Beer in Pilsen
Beer history, breweries and beer culture in Pilsen (Czechia).
Birthplace of Pilsner (1842). Under the brewery lie kilometres (miles) of rock cellars where the beer used to mature in oak barrels. A small part is still brewed this way for comparison.
Breweries in Pilsen
Pilsner Urquell
The citizens’ brewery brewed the first Pilsner in 1842. To this day a small part of the beer matures in oak barrels in the rock cellars for comparison, so that the taste stays the same.
Known for: Pilsner Urquell
Beer history of Pilsen
- 1838
The citizens of Pilsen pour 36 barrels of bad beer out in front of the town hall and decide to build their own brewery.
- 1842
On 5 October Josef Groll brews the first Pilsner: golden and clear, with Saaz hops and Pilsen’s soft water.
- 1898
The burghers’ brewery registers the name “Pilsner Urquell” as a trademark – “Urquell” means original source.