Bernard Brewery

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Bernard Brewery
Humpolec, Bernard Brewery as seen from Jiráskova 01.jpg
Bernard Brewery as seen from Jiráskova street
LocationHumpolec, Czech Republic
Opened1597 (1597)
Annual production volume400,600 hectolitres (2020)
Owned byDuvel Moortgat (50%)
Stanislav Bernard (25%)
Josef Vávra (25%)
Employees150
Websitewww.bernard.cz
A glass of Bernard beer
Bernard lager bottles

Bernard Brewery (officially in Czech Rodinný pivovar Bernard) is a brewery in Humpolec, Czech Republic, founded in 1597.[1] The brewery produces non-pasteurised beers.[1] It is the biggest brewery in the Vysočina Region.[2] In 2009, the beer was first exported to Peru, adding to its existing international markets of countries including Slovakia, Greece, Russia, Sweden, Norway, the UK, Australia, the US, Japan and Brazil.[3]

The brewery, which employs over 150 people,[2] produced a 231,600 hectolitres of beer in 2013[4] and 315,000 hectolitres of beer in 2016.[5]

The Bernard family brewery became a joint stock company in 2000, and a year later the Belgian brewery Duvel Moortgat acquired 50% of shares.

Draught beers[edit]

  • Bernard 10 – a 10° pale draught beer with 3.8% ABV.
  • Bernard 11 – an 11° pale lager with 4.5% ABV.
  • Bernard 12 – a 12° pale lager with 4.9% ABV.
  • Bernard Unfiltered – an unfiltered lager (10°, 11°, 12° and 14°) with 4.2% - 6.0% ABV.
  • Bernard Amber – a 12° semi-dark lager with 5.0% ABV.
  • Bernard Black Avalanche – a 12° dark lager with 5.0% ABV. It is characterized by slow whirling of foam.
  • Bernard Free – a pale non-alcoholic beer.
  • Bernard Bohemian Ale – a Strong golden ale with 8.2% ABV. Made from Bohemian hops.
  • Bernard India Pale Ale – an india pale ale with 5.6% ABV.

See also[edit]

  • Beer in the Czech Republic

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Breweries in South Bohemia". Radio Prague. n.d. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Bernard raises profits 16.5 percent; Czech ammunition reaches Kurds in Iraq; Babiš's dairy company Olma sees record sales". Czech News Agency. The Prague Post. 18 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Rodinný pivovar Bernard dodal první hektolitry piva do Peru" (in Czech). Radio Prague. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Pivovar Starobrno loni opět uvařil přes milion hektolitrů piva". Czech News Agency (in Czech). Finanční Noviny. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Story: Brewery". Family Brewery Bernard. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

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