MadCat
Microbrewery
in
Kamenice,
Vysočina Region,
Czechia 🇨🇿
Associated Venue: be craft café
Established in 2011
Contact
Subsidiaries
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.
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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap. Dsrk chestnut brown color with medium beige head. Mild aroma of coffee malt, roaste malt, english hops. Taste is coffeeish, sweet caramelly, light dark chocolate. Not dry Stout, I am bit disapointed, because this is not clean stout any kind and brewery can do better beers.
Tried
from Draft
at
Kollarko
on 05 Mar 2026
at 16:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Classic ČIPA, med body, med caramel. Med grassy, piney and orangey hops, but overall rather muted character, generic. Overall drinkable, GBNG.
Tried
from Draft
at
BEERTIME.pub
on 23 Feb 2026
at 05:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from brewers. Orange golden color wirth medium white head. Aroma of citrus, floral notes, oranges, tropical fruits. Taste is more on hop side and starts with bready malt quickly followed by grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, floral notes, tropical fruits. Medium long fruity hoppy finish. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jan 2026
at 18:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
# 4864; 1/2026. Aroma of cherries, poppy seeds, light herbal and sourish. Clear redish body; tiny pinkish head, low retention. Cherry, poppy seeds, lactic, sour. Lighter body; medium carbonation. Good flavored sour ale. 0,5 l, can, gift (díky Jurmanojc!)
Tried
on 11 Jan 2026
at 18:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Med body, med-light cara maltiness. Med carbo, smooth small bubbles. Med-high bitter, med sweet. Medium citrusy, a bit piney, grassy hops character. Overall a bit boring, a perfect impression of ČIPA. Average-good.
Tried
from Draft
at
malý pivo
on 30 Dec 2025
at 18:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Thinnish body, med carbo. Med bitter, light sweet. Background malt, light bready grainy. Also weak hops though. Med-light grassy, citrusy, zesty. Goodish, just a bit boring.
Tried
from Draft
at
malý pivo
on 29 Nov 2025
at 09:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Med-thin body, med-light caramelly malt. Med-light carbo, a bit lacking. Medium bitter, med-light zesty, light sweet. Pretty classic hops character, medium citrusy, tangerine, light grapefruit. Med-light resiny, piney too. Feels a bit tired.
Tried
from Draft
at
Decentní Dýně
on 25 Nov 2025
at 09:07
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at the Artbar in Brno, after the MHM 2025, shared it with Gurthnar. Hazy golden body, off-white head. Lactic acid notes dominate, with low gooseberry undertones. Somewhat salty taste and fairly lactic, with gooseberry again showing up in the background to kinda save things. I would've literally pegged this for a gose how minerally it was, but eh. MC can do better.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2025
at 09:53
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Med-thin body, light carbo. Med sour cherry, light poppy seed, hint of vanilla. Pretty well constructed, good balance, works together. Med sweet, light sour and tart, feels a bit watery despite all that is present. Good but not great.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerGeek Bar
on 23 Nov 2025
at 09:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Rather thin bod, med-lite carbo. Med-lite sour, low sweet, low bitter. Dry feeling. Medium citrusy, lemony flavour. A bit boring overall. Not very beery either. Average-good.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2025
at 15:52