Břevnov Monastery Brewery
Břevnov Abbey was founded in 993, and Czech Wikipedia calls its brewery the oldest documented in the country. The abbey brewery closed in 1889 and was pulled down in 1953. The present brewery opened in 2011 in the abbey’s former Baroque stables. Its Benedict beers include a 12° pale lager, an 11° dark lager, an 11° wheat beer and a 15° IPA.
Styles brewed by Břevnov Monastery Brewery
Czech Pilsner
LagerCzech Pilsner: a gold lager with bready malt and a soft, spicy hop bitterness, first brewed in Plzeň in 1842. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Weissbier
AleWeissbier (Hefeweizen): a pale, cloudy Bavarian wheat beer with banana and clove from its yeast and a huge fluffy head. Strength, bitterness, glass and examples.
Czech Dark Lager
LagerCzech dark lager, tmavé pivo: a rich, dark, malty lager with caramel, toast and a touch of roast, the one beer of Prague's U Fleků. Strength, bitterness, colour and classic examples.