About
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.
Svijany Brewery is wholly Czech owned and remains one of the last in ‚domestic‘ hands.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
pale golden colour, moderate, long lasting head;aroma of grassy hops and some maltyness;taste is dominated by hoppy bitterness; good pilsener, but nothing extra
Tried
on 20 Apr 2014
at 07:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
golden colour, moderate, long lasting dense white head; aroma of grassy hops, maybe some floral and caramel notes; taste of intensive hoppy bitterness, which is well balanced by malty sweetness; good lager
Tried
on 20 Apr 2014
at 07:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Big offwhite head. Clear amber body with light carbonation. Earthy rubbery sugary aroma with herbal notes. Sweet-dryish earthy grainy sugary taste with grassy notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish strawy sugary aftertaste with earthy caramelly notes. Nice, drinkable, pleasant. (0.5l bottle, Csak a jo sör, Budapest. I noted it as "Svijansky Rytir Svetly Lezak, 5.2%. Assume it’s this beer.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2014
at 11:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Prague Beer Museum at Náměstí Míru Prague. Poured a crystal clear light straw colour with a frothy broken white head and some broken lace. The aroma is very light malt yeast. The flavour is medium bitter with a slightly watery malt hop palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Mar 2014
at 14:17
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Imported from my RateBeer account as Svijany Svijanský Vozka (by Pivovar Svijany (LIF)):
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 8/20, MyTotalScore: 2.2/5
14/III/14 - 50cl bottle @ home - BB: 19/XII/13 (2014-280) Thanks to Tinus for the bottle!
Clear orange beer, irregular fizzy white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of malts, grains, bit sugary, hay, fruity, ripe pears, some grape juice, wort. MF: ok carbon, light body. Taste: bitter, very malty, bit sweet, grains, hay, very bitter, slight sour touch. Aftertaste: very bitter, apple skin, metallic, hay.
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 8/20, MyTotalScore: 2.2/5
14/III/14 - 50cl bottle @ home - BB: 19/XII/13 (2014-280) Thanks to Tinus for the bottle!
Clear orange beer, irregular fizzy white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of malts, grains, bit sugary, hay, fruity, ripe pears, some grape juice, wort. MF: ok carbon, light body. Taste: bitter, very malty, bit sweet, grains, hay, very bitter, slight sour touch. Aftertaste: very bitter, apple skin, metallic, hay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2014
at 12:04
4.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 4
Tap at Dobre casy. Aroma quite mild. Hops, light light light malt. Clear yellow to golden colour, stable head. Taste is strongly astringent, almost undrinkable in quantity. Ambiguous bitterness, but with the sourness it almost does not matter. This beer simply fails.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2014
at 10:05
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Geruch süßlich, Farbe bernstein-orange. Der Antrunk ist süßlich-süffig, zum Hauptteil hin vollmundig-süßlicher werdend. Der Nachgeschmack ist ganz leicht herb mit schön ausgewogener Süße. Auf der Zunge bleibt eine süßlich-angenehme Note.
--> Schönes helles Starkbier, lecker, aber nichts Außergewühnliches. --> 11+12+10+12 = 11,55
--> Schönes helles Starkbier, lecker, aber nichts Außergewühnliches. --> 11+12+10+12 = 11,55
Tried
on 02 Feb 2014
at 04:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Flaske fra Holmens importavdelig, ombord på på Fridtjofen jan-14: flott storboblet skum som legger seg ned til en høflig gardin. God aroma av malt og mørkerøde bær. Frisk men kort smak uten den store fylden.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2014
at 11:53
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark, reddish brown. Persisten off-white head. Sweet aroma of malt and prunes. Some cherry-like sourness in taste. Perhaps a bit thin mouthfeel.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2014
at 11:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Clear, pale golden. Nice, white head. Sweetness and hops in aroma. Good bitterness. A decent Czech Pilsner, but not exceptional. Good drinkability.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2014
at 11:35