Herold (beer)

Herold is a brand of beer made in Herold Březnice Castle Brewery, a small brewery in Březnice, a small town 60 kilometers south of Prague, Czech Republic.

Herold Březnice Castle Brewery
LocationBřeznice
Czech Republic
Opened1506
Websitewww.pivovar-herold.cz
Active beers
Name Type
Bohemian Blond Lager Lager
Bohemian Granat Lager Vienna lager
Bohemian Black Lager Schwarzbier
Bohemian Wheat Lager Wheat Beer
Herold beer

Beer was first noted to have been commercially brewed here in 1506. Its age puts it firmly towards the top the list of world's oldest-established companies

Following WWII, the brewery, or pivovar in Czech language, was taken over by the Government and became part of the state-owned Institute for Brewing and Malt Production. Pivovar Herold Březnice is now once more operating under private ownership for the first time since 1945.

A more complete history of the brewery can be found on the brewery's own website (in Czech Only).

In 2008 the brewery was once again under Czech control when Ballena a.s. bought out the American owners, the new owners also resurrected Herold Weizen.

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