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A Czech jeweller has created a replica of the Imperial Crown of the Holy
Roman Empire, a team of enthusiasts is building a miniaturized model of a
town which was razed to the ground to make way for coal mining and, a group
of Czechs have held a non-stop reading of the entire Lisbon treaty to prove
that it is readable. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.
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In Business News this week, Škoda Auto looks to Saturday working; foreign
workers’ visa freeze; Prague airport privatisation problems; Czech
agriculture’s new master; hiring and firing dismissal overhaul still on
course; and the developing taste for non-alcoholic beer.
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Current AffairsBrewmaster of the Year Award goes to Budějovický Budvar
This week, the Czech Union of Friends of Beer (Sdružení přátel piva)
announced its awards for the best beers, best breweries and the best
brewmaster in the country. The title Brewmaster of the Year went to Josef
Tolar, the brewing and technical director of Budějovický Budvar. In
addition to that, Budvar also received an award for the best dark beer of
the year. Earlier today, I spoke to Budvar’s Josef Tolar and asked him
what it is that makes their beer so special:
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A small Czech village has got its own little Stonehenge. The best of both:
a Czech brewery produces grape beer. The Ajeto glassworks in Lindava has
been asked to help produce what looks set to become the biggest carillon in
the world. And, Catherine Zeta Jones comes to Prague for a shampoo ad. Find
out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsNew eleven-degree version of bestselling Czech beer hits market
One in every four beers served in this country is a Gambrinus, made by
brewer Plzeňský Prazdroj. But, in a bid to dominate the market yet
further, the brewery has just unveiled a slightly stronger, 11-degree
version of its bestseller, titled Gambrinus 11 Excelent. The foreign-owned
brewer says it is reacting to a shift away from the 10-degree beers which
have for so long been so popular in this country. I spoke to Gambrinus
brand manager Jiří Rakosník to find out more. My first question was,
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