A Celebratory New Strong Beer From Rebel

July 22nd, 2009 by Evan Rail | 1 Comment

A Celebratory New Strong Beer From Rebel

Czech brewers have a tradition of making special beers to celebrate special anniversaries. A common way to commemorate the date is to work the founding year into the recipe of the beer itself.
For example, to celebrate the 325th anniversary of Moravia’s Pivovar Vyškov, brewmaster Dušan Táborský created an excellent strong and hoppy pale lager, Jubiler, [...]


Březňák Doppel-Doppel Bock

January 15th, 2008 by Evan Rail | 8 Comments

Březňák Doppel-Doppel Bock

Otherwise known as Březňák, Pivovar Velké Březno has one of the strangest and most tragic histories in the Czech lands. Located in the Czech-German border region that was once called the Sudetenland, for most of its early existence the brewery had a pronouncedly German clientele. Now, returning to its roots, the brewery has launched an [...]