Plzensky Prazdroj, a. s.
Plzeňský Prazdroj is the leading producer and exporter of Czech beer and produces beer in four breweries: Plzeňský Prazdroj and Gambrinus in Plzeň, Radegast in Noovice and the Velké Popovice Brewery in central Bohemia. Plzeňský Prazdroj exports beer to more than fifty countries all over the world.
The history Plzensky Prazdroj brewery and our beer begins in 1839, when the licensed brewers of the city of Pilsen decided to establish new brewery. The first brew and the introduction of new fermentation method were entrusted to brewer Josef Groll. On the fifth of October 1842 the first Pilsen bottom-fermented pale lager was brewed. This became the prototype for all other beers of the Pils type.
Plzeňský Prazdroj a. s. is a member of the SABMiller plc, one of the largest brewing companies operating on all six continents.
| Business name: | Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. |
| Registered office: | U Prazdroje 7 304 97 Pilsen |
| Incorporation: | 1 May 1992 |
| Company registration number: | 45357366 |
| Legal form: | joint stock company |
| Commercial register: | maintained at the Regional Court in Pilsen, Section B, insert 227 |
We have been developing our business in a correct manner. Read about our attitude towards sustainable development.
"From the date on which the first pale lager was brewed in the Měanský pivovar (Burgess' Brewery) in Pilsen on 5 October 1842, our predecessors were searching for the right name for this extraordinary, astounding product, which outstripped everything previously brewed anywhere in the world..."
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