Hotel Beers: Pivovarský dům in Bottles and the Return of Svatý Tomáš

August 26th, 2009 by Evan Rail | 4 Comments

Hotel Beers: Pivovarský dům in Bottles and the Return of Svatý Tomáš

In this part of the world, three of the most important words in contemporary beer culture are draft, draft and draft, with bottled beers making up a smaller (though growing) percentage of sales. For a long time, one of the only bottled beers from Prague’s Pivovarský dům brewpub was their Champagne-like Šamp, made off-site at [...]


The Only Handpump in Prague

June 11th, 2008 by Evan Rail | 10 Comments

The Only Handpump in Prague

I spent much of Tuesday with el Pivero, first with a stop for lunch at Zlý časy out at náměstí Bratří Synků in Prague 4-Nusle. I used to live around the corner, so it was interesting to see how much the neighborhood has changed. First there’s the new brewpub, Bašta. Just a short stumble away [...]