Březňák

Březňák is a brand of a pilsner-type beer produced in Velké Březno near Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. It has been brewed since 1753.[1] Since 2008, the Velké Březno Brewery is owned by the Heineken N.V. group.[2]

Březňák
Březňák
TypeBeer
ManufacturerVelké Březno Brewery
DistributorHeineken N.V.
Country of origin Czech Republic
Introduced1753
Websitehttps://www.breznak.cz/

History

Brewery was first mentioned in 1606. In 1753 Ferdinand Bonaventura Count Harrach built a new court and brewery. In 1841it was bought by the Czech governor Karel Count Chotek and in 1896 transformed into a joint stock company headed by Karel Chotek.[3]

Products
  • Březňák Světlé výčepní – a 10° pale draught beer with 4.1% ABV.
  • Březňák 11 – a 11° pale lager with 4.6% ABV.
  • Březňák Ležák – a 12° pale lager with 4.9% ABV.
  • Březňák 14 – a 14° special beer with 6.5% ABV.

See also

References
  1. "Březňák - The old school beer". VCCP Prague. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. "Brewers worried by global warming". Czech News. 1 April 2014.
  3. "Nejznámější severočeské značky – Březňák". Sever (in Czech). 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

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