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11 Czech Beers You Shouldn't Miss

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Czech beer is known around the world for its unrivaled quality and taste. Combined with centuries-old traditions and brewers who have carefully guarded their brewing secrets, Czech beer has kept its distinctive, mellow sweetness for a very long time and has become a source of national pride. Almost every town in the Czech Republic brews its own beer, so there is a great variety of drinks to choose from. See You Again would like to introduce you to the finest Czech beer brands.


1. Velvet If you love dark beer with a strong flavor, made especially for hardy drinkers, this is a must-try. It is brewed in Spramen and is very popular in Prague.


2.Gambrius This beer comes in many styles, both dark and mild, so you can choose what you like, and it is a very big seller.


3. Bernard This brand is unpasteurized, with both sweet and bitter notes and a unique hoppy aroma.


4.Budvar Brewed in Ceske Budejovice, this is a different brand from Budweiser, so don't mix them up!


5.Velkopopovicky Kozel A rich yet very smooth beer that some people call the best beer in the world.


6.Herold This beer is brewed by an American brewer in Bohemia together with an original recipe that is centuries old, giving it a perfectly balanced aroma and flavor of caramel and malt.


7.Staropramen A smooth, fruity beer that is very popular with locals, perhaps thanks to good marketing and local pride.


8.Pilsner Urquell A bitter beer with a hoppy aroma, very popular in the international market. It comes from Plzen, only 80 km southwest of Prague.


9.Branik Branik is brewed with water from the Vltava River and has a distinctive, unique aroma and flavor.


10 Krusovice Emperor Rudolf founded the Krusovice brewery, which produces a dark beer that tastes rather sweet and has no foam.


11 Starobrno This brand originates in Brno, in the east of Czechia. It is a very well-known beer in Europe, from the same owner as Heineken, Richard and Pegas. If you get the chance to visit this city, don't miss trying this tasty draft beer, or it might be said you haven't really been there! In March in particular there is an international beer festival, so beer lovers shouldn't miss it.

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