Staropramen Brewery Tour

The Staropramen brewery tour, you will not find a hi-tech visitor center like this anywhere in the Czech Republic! It is very cleverly presented with old newspaper clippings, videos, and hologram images. This gives the visitors a full insight into the brewing method passed down through generations. You can also even track the route of the export beer to your country of origin on a large electronic world map.

The Staropramen brewery is the largest in Prague and second largest in the Czech Republic, founded in 1869. It exports to 37 countries around the world. The word Staropramen means (old spring) is good fun and will give you a little bit of history into the beer making process. The brewery so close to Prague center it is an ideal tour if you are only in the city for a short break.

Staropramen Brewery Tour details :

You will be collected at your accommodation in Prague by private coach or minibus. On arrival to the factory in the Prague 5 area of the city here in the visitor center begins your tour.  The Staropramen brewery tour will last approx 50 minutes after which you will each sample four x 0.2l beers. More beers can be bought from the Staropramen brewery if you so wish at extra cost. Also on offer will be perfect beer snacks to compliment the beer. Again the food is an option at extra cost and can be paid for at the brewery.

After the tour and beer sampling you are free to explore the Prague 5 area. There are many good public transport connections to take you back into Prague center. No return transfer is included. The center can hold up to 30 people on one tour, for larger groups of more than 30 would have to split the tour into 2 sessions. The tour is available in Czech, English, German or Russian.

Some of the four 0.2l beers you will sample on the day are :

Lager Beer, since 1869 this rich hop aroma beer has been quenching thirsts, with a bright golden clear color and soft malty flavor with a thick creamy head.
Granat Beer, this darker colored beer from an original recipe dating back to 1884. It mixes pale and special malts, with a gentle bitter taste and full bodied hop smell.
Dark Beer, a full bodied lager with a mix of flavors from sweet caramel to the bitter hops. This beer is best described as a bitter sweet wonder.