Comments on: Bohemia Regent Beer at Prague’s Art-Café u Irmy http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:52:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Shallow http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Chris Shallow Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:34:34 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=397#comment-480 What a great blog, Evan. I bought your book as soon as it came out and have found it to be excellent. Bohemia Regent is one of my favourite Czech 12 degree 'blonde beers'. It was much better though in the 90s and has lost some of its character (as has Budvar and to a greater extent, Pilsner Urquell and Gambrinus). You're right distribution used to be far more extensive. As it became rarer and rarer, every time my friends and I returned to Jindrichuv Hradec for a visit we always went to the pub that served it to see if it was still on, as it wasn't advertised outside. Imagine our horror, one year, when there was a Staropramen sign outside! (But it was still on and in excellent form and the Staro sign -- and, presumably, the beer -- soon went). I recall being told by someone in the know that the reason that Regent lost its extensive distribution (which the very large brewery could easily support) was because someone was persuaded to sub-contract the distribution to Pilsner Urquell . . . You may easily imagine what then happened . . . Aside from that, PU, has many 'goodies' e.g. umbrellas to give in return for bars and restaurants signing up which other breweries can't afford to match. In its home region, Krakonos seems to be one of the few local breweries which is still holding up against the PU / Gambac invasion which has steadily spread to the four corners of the Czech Lands, alas. What a great blog, Evan. I bought your book as soon as it came out and have found it to be excellent. Bohemia Regent is one of my favourite Czech 12 degree ‘blonde beers’. It was much better though in the 90s and has lost some of its character (as has Budvar and to a greater extent, Pilsner Urquell and Gambrinus). You’re right distribution used to be far more extensive. As it became rarer and rarer, every time my friends and I returned to Jindrichuv Hradec for a visit we always went to the pub that served it to see if it was still on, as it wasn’t advertised outside. Imagine our horror, one year, when there was a Staropramen sign outside! (But it was still on and in excellent form and the Staro sign — and, presumably, the beer — soon went). I recall being told by someone in the know that the reason that Regent lost its extensive distribution (which the very large brewery could easily support) was because someone was persuaded to sub-contract the distribution to Pilsner Urquell . . . You may easily imagine what then happened . . . Aside from that, PU, has many ‘goodies’ e.g. umbrellas to give in return for bars and restaurants signing up which other breweries can’t afford to match. In its home region, Krakonos seems to be one of the few local breweries which is still holding up against the PU / Gambac invasion which has steadily spread to the four corners of the Czech Lands, alas.

]]> By: Sunday Walk In Prague II http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Sunday Walk In Prague II Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:07:19 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=397#comment-479 [...] for the inspiration for a coffee to Karen, a dark beer to Evan Rail and light beer to Ronald [...] [...] for the inspiration for a coffee to Karen, a dark beer to Evan Rail and light beer to Ronald [...]

]]> By: Ian http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Ian Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:19:43 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=397#comment-478 Pizducha just changed to Breznak, they have svijany also, both for 19kc:) Venda steak bar on Jana Zelivskeho has it and i think its cerny. Also at Irish pub for 23kc, but they tap it pretty badly there i reckon. I still remember a trip to Trebon, fresh from the brewery for 12kc, ah the old days. Pizducha just changed to Breznak, they have svijany also, both for 19kc:)
Venda steak bar on Jana Zelivskeho has it and i think its cerny. Also at Irish pub for 23kc, but they tap it pretty badly there i reckon. I still remember a trip to Trebon, fresh from the brewery for 12kc, ah the old days.

]]> By: Evan Rail http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Evan Rail Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:04:07 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=397#comment-477 Ian, I like the way you think. Do you mean U Pizducha? There's a picture of that pub in GBGPrague when it still had Regent 10° priced at 16.50 Kc. Only up two and half crowns in two years, not bad. Ian, I like the way you think. Do you mean U Pizducha? There’s a picture of that pub in GBGPrague when it still had Regent 10° priced at 16.50 Kc. Only up two and half crowns in two years, not bad.

]]> By: Ian http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Ian Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:52:05 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=397#comment-474 Sounds like a nice enough place, i noticed it a few weeks ago, but the prices put me off, 40kc for a Regent, thats madness. Its 19kc in Zizkov. Sounds like a nice enough place, i noticed it a few weeks ago, but the prices put me off, 40kc for a Regent, thats madness. Its 19kc in Zizkov.

]]> By: Gunnar http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/comment-page-1/#comment-473 Gunnar Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:05:56 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=397#comment-473 This one goes onto my "todo" list for my next Prague visit. :-) , U rutundy not ;-) If my memory dont play games with me, I seem to remember a restaurant on the other side of the street, which served the excellent Rohozec. Their awardwinning polotmavý Skalák are maybe found there? This one goes onto my “todo” list for my next Prague visit. :-) , U rutundy not ;-)

If my memory dont play games with me, I seem to remember a restaurant on the other side of the street, which served the excellent Rohozec. Their awardwinning polotmavý Skalák are maybe found there?

]]> By: Velky Al http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Velky Al Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:21:49 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=397#comment-476 This place is just opposite where Mrs Velkyal buys her materials for dress-making and the like - finally somewhere to while away the hours! ;) This place is just opposite where Mrs Velkyal buys her materials for dress-making and the like – finally somewhere to while away the hours! ;)

]]> By: Lars Marius Garshol http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Lars Marius Garshol Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:17:24 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=397#comment-475 Clearly a must visit for us in Prague, since my girlfriend isn't much for normal Eastern European cooking, but absolutely loves Georgian cuisine. And I have to say I quite like it myself. So together with the other attractions that takes this high up the list of places to go for us. By the way, chačapuri must be the Czech spelling. In English I guess khachapuri would be the norm. Clearly a must visit for us in Prague, since my girlfriend isn’t much for normal Eastern European cooking, but absolutely loves Georgian cuisine. And I have to say I quite like it myself. So together with the other attractions that takes this high up the list of places to go for us.

By the way, chačapuri must be the Czech spelling. In English I guess khachapuri would be the norm.

]]> By: Bailey http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Bailey Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:34:08 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=397#comment-472 Sounds great. I've had that cheese bread in a Georgian restaurant somewhere. Riga, maybe? Regent might be rare on tap in Prague, but they're exporting shedloads of the stuff to the UK in bottles where it's turning up in all kinds of grubby little corner shops next to the Tennents Super. Sounds great. I’ve had that cheese bread in a Georgian restaurant somewhere. Riga, maybe?

Regent might be rare on tap in Prague, but they’re exporting shedloads of the stuff to the UK in bottles where it’s turning up in all kinds of grubby little corner shops next to the Tennents Super.

]]> By: pivero http://www.beerculture.org/2009/02/10/bohemia-regent-beer-u-irmy/comment-page-1/#comment-471 pivero Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:39:18 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/?p=397#comment-471 I've been wanting to go into that place for some time now, but every time I showed up at the door, it seemed to be closed. Nice to see it's open, and a good option to visit in the centre I’ve been wanting to go into that place for some time now, but every time I showed up at the door, it seemed to be closed. Nice to see it’s open, and a good option to visit in the centre

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