Žatec Brewery Explained

Žatec Brewery
Location Country:	Czech Republic
Coordinates:	50.3322°N 13.542°W
Mapframe-Zoom:	5
Opened:	1801
Owner:	Sedmý schod spol. s r. o.

Žatec Brewery (Czech: Žatecký pivovar) is a brewery in Žatec in the Czech Republic. The firm continues the traditions of industrial brewing beer in the region dating back to 1801.

Products

• Žatec světlé (4.1% vol.)
• Žatec Premium (4.8% vol.)
• Žatec Export (5.1% vol.)
• Žatec Dark Label (5.7% vol.)
• Baronka Premium (5.3% vol.)
• Žatec Blue Label (4.6% vol.)
• Celia – bezlepkové pivo (4.5% vol.)
• Celia Dark – tmavé bezlepkové pivo (5.7% vol.)
• Cornish Steam lager (5.1% vol.)
• Sedmý schod (5.5% vol.)
• Plavčík (3.8% vol.)

History

The tradition of brewing beer in Žatec spans over 700 years. Saaz hops, a "noble" variety of hops which accounts for more than of total 2009 hop production in the Czech Republic comes from Žatec. ^[1]

• 1261 The first brewing guild with the legal right to brew beer in Žatec is formed.
• 1798 The cornerstone is laid for the first industrial brewery in Žatec.
• 1801 The first beer is brewed in Žatec's first industrial brewery. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Beer in the Czech Republic
• Pilsner

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hop growing. Hop Growers Union of the Czech Republic. 2022-09-05.
2. Web site: Historie . cs.
3. Web site: História Žateckého pivovaru . cs.