The Břevnov Monastery Brewery ( cs: ''Břevnovský klášterní pivovar'', longform: ''St. Adalbert Břevnov Monastery Brewery'') follows up on the oldest documented

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in the

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, the

Břevnov Monastery Břevnov Monastery ( cs, Břevnovský klášter, german: Stift Breunau) is a Benedictine archabbey in the Břevnov district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded by Saint Adalbert, the second Bishop of Prague, in 993 AD with the support of ...

including its brewery was founded in 993. The production of

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has been interrupted several times in history and finally restored in 2011. The beer is filled directly in the brewery into glass or PET bottles and barrels. ''Břevnovský Benedict'' is also brewed in the restaurant directly on the premises of

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whi ...

and in a number of other Czech restaurants.

History

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Břevnov Monastery was founded by the

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

Bishop St. Adalbert and

Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia Boleslaus II the Pious ( cs, Boleslav II. Pobožný pl, Bolesław II. Pobożny; c. 940 – 7 February 999), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 972 until his death. Life and reign Boleslaus was an elder son of Duke ...

in 993. The

was established as part of its economic background. During the

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, the entire monastery, including the brewery, was almost destroyed and, according to the monastery chronicle, a new brewery was built in 1720. Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer was particularly involved in the renovation and repairs, and the annual production of beer reached 5,000 hl. Beer production ended in 1889, mainly due to the lack of capacity of the cellar, and the building was demolished when nearby Patočkova street was expanded in 1953. The St. Adalbert Břevnov Monastic Brewery was founded on the tradition of beer production in 2011 and the brewery was located in the baroque building of the former stables. Since 2016, beer brewed according to the same recipe and under the supervision of the Břevnov Monastery brewery technologists is produced in the

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n city

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under the brand ''Praha 993''.

Brands

*Břevnovský Benedict Světlý ležák – 12° (5%) pale

lager Lager () is beer which has been brewed and conditioned at low temperature. Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. The term "lager" comes from the German for "storag ...

*Břevnovský Benedict Tmavý ležák – 11° (4.5%) dark lager *Břevnovský Benedict Pšeničný – 11° (4.2%)

wheat beer Wheat beer is a top-fermented beer which is brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley. The two main varieties are German ''Weizenbier'' and Belgian ''witbier''; other types include Lambic (made with wild ye ...

*Břevnovský Benedict Klášterní IPA – 15° (6.5%) ale beer *Břevnovský Benedict Břevnovské Abbey – 17° (7.1%) dark ale beer *Břevnovský Benedict Imperial Lager – 20° (8.5%) pale

*Břevnovský Benedict Russian Imperial Stout – 21° (8.5%) stout beer *Břevnovský Benedict Pšeničný Bock – 16° (6.6%) wheat

bock Bock is a strong beer in Germany, usually a dark lager. Several substyles exist, including: *Doppelbock (''Double Bock''), a stronger and maltier version *Eisbock (''Ice Bock''), a much stronger version made by partially freezing the beer and ...

*Praha 993 Pale Lager – 4.5%

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, brewed only in South Korea *Praha 993 Wit – 4.7%

wheat beer, brewed only in South Korea *Praha 993 Stout – 4.8%

, brewed only in South Korea *Praha 993 IPA – 6%

, brewed only in South Korea

References

External links

Official page

Map of pubs with Břevnovský Benedict
{{DEFAULTSORT:Břevnov Monastery Brewery Breweries in the Czech Republic Beer brands of the Czech Republic

History

Brands

See also

References

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