czech republic - czechvar (the original budweiser) #5

8/11/2019 Czech Republic - Czechvar (the Original Budweiser) #5

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Budweiser Budvar – LAGER

Budějovický Budvar, n.p., Czech

Beer production in the new brewery started on 7 October 1895. By the next

September, the brewery produced its first 51,100 hectolitres of beer, which hassuccessfully preserved, throughout the 19th and the 20th century and until thepresent time, all its excellent traditional taste and properties. All of this quality iscoming to you now with the beer named Czechvar. the name Czechvar is acombination of two words – „Czech“ and „pivovar“ (in English "brewery"). It is asymbolic name of a beer coming to you from the Czech lands, from a city famousfor its beer.

Budweiser claims to be "America's beer," but did you know that America’s mostwell-known commercial beer is actually a rip from a Brewery in the Czech Republic?

That’s right. As it turns out, Budweiser was not actually born in America. Theoriginal Budweiser was first brewed in the former Kingdom of Bohemia, which istoday the Czech Republic. The beer you ask? None other than the one we presentfor you today. Czechvar Lager!



Budějovický Budvar is today the largest brewery in the country and has the legalrights to sell its beer under the name "Budweiser" in most of Europe.

Enter America. In the mid-1870s, Czech breweries began exporting to the States,and in 1876, Anheuser-Busch began using the Budweiser brand for its lager. Thecombination of the exports and the American copycat led to a huge trademarkdispute that ended in 1938 with Anheuser-Busch only being able to use the brand

“Budweiser” in North America.

That ruling has since changed a bit, as Anheuser-Busch has been successful inentering the European Market. And the battle for rights to use the brand in Europestill continues today. This past decade saw Anheuser-Busch attempt to stop Budvarfrom using the name Budweiser in Europe, claiming they had filed for the rights 13years before the Czech brewery.

In fall 2013, a court ruled in favor of Budvar, and both will continue to competeagainst one another for the foreseeable future. Anheuser-Busch still owns the namein America, as Budvar sells its products under the brand "Budvar" and "Czechvar."

The original Brauhaus beer is sold as "B. B. Bürgerbräu" in the States and as"Boheme 1795" in the UK.



Now for the beer –

This is a fresh take on the classic pilsner. There's respectable sweet malt in the mouth with lotsof hoppy top notes to balance things out. The flavor is pretty much identical to the aroma exceptthat there isn't as much lemon on the palate. The finish is on the short side, but a pleasing

gentle bitterness lingers. Medium body for the style, perhaps edging into light on the finish.

So Czechvar is the *real* Budweiser, huh? It's pretty decent beer, all things considered. It'sclean, refreshing and drinkable. In other words, everything the American Budweiser isn't. I'dhave to classify this one as a pleasant surprise.

Enjoy ~

czech republic - czechvar (the original budweiser) #5

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