Brewmaster Explains Why Czech Beer Is THE BEST

[@thor9517]

As a czech I must tell you this was really great documentary

[@DaweSlayer]

yeah exactly. I've seen a lot, but without this i still didn't really knew much and it was just well made.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thank you really appreciate this ☺️🙏

[@Max_Snellink]

Nazdar hesky dentist. 😂

[@Jarda335]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial I agree, you visited rly nice places and ppl who have a lot to say about this topic...greetings from fellow brewmaster!

[@kOstA8pSychO]

Yes it was, so great that as a Czech, I need to go for a beer now.

[@SvenMassart]

As someone who went a lot off times to Czechia I have to say that they have the best beer in the world and this is said by someone from Belgium ,a country with an big beer culture . Very good video

[@OscarOSullivan]

Belgium is more interesting

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

I think it is super hard to compare, Belgium beer is amazing. I even traveled once extra from Amsterdam to the La Chouffe brewery. But I think every beer in Belgium is very special, for some regular lagers or pilsners though I think Czech is really having the best ones

[@usefulrandom1855]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Clearly you have been to the UK and Carling. It defines larger, there is no competitor. In all serious I have been to Belgium twice and had many beers (different one every time normally) and all of them very nice. Czech I have only tried Staraprahmen and Budzar, I was in Prague when I was about 23 but honestly can not even remember what I was drinking haha.

[@petpot1962]

I love Belgian beer, cheers from South Africa

[@janbrozek7892]

As a Czech from Pilsen (maybe the only case stating the specific place is relevant hehe), I can tell you on the other hand that especially the younger generation here is starting to appreciate beer culture that is not that conservative and is a bit more innovative, so there is also many youngsters appreciating Belgian beer! That being said, I think even the market here noticed, so there is a boom of new artisanal breweries and I reckon there is a lot more to come! Cheers and greeting to Belgium!

[@jaacobDB]

I'm Czech and here's a joke I heard on the matter: A little boy gets into a pub and orders a beer. The bartender asks him kindly - Oh you little guy, wouldn't you prefer a soda? To which he replys: Yes sir - very much, but I'm five crowns short... :(

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

😆😅

[@jerryefk]

In the countryside beer is still cheeper then soda 😅🍻

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

@@jerryefk 🍻🍻

[@Joel-k5q]

When I was 6 I used to drink milk off the cow’s teats and wine off the faucet of my father’s wine barrels in the cellar! No need to go to the bar! Country boy through & through

[@JaxBespoked]

When two young Germans visiting Canada told me the Czech's had the best beer, my ears perked up.

[@samuelhakansson6680]

Those idiots dont know what they are talking about. Why would you ever listen to what two random young people say?

[@aluuusch]

Silly Germans

[@geuros]

As a Czech myself I think it needs to be pointed out that we are specialists in bottom-fermented type of beer - lagers. It's what made our beer famous and after tasting many foreign lagers I can firmly say our lagers are best by far. But when it comes to ales, top-fermented type of beer, the was not really our thing for a long time. Recently though we saw quite remarkable proliferation of so-called micro-breweries with outputs far below big breweries like Pilsner, but they typically focus rather on ales, IPAs etc. So right now if you want to enjoy beer in the Czech Republic, you can taste both our tradition and our take on Western tradition.

[@RA-Redacted68]

I've been living in Czechia for 12 years now and I have come to conclusion that the Czech beer is the best in the World. Czech's call their beer ''Ceska chleba'', which means Czech bread. For me Radegast is the best.

[@geuros]

Or liquid bread haha, as we often joke that every bread is a sad story of a crop aspiring to become a beer but eventually getting milled and baked lol

[@pepa9343]

There is one for you, Radegast has spot in TV last year, for two days spot ended with "drink beer, save water" 😂 then someone complain about it and they delete this last semtence from add :/

[@Kamamura2]

"Český chleba" (masculinum), not "Česká chleba" (feminimum).

[@nevertrustgoogle]

Svijany gang assemble!

[@pavelholub8668]

Recently I visited Harrachov glass factory where they blow the glass using ,, píšťala " and since they are working right next to the furnices they are allowed to drink 5 glasses of beer. Also the glasses they have in their museum are absolutely crazy, in shop you can buy some of the designs they have.

[@PeterTea]

Very cool! My father is half Czech and my parents went to Prague in the early 90’s. You could buy a beer at that time for around 10 cents US. They even brought me a bottle of actual Budweiser. I believe that is the only state owned brewery left there. Since it’s American counterpart would probably swoop in and try to buy it otherwise. It definitely tastes much better than the Busch one.

