WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING THE FOAM HEAD FOR HALF A MILLENNIUM

The liquid bread of the Czech nation has been produced by the brewers of Únětice since time immemorial. The first evidence proving that dates back to the year 1557, when good beer was brewed by the canons in Únětice. Let us add that these canons also served beer at the St. Vitus cathedral in Prague. Our brewery was probably founded in the year 1710, for it was this year that the constructors carved into the stone pillar at the original malting barn. You can see it for yourselves, as that is where the brewery bar is now located. By the end of the 19th century, the Únětice brewery was flourishing and had become the third largest brewery in the district of Smichov, with annual production reaching 21 600 hectolitres of the foamy drink. Únětice beer was brewed both pale and dark, in barrels and bottled, and its taste and tang gained fame far and wide. According to the testimonies of contemporary witnesses, the beer was supposedly secretly smuggled by night to the well-known restaurant “U Holubů” in Smichov, where it was presented as genuine Pilsner beer.

Production dropped during World War I and after a short upsurge during the First Republic (between the wars), the brewery stopped production fully in 1942. The outlook improved after 1945, however, the brewery was expropriated by the communists after the coup d’état (commonly referred to as “Victorious February”). It became an “all people`s possession” after more than four centuries in the hands of the Metropolitan Chapter of Saint Vitus. It languished under the ownership of the Smíchov brewery for a while, but its brewing pans eventually fell into disuse. A married couple, the Tkadlec from the nearby town of Roztoky u Prahy started the revival of the brewery in March 2010. The joint-stock company “Únětický pivovar” (Únětice Brewery) was founded in September of the same year. It bought the premises and rebuilt them in order to fulfil modern regulations but also in such a way as to preserve their original charm and atmosphere. We brewed the first batch of Únětice beer in the new brewery on May 15th, 2011.

Today, this honest beer from Únětice is popular again, not only in the dozens of restaurants and pubs nearby, but also in Prague. The sensitively renovated taproom with its cosy garden, hot meals, and beer on tap directly from the tank has become a sought-out place for trips on foot and by bike, and also by bus from far and wide.

Únětice Beer, 10°

Unfiltered, pale draft beer

The true Czech Tenner. You will see a light haze against light, caused by the natural content of the brewing yeast and other health-beneficial substances. The pleasant bread-like taste joins the prime bitterness of hops in a space just so very close to heaven. The tricksy smell will remind you of a walk through an alley of horse chestnut trees in bloom. It is a perfect choice for the start and for setting your taste on the beer note before the stronger colleagues of the Tenner come.

Únětice beer, 10,7°

Filtered, pale draft beer

A unique beer balancing on the edge of a Tenner and a Twelver, and yet not an Elevenner. A precisely carved-out taste with the touches of linden wood and walnuts is joined by the smell of a cracked-up crust of freshly baked bread. It deserves to be drunk from a glass facing the sun rays thanks to the ducat-like, goldish sparkle.

Únětice Beer, 12°

Unfiltered, pale lager beer

A solid lager beer of the typical Czech type. The slightly foggy colour might remind you of the princess with golden hair, combing her braids in the morning haze. The fundamental taste of the good old times with strokes of ripe apricots and graded gingerbread heart is balanced by the manly bitterness of the hops. We recommend it to the experts and to the advanced ones.

Our awards

Únětice beer has won several prizes due to its quality. The Únětice Twelver succeeded in the survey of the Friends of Beer Association (FoBA) as the “springer” of the year and also placed third among the 12° beers.

The husband and wife team Tkadlec were also listed as “personalities of the year” in the category “Brewery with production under 10 000 hl”) in the “Pivo, Bier and Ale” magazine. The Únětice Ten received first prize from the FoBA in 2012; in this year, the Únětice Ten, the Únětice 12° and the Únětice brewery as a whole all achieved highest positions in the survey.

The brewery also placed among the 100 best Czech breweries in the survey.

TRY THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF ÚNĚTICE BEER!

Únětice Christmas Special Beer, 13°

Unfiltered, semi-dark special beer

The semi-dark stocking stuffer for all the good beer lovers. The beer is produced by the secret recipe of the legendary Únětice brewery master Vladimír Černohorský. It is based on the “holy quaternity” of barley malts – the holy pilsner, the Munich, the caramel and the colouring ones, hand in hand with the bitterness of the first-class Czech hops. A beer which one can “chew”, with a medium tang and a gourmet caramel aftertaste.

Únětice summer special, 8°

Unfiltered, pale draft beer

This refreshing summer beer is so light that is must be drunk veeeery fast, so that it does not run out of the glass. The colour resembles dandelions in bloom and the fine foam head is reminiscent of dandelion fluff. The mild base is balanced by a decent bitterness, set just right. When one breathes in, a freshly-scythed meadow passes through the nostrils. This purely natural drink tends to be especially appreciated by the velocipedists (bikers) and by those who gravitate to remote places.

Únětice Special Beer, St. Wenceslaus 14°

Unfiltered, pale lager beer

A festive lager beer brewed at the triple mash, using the New Zealand hops. Unique beer of the colour of autumn leaves with the duke`s cap of the thick foam, prepared in honour of the Days of Czech beer and St. Wenceslaus – the patron of brewers. Duke of Czech lands, do not let us or our descendants perish of thirst!

Únětice Special Beer, 16° carnival bock

Unfiltered, semi-dark special beer

A bottom-fermented beer of a rich goldish to copperish colour for the real experts. A higher alcohol content around 6 %. The taste is dominated by malt brevity with a touch of honey-gingerbread. A light hops bitterness comes then in the aftertaste.