St. Adalbert Monastic Brewery in Břevnov, S.C.
The
history of the Břevnov brewery is inseparably connected with the
history of the monastery. It has been founded by St. Adalbert and the
Count Břetislav II in the year 993 and soon after its origin the brewery
came to existence too, as a part of its economic facilities. It was in
operation with several pauses to the year 1889 when it was closed. The
newly built St. Adalbert Monastic Brewery is picked up on this long
tradition again. It is located in a beautiful baroque object of the
former stables, its modem equipment having been largely produced by the
Czech industry. The capacity of the brewery is 3000 hectolitres in a
year.
Beyond the classical 12% pale lager a lot of other kinds of
beer are produced. Exquisite kinds of beer are archived. The beer
is filled in the KEG barrels, in the glass patent bottles, in the PET
bottles and smaller party barrels. All kinds of monastic beers are
purchased as Břevnov Benedict.
Range of products:
Břevnov Benedict Pale Lager, 12.5% w/w, 5.0% alc.
Classical
representative of the traditional Czech lager with balanced combination
of body, sweetness and intensive, but refined bitterness with a
perceptible hop aroma.
Břevnov Benedict Dark Lager, 11.7% w/w, 4.2% alc.
Beer with an expressive caramel character with remarkable bitterness partly caused by hops and partly by roasted malt.
Wheat Beer, 11.7% w/w, 4.2% alc.
Wheat
beer of Bavarian type noted for its fullness, weak and fine bitterness
and a typical weak banana and clove smell and taste.
Monastic IPA, 15.5% w/w, 6.5% alc.
Monastic
IPA is on the border between English and American styles. It has a full
body, agreeable bitterness and a remarkable citrus bouquet caused by
special hop varieties.
Břevnov Abbey, 17.2% w/w, 7.1% alc.
Strong beer with higher sweetness and remarkable spicy and fruity bouquet. Its character reminds some of Belgian monastic beers.
Břevnov Benedict Imperial Pilsner, 20.2% w/w, 8.5% alc.
Beer
which kept in spite of its large strength the character and
drinkability of Czech lagers. This beer has been appraised as “Special
Beer of year 2012”.
Břevnov Benedict Imperial Stout, 21.2% w/w, 8.0% alc.
The
beer with marked fruit tones combined with the taste and smell of
first-rate bitter chocolate. It is a typical dessert beer. This type of
beer has been primarily produced in England for the Russian Czarina
Catherine the Great.