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

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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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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle @ weekly tasting shared with Thompson, Niilstrong and Bobson. Clear apple juice golden color, average to medium sized a bit soapy off-white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly grainy, a hint of sweetish grains, hayish, lightly bitter. Average body and carbonation. Drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2015 at 16:52

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
F: white long lasting head. C: a little hazy golden. A: sweet malt and grassy/floral saaz hops. T: sweet malty, very nice balanced and rounded with saazy hops bitterness on the palate, some sugar/caramel sweetness, light yeast, medium body, nice crisp casrbonation, very good Czech Pilsner, worth to try.
Tried on 04 Sep 2015 at 02:56

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle at Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2015, Ulfborg. Pours clear dark golden with a medium off white head. Aroma of light malt, grain, corn and cereal. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with light carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2015 at 15:12

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
500ml bottle. Dark brown color with beige head. Malty aroma, roasted, caramel, bread, licorice, light fruity. Sweet and bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2015 at 05:54

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Another "meh" lager sampled in Prague so uninteresting I forgot to write anything about it aside from its scores. Will you pick the one that has an aroma score of 3 rather than 2? Well, this one taste better anyways. But still forgettable, even for a beer geek.
Tried on 28 Aug 2015 at 21:45

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
This one hinted at greatness with a few wheat beer/hefe notes but it all came across as too weak. I wanted more. It’s like they took two bottles’ worth of beer, split them up, and added water. It just ain’t the way to go, Czech brewers.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2015 at 20:58

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Ziemlich milder Antrunk mit herben und trocken grasigen Noten. Süffig, aufgrund der Milde aber auf Dauer langweilig. Milder aber abgesttimmer herb-bitterer Nachhall. 9/8/8/8/6/8
Tried on 28 Aug 2015 at 14:20

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light fruity and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 280815
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2015 at 14:19

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle, 5.2%. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, corn and grainy. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, corn, medium sweet and a little bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2015 at 14:19

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled @ Danish Summer Gathering 2015 Fast klare dunkel goldgelbe Farbe, geringe weiße Schaumkrone. Geruch süß malzig, leicht bananig. Geschmack süß malzig, sehr getreidig, bitter im Abgang.
Tried on 28 Aug 2015 at 14:17