seesul
Senior Master Sergeant
I´m happy I live in the country where the beer is not as expensive as in USA or Germany...yet
That´s why I prefer draught beer...
That´s why I prefer draught beer...
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I´m happy I live in the country where the beer is not as expensive as in USA or Germany...yet...
That´s why I prefer draught beer...
I dont find beer here expensive at all. I can buy a rack of 24 beers in .5 LT Bottles for 9 Euros plus 3 Euro Pfand. I get the 3 Euros back when I bring the rack back.
A draught beer costs about 2 Euros to 2.50 Euros.
Draught beer ofcourse tastes the best.
Yep, when I was in the Czech republic back in '99, I payed (roughly recalculated) about 35 eurocent for half a liter of Urquel while in the NL it costed about 2 euro at that time. Never drank so much beer in so little time
Yep Adler, I know beer in bottles isn´t expensive.
But when I go to pub, I pay 70 cents for half of liter, 1 Euro for Pilsener Urquell which is the most expensive beer here. I mean draught beer...
Really? The cheapest I can get a draught beer here is about 1.50 Euro.
Yep Adler the Czech republic is heaven for beer drinkers, I hope I'll have an opportunity to go there again, soon
You guys are killing me. Being born in a country where the majority think Bud and Miller are the best Beers around. Then they look at me with disgust when I drink the stuff the rest of the world knows is the good stuff!!!
Someday, after I win the lotery it will be a trip to Europe to sample the best the world has to offer!!! Otherwise I'll have to get the home brewing equipement operational again and start making my own once more.
source: Prague Blog - Traditional Czech beveragesBeer is a major part of Czech culture and statistics show that it's plays bigger part in the lives of Czech people than in any other country in the world- and by a distance. Whereas the average Americas consumes 81 liters per year, the average Brit 99 liters, the Czech's consume 156 liters per person.
In the Czech Republic, you can drink beer in pubs, café's, street vendors and the public libraries. Anywhere. It is usual to see a Czech man sitting with his kids outside an ice cream parlor drinking a beer while his kids slurp down ice cream. Just to give you even more of an idea of its popularity, a famous saying in the country is "Beer makes beautiful bodies".
One reason is the price. While the Czech Republic is generally cheaper than its Western counterparts, 20k for 0.5 l of beer (about $1 or 50p) is not comparable to the 100k it costs in Britain. Furthermore, these are Prague prices and the cost goes down the further you are from the center. In Kladno the beer is more like 15k. It is surreal going to a Czech restaurant and seeing a pint of beer is the cheapest drink available, cheaper even than water. It is equally great to tell your friends back home you are saving money by drinking beer.
The importance of beer in the Czech Republic goes back as far as the ninth century when the first hops were cultivated. It soon became apparent that the Czech land had the perfect climate to grow the hops, by the 12th century, the first breweries appeared, and beer became big business and the nations biggest export. Neighboring countries such as Germany and Austria saw how well the Czech could cultivate and began to use them for their own beer.
source: Czech Travel Guide: eating drinkingWhat to drink ?
The most famous Czech drink is beer (pivo). A half-litter glass is often cheaper than a Coke or cup of coffee. The best-known Czech beer is Pilsner. Its name is derived from a town in western Bohemia called Plzen (Pilsen in German). Usually each pub is supplied by a single brewery. It means only one brand of beer is available, but several types might be on offer. The usual type is draught light beer (svetle) and in a number of beer halls serve special strong dark lagers (tmave). If you would like to taste an original Czech liqueur, order Becherovka. It is a bitter-sweet, yellow herbal drink. It can be served both as an aperitif and a liqueur or diluted with tonic.
let me know the term of your trip Marcel8)
CHIMAY BLUE.....
It's kinda a cross between Ice cream, sex and piloting a TA-152..
they also make white and red label...
sorry i couldn't find a larger pic
I meant to put this in the best beers thread... move it if you like. Thanks
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Did you smuggle those or buy 'em in the US? I think the 2nd option, right?
Anyway, nice!
Never heard about it before. Where is it from? Belgium?