The only bad beer in the Czech Republic is the one you didn’t drink.
With a long standing tradition of brewing some of the most delightfully smooth beers, they are definitely giving their neighbors to the west a run for their Deutsch Mark.
The Czech Republic produces quite a few locally brewed beers, called “pivo” in Czech, and even stakes claim on the origin of “Budweiser” name — take that St. Louis !
The town of Ceské Budejovice, Budweis in German, claims that they were producing Budweiser Budvar before Anheuser-Busch stole the name in 1876. Regrettably the city didn’t register or copyright
the name and despite numerous court battles with Anheuser-Busch, it is only legally allowed to block Anheuser-Busch from using the name in the Czech Republic.
Not forgotten or forgiven, the Czech Republic has bottled up the whole bad experience and still produces some of the best beer in the world. They may not have Clydsdales pulling their wagons, but Czechs know two things: Brewing and Drinking. Here are a few favorites.
Pilsner Urquell: The flagship beer of the Czech Republic made in the city of Plzen.
Gambrinus, another tasty pilsner, with the name of the legendary king of Flanders. (He is also the unofficial patron saint of brewing.)
Staropramen, brewed in Smíchov for over a hundred and forty years, is the second largest brew in the Czech Republic.
Krušovice, established by the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II 
(1576-1612) and is so big, it even has a fan page on Facebook.
Velkopopovický Kozel made just outside Prague in Velké Popovice, is dark and delicious and well worth a couple of rounds.
Really, it doesn’t matter which Czech brew you pour into your glass — all of them go down smooth. Whether sitting at cafe during the summer, measuring time by empty glasses or pulling up a chair at that basement local in the Old Town, sipping suds in Czech Republic is a tradition passed along from generation to generation.
Drink, enjoy and drink a little more. Cheers.