[@JarekBaldrian]

It actually is true, Anheuser Bush even gave a offer to buy the real Budweiser when the entire law dispute began, fortunately it couldnt be sold due to the shares being held by the state. From the bigger breweries there is one more purely Czech and thats Bernard brewery which caused quite a show while trying to expand to USA with campaign based on czech humor which is, quite frankly, hard to explain to outsiders. There was for example a Dark twelve degree beer depicted with young black women holding beer while rest of the campaing was the Memphis beauty like 1920-ish posters with sparse dressed pin up girls around various types of beers. In the end the brewery had to deal with both feminists and anti-racist folks to such point that Mr.Bernard said ... oh fuck this shit, i aint gonna sell stuff to these morons :D

[@juliannewarren5466]

@@JarekBaldrian I've visited Bernard's official shop in Humpolec several times and I've bought, besides the beer, some of their merch with those pin-up girl drawings. They are awesome and funny. Set of postcards, a cup and a few t-shirts. They also have cool small beer glasses. No, I'm not paid by Bernard. :-D But I support them since the media fueled hysteria a couple of years ago. Cancel culture is bs.

[@JarekBaldrian]

@@juliannewarren5466 thats great, unfortunately i wasnt able to get them anymore so i bought the "beer jewelery" set of posters, but then again, the jewels are on a woman body so i expect some kind of shitstorm very soon too even here in CZ

[@petervilliers-tuthill9190]

Every beer is better than the US "Budweiser" which is thin, tasteless and without any character.

[@tomasbulva3332]

This is great video. Thank you for making it. I wish you have also explained the degrees of the beer (10º, 11º, 12º are the most sold now days). Someone in the comments already said that foundries were giving people 8º beer. I feel like people outside of Czech and it's beer culture don't understand this or know about this. Why, it's important. You can get the same beer in different degrees in any store or pub in Czech Republic. I think most people outside of Czechia don't even know this is a thing.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Great suggestion! I wanted to include it but overall it would have become too long but actually thinking more about it I think it should have been part of it.

[@michaeljames3509]

I enjoyed the video. Thank you. Single infusion will never produce beer as high quality as beer made from decoction method. Craft brewers in America use single infusion and sell quick and easy to produce beer at a very high price. Craft brewers were home brewers before they became craft brewers and they use the same ingredients they used for making homemade beer to make craft beer. They use low cost, very high modified malt and one fermentation. There is nothing like the taste of beer made with double and triple decoction.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Honestly I always of course drank beer and could tell the difference of some kind and be able to tell if I like it or not 😂 but everything behind, the brewing, fermentation, ingredients etc etc are really fascinating and gave me a complete new appreciation for beer 🍻

[@Dark42nty]

Super video, from Czech republic. Our beer is simply the best um😁🙂 My favourite are Pilsner Urquell and Kozel. I'm from the Pilsen region, which is called the region of beer, and our Pilsen brewery is, at least as far as I know, very well known abroad, and probably the only thing I'm proud of in our country is our beer and our Pilsen brewery. Beer has a long history here, which is also known abroad, I can't think of other things that I would proud be here for, so at least that 🙂

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thank you 🍻😊 Kozel is also one of my favourites. Was super interesting learning about the history of the beer in Czechia

[@The4stro]

i don't think you mentioned it, but pilsner is actually named after plzeň (or pilsen in english), the city that made the very first pilsner beer.

[@girlingreyshirt]

It is the same for Budweiser, also named after a Czech city - Budějovice, it's what the Germans originally called the lagers brewed in Budweis (their name for Budějovice). I always found it funny how the name became so americanized..

[@kralevic3297]

About the "beer cheaper than water" thing: In the early 2000s, some fancier restaurants attempted to get more money from their guests through drinks. You can't really overprice beer, that would be outrageous, but you can only offer soft drinks and water in small fancy overpriced bottles and not offer tap water or other cheap alternatives at all. And it resulted in restaurants where beer was actually the cheapest drink (per volume). Since 2016, this practice is actually illegal - pubs and restaurants are required by law to offer at least one non-alcoholic beverage cheaper than the cheapest alcoholic one.

