Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s.
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Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. | |
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Location | Pilsen, Czech Republic |
Owner | SABMiller |
Year opened | 1842 |
Annual production | 10 million hectolitres |
Active Beers | |
Pilsner Urquell | Pilsner |
Gambrinus | Pale Lager |
Radegast | Pale Lager |
Velkopopovický Kozel | Lager |
Saris | Pilsener |
Smadny mnich | Pilsener |
Primus | Pilsener |
Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. is a brewery in Pilsen, Czech Republic, birthplace of the Pilsener Lager. It is part of the SABMiller group of companies, and the largest exporter of beer produced in the Czech Republic.
Plzeňský Prazdroj can be roughly translated into English as "The Fountain of Plzeň" or more precisely "Ye Olde Pilsner Springs".
There is a museum in Plzeň located near the Pilsner Urquell Brewery [1]. Locally it is called “Pivovarské muzeum”.