Radegast is a Czech beer brewed in
Nošovice
Nošovice (, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name originates from ''lokator'' Potmienoss, who settled with his people ...
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Moravian-Silesian Region
The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most ...
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
since 1970. The beer is named after the
Slavic
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Peoples
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** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples
** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples
** West Slav ...
god
Radegast. Stemming from the name for the beer is the slogan: "Život je hořký: Bohudík", a Czech phrase which translates into English as "Life is bitter: Thank God" (in reference to the beer's "bitter" taste).
The brewery is owned by
Pilsner Urquell
Pilsner Urquell (; ) is a lager beer brewed at Asahi Breweries' Pilsner Urquell Brewery in Plzeň (German name: Pilsen), Czech Republic. Pilsner Urquell was the world's first pale lager, and its popularity meant it was much copied, and ...
(since 1999), which is, in turn, owned by
Asahi Breweries
The is a Japanese beverage holding company headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo.
In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: Alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage business (40.5%), over ...
. Radegast is the most popular beer in
Moravia
Moravia ( ; ) is a historical region in the eastern Czech Republic, roughly encompassing its territory within the Danube River's drainage basin. It is one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The medieval and early ...
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Products
The company brews the following different varieties of beer:
Gallery
File:Pivo Radegast rázná desítka 01.jpg, Radegast Rázná 10
File:RadegastTemneHorky.jpg, Radegast Temně hořký 12
File:Radegast Ratar - Czech Bier.jpg, Radegast Ratar
File:Birell světlý 2018 1.jpg, Birell, pale non-alcoholic beer
File:Pivovar Radegast.JPG, Radegast Brewery in Nošovice
Nošovice (, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name originates from ''lokator'' Potmienoss, who settled with his people ...
File:Nošovice, Pivovar Radegast, logo (1).jpg, Radegast logo in brewery
See also
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Beer in the Czech Republic
Beer () has a long history in what is now the Czech Republic, with brewing taking place in Břevnov Monastery in 993. The city of Brno had the right to brew beer from the 12th century, while Plzeň and České Budějovice (Pilsen and Budweis i ...
References
External links
Radegast Birell official pages(Czech)
Asahi brands
Beer brands of the Czech Republic
Products introduced in 1970
1970 establishments in Czechoslovakia
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