There are beers and breweries that are known all over the world. Guinness is one of these stars among beer makers, as is the Bamberg brewery Schlenkerla with its beer that tastes like smoked ham or the Californian brewing legends from Sierra Nevada. The Czech brewery Budějovický Budvar has also earned a similarly legendary reputation with its Budweiser. The world-famous lager is drunk on every continent and is probably the best-known beer in the Czech Republic.
The brewery was founded more than a century ago in 1895. It has always been important for Budějovický Budvar to honour and maintain its Czech roots. A wave of international success forced the brewers to deal with protecting their brand. After much deliberation, it was decided that only the beer brewed in České Budějovice could bear the name "Original Budweiser Budvar". In this way, the brewery ensures that friends and fans always have exactly the great beer in their glass that they were promised. After the brewery underwent extensive modernisation, it broke the million mark in 1996: Budějovický Budvar brewed one million hectolitres of beer a year, and the trend is rising. In 2013, the brewing system was expanded to include a canning line, which has since contributed significantly to increasing annual output. The streak of success has not stopped since the brewery was founded and requires expansions and enlargements from time to time. The new storage cellar with two state-of-the-art stainless steel tanks was inaugurated in 2018.
Everything the Budějovický Budvar brewery does is based on four pillars. We have already mentioned the importance of the brewing location: only beer from Budweis can bear this name. The basis of every beer is water. Good Budweiser is made with crystal-clear water from the brewery's own well. It comes from an underground body of water that dates back to the Ice Age and produces particularly clear, pure water. In addition to the brewing water, other raw materials also play a role: the brewery sources its ingredients from Czech farmers wherever possible. The regionality in the selection of raw materials not only reduces the ecological footprint, it also supports the local economy and the people of the region. The last step in the production process is particularly important. After all the ingredients have been added to the beer and the brewing process is complete, the beer is matured. At Budějovický Budvar, there is no rush: the beer is allowed to mature in the storage tanks to its full glory before it is finally bottled.
Curious? Here you can order and try the world-famous Budweiser!
Budějovický Budvar, n. p.
K. Světlé 512/4
370 04 České Budějovice
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