Pivovar Svijany

Commercial Brewery in Svijany, Liberec Region, Czechia 🇨🇿
Owned by Liberec Investment Fund (LIF Trade)
Associated Venue: Restaurace Svijanský Rytíř - Out of business

Established in 1564

Contact
Svijany 25, Svijany, 463 46, Czechia
Description
In 1564 for the first time a brewery is mentioned in Svijany. In the following years the brewery was owned by different families. In 1912 it was bought by brewer Antonín Kratochvíle. The Kratochvíle family operated the brewery till 1939. After the war the brewery was confiscated and later nationalized. in 1990 the state enterprise Vratislavice nad Nisou was created, which included Svijany Brewery. In 1998 the company Pivovar Svijany was created, which became the new owner of the brewery. In 2005, it was transformed into a joint-stock company. Gradually Svijany became the strongest regional brand with national importance. The popularity of the brewery is increasing and it is gradually being developed into one of the largest independent breweries in the Czech Republic.
Svijany Brewery is wholly Czech owned and remains one of the last in ‚domestic‘ hands.

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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bottle picked up from Globus hypermarket, Ceské Budêjovice and consumed at home Saturday 27th June 2026. We were supposed to have Sophia, Stefan, and her their boys around tonight so we made Spicy Meatballs with Harissa Parsley etc. then Greek style Chicken Kebabs, then Halloumi, Chorizo and Red Pepper Kebabs plus a Greek Salad. Greek style Roasted Potatoes, with a Lemon Curd Ice Cream, Apricot Ice Cream and finally a Rhubarb Crumble Ice Cream, sadly due to illness they had to cancel. Anyway onto the beer, pours light amber, excellent clarity, mid sized white head. Hoppy aroma, a little grassy, presumably Czech hops but they've been quite generous in their use here. Solid bitterness, lengthy with a dry finish. Nice mouthfeel, good carbonation. This really has an impressive bitterness, I like it, in fact I had another one straight after. Score: 7.3
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2026 at 17:44

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Fles 50cl thuis. Grainy, carameltonen, bittertonen maltig, wat kruidig, redelijk zacht, biscuit, wat citrustonen, hoppig. (27-6-2026).
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2026 at 22:12

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Blik 33cl thuis. IBU42. Grainy, maltig, wat würzig, wat carameltonen, redelijk droog, wat grassy, zoeten, bittertonen in nadronk. (19-6-2026).
Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2026 at 15:38

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
0,4 l glass at Bierfest Oldenburg 2026. A darkest brown in the glass, small one finger light tanned head. Malty aroma, roasted. Taste is intensive malty, toastet nuts, caramel in the background. Increasing bitterness to the end. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2026 at 17:45

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
Tap at bar sarte. Nice looking cloudy yellow color big head fading to a fine layer, no lacing, very clean. Flavor clasic in the style banana overall light spice, weath, dough, mild fruity hints of citrus. Taste os sweetish overall but balanced. Finish is great with almond notes, clean, perfumed. Very close to standards in the style, very nice, unexpectedly.
Tried on 30 May 2026 at 17:55

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 8
kolor złoty, klarowny, głęboki, piana biała, średnio obfita, mało trwała. zapach dość ciężki, świeża trawa, lekkie skórki z jabłek, trochę przejrzałych owoców, jasne słody gdzieś w tle. w smaku natka pietruszki, świeża trawa, łąka, skórki i ogonki z jabłek, lubczyk, sporo świeżych ziół, rumianek, lekkie nuty piołunowe. goryczka umiarkowana, ale na pierwszym planie, dobrze ułożona, zielna, zielona, trawa, lekki przyjemny piołun, krótka ale narasta. w ustach lekkie, ale nie wodniste, pijalne, lekko, przyjemnie ściągające. nasycenie umiarkowane. bardzo ciekawe jak na styl, chociaż nie bez wad
Tried from Can on 22 May 2026 at 09:59

9.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Äntligen drucken opastöriserad på fat på Soldaten Svejk. Gyllengul med en krämig maräng till skumkrona. Krispig och både aromatiskt harzig och besk humle mot en rejäl kropp med bröd och säd. En närmast perfekt pilsner. Mycket gott
Tried from Draft on 15 Jan 2026 at 10:51

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On tap at Strefa Piwa Krakow. Hazy gold colour lasting white head. Esters aroma light butter. More light esters in the mouth. A sub standard wheat beer. Lemon aftertaste. Must do better. OK
Tried from Draft at Strefa Piwa Pub (Beer Zone) on 09 Dec 2025 at 17:26

6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can sampled from the bus driver, thanks.
Ok malty aroma and taste.
A bit small bitterness.
Tried from Can on 20 Sep 2025 at 15:11

5/10
Saaz Shine single hop 2.9% abv
Barva lehce tmavsi zlatava. Pena nizka a hned pryc. Vune slad, chleba. Chut sladova chlebova. Konec suchy trochu peprny hirky. Trochu svijansky sviravy. Plnost nizsi. Horkost stredni az vyssi stredni. Riz vyssi stredni. Takovy nizkovoltazni lezak, nic uchvatnyho ale zadny prusvih.
Tried from Can on 18 Jul 2025 at 19:11