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Current AffairsCzech kosher beer goes to Israel

21-11-2007 16:44 | Ruth Fraňková

When the famous Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal wrote about the Nymburk brewery in his novel “Cutting It Short”, he probably didn’t expect that one day its beer would make it as far as the Caribbean. Now, beer from Nymburk is also heading for another market. One of its products, which recently received a kosher certificate, will now be sold in Israel.  More

Current AffairsSurvey maps Czechs' relationship with golden beverage

02-11-2007 15:43 | Jan Velinger

Ask any Czech to name the country's most famous beverage, there's no doubt the answer, with only the fewest of exceptions, will be "Beer". Not only do Czechs drink more of the stuff per capita than anybody else, Czechs are also very proud of their brewing history, which includes the world's original Pilsner. For four years running the independent CVVM agency has been conducting polls mapping the Czechs' relationship to beer; the latest results were released on Wednesday. More

Current AffairsPilsner Urquell ups its number of beer vending machines

23-10-2007 16:48 | Rosie Johnston

Great Czech inventions include everything from the contact lens to lager beer and now...the beer vending machine. Following a successful six-month trial, the world famous brewer Pilsner Urquell has just announced that it is introducing more of its new pivoautomaty - machines which dispense cans of beer, just like soft drinks machines elsewhere. With the network of machines expanding - potentially even abroad - the 'smart' beer vending machine, which reads customers' ID cards and only sells to the over 18s, could be coming soon to a station or stadium near you.  More

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06-10-2007 | Daniela Lazarová

Photo: CTK If a Czech were to create a robot what would it do? Tap beer of course! Visitors to the Olomouc town library can now admire the smallest cookbook ever shown in the Czech Republic. And, showing off your Mini - the owners of British Mini cars hold their tenth annual car jamboree. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.  More

Current AffairsHappy Beer Days: new beer and music festival opens in Smichov

14-09-2007 16:11 | Joshua Singer

The Prague district of Smichov is enjoying an eventful month. Friday sees the start of its second festival in just two weeks. Lightheartedly named 'Happy Beer Days', it is to take place under the patronage of two Prague 5 councilors and has as its main sponsor the prestigious beer producer Staropramen, whose brewery is in the area. If the festival is successful, the organizers hope it will become an annual occurrence, attracting more and more visitors. Joshua Singer has the story.  More

Current AffairsCzech beer production breaks records, again

24-08-2007 15:13 | Jan Richter

Beer is one of the most enduring symbols of the Czech Republic, with Czechs drinking more per head than any other nation and exports growing all the time. And it seems the country's brewing industry is currently in the middle of a golden era - figures just released show that Czech brewers are producing greater amounts of pivo than at any time in the country's history  More

Current AffairsAnti-monopoly office gives green light for Heineken Krusovice takeover

08-08-2007 16:10 | Rob Cameron

The Czech anti-monopoly office announced on Tuesday it was giving the green light for Dutch brewing giant Heineken to buy the Czech brewery Kralovsky Pivovar Krusovice, making Heineken the third largest player on the Czech beer market. But will a massive injection of cash and technology help improve the image of Krusovice, a brew many beer drinkers turn their noses up at? More

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