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Plzeňský Prazdroj

🌍 Czech Republic · Regional · Known for Czech Pilsner
Known for Czech Pilsner

Plzeňský Prazdroj is the historic Czech brewery that opened in 1842 in Plzeň, Bohemia, and created the world's first pale lager, Pilsner Urquell, which inspired more than two-thirds of all beers brewed globally. The brewery uses traditional methods like triple decoction and 100% Czech ingredients including Saaz hops, and is now owned by Japan-based Asahi Breweries.

5Beers
1Styles
4.6%Avg ABV
1842Founded
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
100%
catalogue avg 46%

Beers by Plzeňský Prazdroj

5 beers

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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 5 beers in the catalogue.

Brewery signature · based on 5 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
maltyevery beer
5 of 5 beers
crispevery beer
5 of 5 beers
cleanevery beer
5 of 5 beers
refreshingevery beer
5 of 5 beers

Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one. 4 of them come through every single beer.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Focused5 beers · 1 style family
Lager 5

Everything sits in one family — which makes the comparison below the interesting part. It isn't what they brew that sets them apart, but how.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 646 other breweries making Czech Pilsner.
typical for Czech PilsnerPlzeňský Prazdroj
in no beersin every beer
smooth
in 4 of 5 · typical Czech Pilsner brewery: 2 in 5
Notably more smooth than typical.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 23%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
5 / 5
beers above the median
#813
best ranked beer
Gambrinus Original

Their beers place in the Top 23% of the catalogue on average, across 5 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Plzeňský Prazdroj

Plzeňský Prazdroj is the historic Czech brewery that opened in 1842 in Plzeň, Bohemia, and created the world's first pale lager, Pilsner Urquell, which inspired more than two-thirds of all beers brewed globally. The brewery uses traditional methods like triple decoction and 100% Czech ingredients including Saaz hops, and is now owned by Japan-based Asahi Breweries.

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