Staropramen Lager

Sometimes, I don't want to drink a beer that's overly complex. Sometimes, I just want an easy-drinking brewski that, although it's maybe not the most fascinating beer in the world, is still a top quality product. STAROPRAMEN have been brewing quality beers since around 1870 right in the centre of Prague. They brew a range of differing ales, but their most successful, and best-known, is a golden lager called...um, STAROPRAMEN LAGER. Like just about every brewery in Europe these days, they're now part of the colossus that is the Interbrew family. http://www.pivovary-staropramen.cz/web/e​n/ ... more

Of all the lagers available in the pubs of the UK, Staropramen is three things which the others are not - inexpensive, tasty and widely available. Lagers such as Stella Artois, available in almost every pub, are pricey and frankly not-that-great. Becks, Carlsberg, Carling and Heineken, the cheap alternatives, are weak and completely untasty. There are a few other lagers which are either local brews or specialist lagers, which can be tasty and cheap but are often only available near where they are made or in true fanatics' establishments. Staropramen, on the other hand, combines all these ... more

Staropramen is a Czech lager, first brewed in Prague in 1869, but didn't get its brand name registration until 1911. Today, it is the Czech Republics top selling beer and is sold in many countries all over the world. I hear that is very popular in Ireland, sold almost as frequently as Guinness. It is now widely available in many UK pubs and clubs and is reasonably priced too. Right, enough with the introduction, now to the important part of any drink - the taste! At 5% ABV it is mid strength lager and it tastes great. Although its full bodied, Staropramen is smooth and surprisingly light ... more