BEER MUSEUM PLŽNE-   A Wealth of History

Some Key Dates and Info for the Beer Connoisseur     PIVO is the Czech word for beer

  PIVOVAR is a brewery

 "Pivo, prosim!" is how to ask for a beer


993 AD:   Brevnov Monastery begins keeping records of its beer brewing

12th Century:     the Czech Moravian City of Brno gains a royal license to brew beer

13th Century:   Plzen and Česky Budějovice gain royal license to brew beer

1842   the first golden Lager is born in Plžne

Have a Czech beer. It'll make you hoppy! 

SVATA GAMBRINUS  -  Patron Saint of Beer

The Brewery Museum of Plzen is housed in an actual 500 year old brewery! After our Tour, we can enjoy fresh Czech beers with our lunch.

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