Nova Paka Brewery
Location: Nová Paka (100km NE of Prague)
Founded: 1871
Annual Production: 58,000 hl (2006)
Website: www.novopackepivo.cz
www.brouczech.com
(US distributor)
Brewmaster: Ladislav Klazar
Quick Facts: Exports approximately 50% of production.
MORE FACTS:
- Can found in the US at Trader Joe's supermarket chain.
-Was the best selling brewery at the Pivni Galerie in 2006.
-Have their own malting house on premises.
Links:
Novopacké pivo
The brewery with malt house in Nova Paka – Novopacke
pivo
The foundation stone of the brewery in Nová Paka was laid
in 1871 and as early as in the first year, the first brew was brewed historically.
Since the foundation of the brewery, brewing has never stopped here. Nowadays,
the joint-stock company Brewery Nová Paka employs 60 employees and brews
7 types of beer.
Brewmaster Ladislav Klazar wakes at 5:30
to take his morning tour of the brewery. Though his duties involve overseeing
the whole operation of brewing, from controlling the quality of ingredients
to the business end of things, he takes time to see that every batch is
sent off with the uttered wish "Go with God!" He takes pride
in being brewing with the old traditions and looks forward to the growth
of Czech craft beers. Mr. Klazar started his life with beer as a part-time
job washing kegs and quickly rose to become on of the Czech Republic's
youngest brewmasters for a mid-sized brewery.
Broucek – refreshing pale beer belonging to the category of pale tap beers with alcohol content 4%
Krystof – pale tap beer of richer taste, alcohol 4.5%
Kumburak – pale lager, rich taste with velvety foam, alcohol 5%
Hemp Valley Beer – its individual taste is given by the connection
of a deeply fermented beer with pleasantly light bitter taste and extract
obtained from hemp growing in mountain valleys in Switzerland. Alcohol
content 4.5%
Granat – dark sweeter lager with quality rich foam suitable for
mixing with pale types, alcohol 5%
Podkrkonossky special – unique stronger beer with beautiful colour,
which ranks among the specialities. The taste of malt is balanced with
distinct bitterness, alcohol 6.3%
Podkrkonossky special tmavy – strong dark beer with caramel taste,
garnet colour with thick foam. Alcohol content 6,3%
Valdstejn – pale specialty, the taste distribution of which will
surely satisfy fans of strong, fairly bitter beer with good foam, alcohol
7%
