at 10:21

6.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
bottle, 4,7% ABV. Beautiful golden yellow with large head. Full-bodied, bitter and sweet, well-balanced. Dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2007 at 10:19

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle, 5.1%. The name is right, so must be a change in alcohol level. Bought in Germany. Refreshing, slightly acidic aroma. Golden colour, small white head. The flavour is quite malty, a little sweet. Beginning breadiness, but not a problem (not past BB date). Medium bitterness and a little aroma hops. OK pils.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2006 at 20:02

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle: Deep golden coloured, medium-sized white, slowly diminishing and sticking to the glass; delicate nose: sweet, honeyish malt ant faint hops; mild bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied; slightly warming, sweet pale-malty finish with some aromatic hops in the very end. O.K............
Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2006 at 00:46

2.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 3
Bottled(660ml). –Bought this one in Ipercoop, Trieste. Pale golden coloured, small white airy head, skunky nose. Very watery with slight grassy aroma and strong bitterness. Totally unnecessary product.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2006 at 07:03