News from Strakonice and Elsewhere
News roundup: my colleague Max Bahnson has a post on a few beers from Žatec, including the new Xantho (above). The label calls it a dark, but to me it seems more like a polotmavý (half-dark), aka...
View ArticleNonalcoholic Beers
Though the Czech Republic’s overall beer output rocked an all-time high of over 20 million hectoliters (12 million barrels) last year, growth is slowing as it hits the top of the arch. One category is...
View ArticleCzech Beer in Stockholm
There’s a fair amount of beer in the Swedish capital, and much of it seems to be Czech. Step into a bar in the trendy neighborhood of Södermalm and you’ll probably see Krušovice and Pilsner Urquell as...
View ArticleBrewDog’s Zeit Geist vs. Three Classic Czech Dark Lagers
Beer geeks everywhere are talking about the small Scottish brewery BrewDog, and for good reason: despite being just a couple of years old — meaning very young — they’re already putting out some...
View ArticleBeer Hacking: Dry-Hopped Bernard Sváteční Ležák
“What’s the hoppiest beer you have?,” someone asked. I have no idea. I don’t think anyone knows. We don’t keep track of hoppiness here, not in the sense of boasting about IBUs and alpha acid...
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