Czech Republic

Brits are best at getting them in

16-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

When it comes to buying a round of beers the Brits are the most generous of all Europeans, according to new research. In its 'Whose Round' report...

Bristol bartender wins Pilsner Urquell competition

21-Sep-2010 By Robyn Black

Chris Bailey, bartender at the Mall in Clifton Village, Bristol, has been crowned UK Pilsner Urquell Master Bartender of the Year. Bailey beat nine...

Barman set for showdown with the world's best

21-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore

A Bristol barman has been crowned Pilsner Urquell's UK Master Bartender of the Year - and will now get to compete on a world stage. Chris Bailey, of...

A Revolution in brewing

09-Nov-2009

One of the curious things about the timing of the Beer Orders that - as far as I know - nobody has ever touched on, is that they came into force just...

New ideas - however simple - help us all

10-Sep-2009 By Tony Jennings

New ideas - however simple - help us all?I can't remember any time when it was more urgent for brewers to commit to putting into the hands of...

Beds and Bars plans Prague venue

26-Aug-2009 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Beds and Bars, the pub-meets-hostel operator led by Keith Knowles, is heading for Prague in the Czech Republic via a joint venture with local...

Budvar Yeast gets fest launch

20-Aug-2009 By Robyn Lewis

Budvar Yeast Beer will be available in the UK for the first time this August, as part of a beer festival at the famous White Horse in London's...

Czech change is no small beer

25-Jun-2009 By Roger Protz

Two massive brewers plan to sell off or close breweries in the Czech Republic, says Roger Protz.

Pubs provide escape to another world

04-Jun-2009 By Tony Jennings

Has anybody ever thought of the doorway to a pub as being a kind of "star gate", entry to another dimension, asks Tony Jennings.

My glass is half and half full

27-Feb-2009 By Roger Protz

Czech brewer Budvar has introduced a new beer to London. It's a blend of two styles, reminiscent of intriguing 1960s beer mixes, says Roger Protz.

Search on for Pilsner Urquell master bartender

20-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Pilsner Urquell is once again on the lookout for its UK Master Bartender. The search for the 2009 champion follows on from the success of last year's...

We're the best people to save ourselves

31-Oct-2008 By Tony Jennings

A visit to a pub is going to be a rarer event, says Tony Jennings.

Hamish Champ: Smiling and smoking in the Czech Republic

13-Oct-2008 By Hamish Champ

Three years ago I undertook my first ever brewery tour when along with members of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers I was shown round...

Camra pledges support for National Brewing Museum

27-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney

The Campaign for Real Ale has pledged financial support to help transform the closed Coors Visitor Centre into a National Brewing Museum.

Day in the Life: Bringing Budvar to Britain

24-Jul-2008

One of the more fascinating stories in the British beer market in the past 10 years has been that of Budvar. Perpetually cast as the underdog during...

Epic excursion to Bohemia

24-Apr-2008

A band of brothers (so to speak) has completed the longest journey — a visit to the Budweiser Budvar brewery — in the face of almost impossible...

My Shout: Tony Jennings

17-Apr-2008 By Tony Jennings

Our Gov't needs more beer, less carrot juice

A tale of two cities: Pilsen and Budweis

30-Aug-2007

Here is a history lesson, offered free to giant supermarket chain, Tesco. Pilsen and Budweis are cities in the modern Czech Republic that both have a...

A glorious summer of football

07-Jun-2007 By Richard Ross

Now that England's vital Euro 2008 qualifier in Estonia is out of the way, it's time for the under-21 side to step into the spotlight. Stuart...

Snifter trade group sniffs out real facts

26-Apr-2007

A trade study group has completed its second foreign trip to check licensed retail standards on the continent. The group, which was formed in the...

Brains goes Continental

10-Apr-2007

Brains has launched its first continental style beer targeted at 18 - 35 year olds in Wales called 45. Brewed in Cardiff, 45, is made with pure welsh...

Cheers

12-Oct-2006

Budvar's top Marques During a visit to Budweiser Budvar's brewery in Southern Bohemia, Cask Marque's Annabel Smith was deep in the cellars with...

M&B celebrates Continental beers

14-Oct-2004

Mitchells & Butlers is doing its bit for Continental beers ­ and the beer with food campaign ­ by hosting a six-week festivalat its 46 All Bar...

Deadline looms for Beer Writers Awards

30-Sep-2004

Writers, broadcasters, photographers, poets and illustrators have until 8 October to enter this year's British Guild of Beer Writers' Awards and have...

Hop to it

23-Oct-2003

At Wingersheim, a small town at the centre of the Alsace hop farms, I travelled on a bumpy trailer behind a tractor to view the fields with their...

Czech mate

13-Mar-2003

BUDWEISER BUDVAR: Budvar is pursuing a targeted approach to getting consumers hooked on its famous Czech lager. Last year, it announced sponsorship...

Name change fear for Budweiser as controversial law is proposed

29-Nov-1999

US lager Budweiser could be forced to change its name if controversial new proposals become law.The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been asked to...