[@tomassevcik5219]

But still on average ordering Bonaqua in restaurant is gonna cost you more. Or even if its cheaper its in 0,3 l bottle so if you wanted 0,5l of water it would cost more then 0,5l beer

[@aforty1]

Love this video! I’m in Prague right now and the KZbin algorithm just knew that I had to watch this.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@PeterDaugaard]

Great! Especially the part at Dva Kohouti - super nice brew master/tapster. Fantastic beer and good to see the different pours.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thank you! Dva Kohouti is really an amazing place

[@stevenpeters1717]

I went to Prague on a study abroad program for 3 weeks and had an amazing time! The Beer was delicious and was cheaper than water I must of had 50+ beers over the 3 weeks most of them being Czech beers. 🍻

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

DISCLAIMER: Thank you to everyone in the comments pointing out a HUGE mistake I made. At Břevnov I met with Jan Suran, not Aleš Potešil (I guess the beer did wonders on me 😅) And of course, thanks for watching this video! 🙏 Do you have any unique or special ways of enjoying drinks in your country? Is there anything I missed about the beer culture in Czechia🇨🇿? Let me know! I hope you liked the video and if you want to support me check out my Patreon account www.patreon.com/untraveledroads for some exclusive behind the scenes cool content If you are in Prague, make sure to pay a visit to either one of the breweries, or, why not, both? 🍺 Dva Kohouti instagram.com/dva_kohouti/
Brevnov brewery instagram.com/brevnovsky_klasterni_pivovar/

[@radardev8889]

That was a banger of a video! I always lost it to you trying to pronounce Czech, your accent is very funny. Good luck trying to pronounce Ř... Edit: You also got yourself another subscriber!

[@theoteddy9665]

this was thorough, well done

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thank you 🙏☺️

[@blrblr1]

Finally someone who can make a video and appriciate our beer culture. Very nice video and although I am a huge supporter of Pilsner Urquell (best beer in the world) I really love how they make beer in Dva kohouti and next time I am in Prague I will visit them. Really great explanation how our beer is made and MOST importantly poured! My favorite is "hladinka" but "šnyk" is close 2nd :o).

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thank you, really great to hear 😊🙌 - Yep I can really recommend to visit Dva kohouti super nice people and excellent beer!

[@zintoki8211]

Pilsner Urquell is export beer. It isn't much popular in Czech Republic.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

@@zintoki8211 is it? It seemed in most places in Prague and Brno pilsner Urquell was sold

[@romankrasa5352]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial You are right, we drink it a lot, probably the most of all beers! The fact that it is well known in the world is just a cherry on top😅

[@oldadajbych8123]

If you want a good beer, you’ll go with Pilsner Urquell. But if you want really to enjoy the taste, you’ll go to places you have shown in the video. Mass production beer like Urquell cannot provide such experience as these small businesses.

[@teavetyskova]

Hi from Czechia! Thanks for such a great video :)

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thanks for watching! 🙏😊

[@ceromagor]

Nice video and for me (I'm Slovak) very, very funny ending, cause your pronunciation of "dva kohúty" is super fun 😂😂😂

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Haha I even practised beforehand 🙏🤓 (just not successful)

[@Compmaniaa]

I must give Like even before I start watching - so pleasing title of the video (I am Czech) :D :)

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

🍻🍻🇨🇿

[@paradoxofgodexisting]

That shot at 6:44 is not Czech Republic, its Belgrade, Serbia, blok 61. The gray building is south and white is northern block 61. The camera is flying over the street Dr. Ivana Ribara.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thanks for pointing out and apologise for the mistake, I will note it in the description of the video!

[@paradoxofgodexisting]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial If you think its necessary, but it shouldnt bother anyone, i just felt like pointing it out, i lived 150 m from that spot where drone was flying :D

[@acc.x.cc.x9888]

When the video ended I was like, what, it's over already??

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

😍

[@strahinjadrobnjak7646]

Dark beers there are so quality and delicious..

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

You got that right!

[@giantotter319]

I open the video and the guy is sitting at U Sadu, right next to where I live. Great choice too.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Oh nice! I think it is one of the best places in Prague 😊

[@thusmo1661]

Even tho I haven't been there myself (in the two mentioned breweries), I'm pretty sure you went to a so called mini-brewery, which are way different and make up only a portion of the Czech beer market. The majority of consumed beer are from the big breweries like Staropramen, Pilsner Urquell, Kozel and so on.. I also want to mention that although the different pouring methods are somewhat traditional and are interesting, I've never seen anyone order anything else than "hladinka" -the standard. And for added context: the "myth" with our beer being cheaper than water it was true, but only in pubs and restaurants, until the government put up a law that forbids that happening. You could find a bottled beer that's cheaper than some brands of bottled water in the supermarket but there should always be water cheaper that beer (CZK per litre). Overall enjoyed! In my opinion the most traditional thing about Czech beer culture in this video was how he prompted/offered you to drink instead of more talking at that moment 9:30 :D And a slight detail: 7:50 here he said "CC tanks" (CK in Czech) which stands for cylinder-conical tanks (cylinder kónické tanky)

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thanks for the comment 😊🙏

[@geblstr3m]

Snyt is pretty common as well, eg if my wife wants just small beer.

