MadCat

Microbrewery in Kamenice, Vysočina Region, Czechia 🇨🇿
Associated Venue: be craft café

Established in 2011

Contact
Kamenice 299, Kamenice, 58823, Czechia
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Description
In 2011 we opened our local microbrewery in a former music club in Jihlava. Where DJs were in charge, we now had beer tanks, fermenters, brewhouse and we started our own ride.
Already in 2012, we with the semi-dark Sigismund placed third in the spring brewer price. A year later - 2013 - we were the third best microbrewery of the year and a year later we were the best microbrewery ever in the Czech Republic. And we also won the spring prize of Czech breweries with our wheat beer.
Time went by and the capacity of the cellars slowly ceased to be sufficient. At the same time, we thought of a new brand that we named MadCat. And then we were impressed by the building of a dilapidated distillery from 1912 in Kamenice near Jihlava. We decided to save the building and restore the craft production. Reconstruction of the distillery began in 2017 and next summer we brewed the first batch of MadCat beer in a brewery with a capacity of 2,000 liters.
Our new MadCat lager won first place at the spring prize of Czech breweries 2018! And the ride continues - MadCat is already in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany and Italy.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Van tap bij Pivstro in Plzeň. Juicy, fruitig, citrustonen, grapefruit, haver, bittertonen, mango, wat piney. (8-6-2026).
Tried from Draft at Pivstro on 08 Jun 2026 at 10:07

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Tap at be craft. Shiny rubyish body, pinkish thick white head. Dragon fruit aroma, which isn't a compliment really, light malty, yeasty touches. Juicy taste, heaps of dragon fruit, nicer, biiitterish hoppy finish. Unsure why this would be considered to be an IPA.
Tried from Draft at be craft café on 29 May 2026 at 17:52

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Shared bottle at Pivní ráj, courtesy of Matúš. Clear golden body, medium head. Aroma of white grapes, peach, fruity esters, vinous notes. Taste is dry with peach, elderfloweers, grapes. Good one.
Tried on 26 May 2026 at 12:43

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Tap at 7°. Hazy golden body, off-white head. Citric, bit peachy aroma. Smooth minerally peachy taste, bit flat sadly. Simple, okay, but not the best from them.
Tried from Draft at sedm° (sedm stupňů) on 24 May 2026 at 19:25

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Can at Napalmě with Gurthnar. Odd deep green body, greenish head. Sweetish aroma, some minty, woodruff vibes, bit stale maltiness, herbal. Lower carbonation in the taste, herbal, lightly tart, low bitterness, slightly oxidized maltiness. Okay, not the worst green beer I had this year.
Tried from Can at Napalmě on 06 May 2026 at 20:30

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Obvious sanitation problems at this bar right now.
Thinnish bod, high carbo. Med bitter, quite dry. Light sourness and light bubblegumy bretty infection. Light basementy yeastiness too. Med-light grassy floral hops. Drinkable, but I have a hunch this went sideways from the original brewing intemtions.
Tried from Draft at Vrátnice Craft Beers on 02 May 2026 at 20:57

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Rich brown with a tan head. Sweet malty, toffee, nutty, toasted malts, a touch of darker berries. Full, chewy body. Finishes with noticeable alcohol, more of the sweet caramel malts and toasted nuts. The booze presence is stronger than I would prefer but otherwise it’s a very enjoyable brew.
Tried from Can on 02 May 2026 at 12:31

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Med-thin bod, med-high carbo. Med-high bitter, med zesty too. Pink boots do not shine here, as they dont anywhere else, the whole thing sucks. There is just moderate dank, grassy, citrusy and zesty hops mix, but boring. GBNG.
Tried from Draft at Břevnovský Klášterní Pivovar on 01 May 2026 at 20:34

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Thin bod, med-hi carbo. Med bitter, low sweet, dry. A bit too neutral, with light citrusy grassy earthy hops, but feeling a bit watery. Goodish, nongreatish.
Tried from Draft at Břevnovský Klášterní Pivovar on 01 May 2026 at 20:21

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Fancy bottle at Pivní ráj, huge thanks Matüš for sharing with us! Clear golden body, lasting head. Peachy estery aroma, white grapes, nicely fresh. Lean, dry peach and elder-driven taste, dry, drinkable, bit low carbonation for the style maybe, or at least that was my vibe. Another very good beer from MadCat!
Tried from Bottle from Pivní Ráj Olomouc on 01 May 2026 at 15:15