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

Story of my life... Hi from Prague

[@gervinschwarz575]

As an austrian I have to admit that czech beer is indeed the best.

[@Svrli]

Great video! :)

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thanks! 😊🍻🙏

[@pa7bloP]

Really great video

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thank you 🙏😊

[@jameslopez958]

I would have to try the Mikla Foam Style Serve! 🤔👍😎

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

I was at the beginning sceptic but it is really tasting amazing and refreshing 🍻

[@panStancek]

Its "mlíko" and its means milk

[@PlaylistCZ]

Nice vid from the view of a beer passionate. Just one thing, that's not Aleš, that's Jan Suran.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Yep, that was a small error, we were supposed to have the introduction with Aleš and we realized the mistake only after it was published, I will mark it also in the description and the pinned comment. Thanks for flagging 🙏

[@Jatadhari1000]

As a Czech permanent resident for the past 16 years ... I approve of these facts

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Glad to hear ☺️🙏

[@reganCZ]

Great video!

[@oxvendivil442]

In the Philippines it is on small glasses like whiskey glass/pint glass with ice cubes and no foam, people here hate foam or they think it's gonna do something to your tummy while in Vietnam it is on slender tall cylindrical glass with a long rectangular ice that fits the glass perfectly and the ice is replaced when it gets smaller continuously, in Japan it is on draft with 30% foam and 70% liquid and no ice, in China it is on large shot glass or on litre size plastic bags with a straw or with a stein and no ice.

[@hejlik4859]

Asie není o pivu, to fakt né. V čechách se vaří pivo přes 1000 let a to kvalitně

[@Masterfailure-b7i]

Yup

[@lilleaton]

U Sadu, lovely place! :)

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

I think one of my most favourite places that I found in Prague

[@SharkKowalski]

1:51 Czech it out :D

[@YuriChan-428]

To be honest, lately it has changed to "The beer is cheaper than Coca-Cola". Since Coke is too expensive and too sugary, we rather drink beer- And yeah, I have a liter of beer in me, probably gonna do 3rd 0.5... Just how we live, we love our beer!

[@sebastiantaylor6236]

I feel like our wine is better then our beer. I've been wine tasting all around the world and some of the top vine yard. The village where I'm from Velke Bilovice offers the best wine. The amount of experemental and unique flavour pallets you can experience in this wine cellers is incredible.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

I heard already a lot about Czech wine. Next time if visit Czechia I really need to try some and maybe visit that village

[@bobkowalski7655]

​@@UntraveledRoadsOfficialWhile Velké Bílovice is certainly still a part of the wine making region of south moravia, the hotspot for wine would actually be the town of Mikulov and it's surrounding villages. You can also check out northern parts of Moravia if you have an interested in distilled spirits.

[@kasluremada5347]

Guys you have it wrong. It is not brewmaster Ales Potesil, but it is Jan Suran - former President of Czechia-Moravian Mini-Breweries Union. And he reopened this monastery brewery. Ales Potesil is new brewmaster there and he is much more younger :D

[@tomasfuk8439]

kazdopadne nabizet pivo pri ochutnavce v kelimku, to je fakt sila... :)

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Yes, thank you for pointing this out. There was a mistake, we were supposed to meet Ales and somehow in the captions, we did not change the name to Jan 😬😇 I made also a note about it in the pinned comment and the description but sadly we can not change the video anymore. Still hope you enjoyed the video

[@jackgibb16]

does anyone know why this dude stopped uploading? is he ok?

[@HaRosekBAS]

Next time you have to try Pilsner from Pilsen in Pilsen...

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

🍻

[@scasny]

Before the rule that breweries have to use hop pellets and all makers have to bit change the recipe i was a patriot and drink Zlatý bažant 12. After that i switch to Staropramen for its strong full bitter taste of hops and its not that heavy like Budvar and have even fuller taste then Pilsner Urquell.

[@jiriciprys6544]

Great content! I just found some of the transitions a bit agressive. The red smoke was like a punch in a face. Keep it up.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thanks Appreciate the feedback it! 🙏😊

[@kevinford1856]

A brewmaster called Ales

[@realjokr]

I just have to ask, how did you enjoy Břevnov?

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

The neighbourhood? Very nice especially very calm. And the park is awesome (used it for running :-) )

[@realjokr]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial I see I see, I used to go visit the graveyard that's up the hill around evening and usually just gone for a walk when I went from school back home etc., It's a really nice place. Oh also, Obora is nearby, have you checked it out?

[@unknownname8186]

aprooved by a czech 👍 subbing to the channel, i like learning about countries

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@graymalkin26]

Was there past April, and unfortunately I have suffered the same consequences.

[@joliettraveler]

This is why I only drink Pilsner Urquell.

[@pavelrinn5714]

The cheaper beer then watter was also because the pubs wanted you to drink beer. They had like half litr of beer for 30 krouns and for the same price you could get like thirth of a liter of boteled watter and soda (pop) was even more expensive. Then they made a law that you had to have at least 1 nonalcoholic drink in a pub cheaper then alcoholic drink. They just basicly wanted you to drink beer so they pumped the prices of other drinks up. I am not very sure, but I guess if you had a pub and did somethink like this the bruery gave you parasols for the garden and the pint glasses for the whole pub or even the tap for free... Strategies that made you buy beer no matter what :-). I do not think it is that bad anymore, but there were times.. :-D.

[@johnsean100]

boteled water (and other drinks) is expensive, because you don't drink 10-30 of them in one evening. It's just quantity discount

[@legythechedar]

So youre telling me I have been drinking beer here in czech for the past like.. 3 years and I never realised this?

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Not just beer, most likely even better: pilsner 🙃

[@fuzkforyou]

As a russiam alcoholic guy living in czech republic yes i agree. I can smash 12 beers a day when walking around the city, discovering new pubs and cool places. I just love czech beer :D

[@tomasfuk8439]

so definitely avoid going to the brewery in Strahovsky klaster (the first spot in the vid) if he offered him beer in a plastic cup :))) Disgusting and telling about the owner...

[@fuzkforyou]

@@tomasfuk8439 i wouldnt ever visit brewery i guess because i love walking around city stoned visiting random pubs (pajzly) and getting a good walk around the city

[@tomasfuk8439]

@@fuzkforyou well, the plastic cup aside, Brevnovsky klaster is gonna be a risky adventure for ya walking steep downhill from there stoned :)

[@shubi1515]

jooo piveckooooo

[@korbel.design]

6:15 - the Czechs did not ask the Germans how to brew beer :))) In Pilsen, they wanted to improve the quality of their beer hence they hired a person from Bavaria to make a lager beer. As a result of the local ingredients however, their beer became actually better than the original german beer.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thanks :-) Thats pretty much what was said, not that Czechs asked the Germans for help 🍻😊

[@Renhorable]

haha actually the cheapest beer here is called Klasik and it cost aprox 10 CZK... yeah I haven't had a balls to try it lol

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

challenge accepted for next time in in Czechia 😆🍻

[@zintoki8211]

Every mall chain have their own brand of cheapest beer. For example Lidl has beer named Argus which is made by something like 20 different breweries from Czechia, Poland and even Spain. It's horrible beer.

[@MrKoseek]

Give it a try. Klasik is brewed by Plzeňský prazdroj, the brewery making Pilsner Urquell. I like it actually more than Gambrinus or Staropramen. Klasik is not strong beer (it has low degree/low alcohol percentage), but it's tasteful.

[@MrMajsterixx]

@@MrKoseek pack your things ane leave this country.

[@_general_error]

U Sadu, they have good food.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

You mean Czechia 🇨🇿? Oh yes they do

[@_general_error]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial No.. the pub the guy started his Video: U Sadu... that how tha place is called. I recommend trying their: 1) Ghulash 2) Pork tenderloin filled with Jallapenos 3) any meet dish

[@vs123]

I like Drink Beer

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

🍻🍻

[@paulbeendeeck1688]

Czech approved button ------>

[@sefin84]

haha the guy does not like cheap price of beer. It isnt about how much work goes in. It is simply that their small brewery can not compete on price point of the big shots like Pilsner... So yes on some places beer can be still cheaper than water. But it isnt about beer being cheap, it is about some places selling water for riddiculous amounts...

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

But do you only want to drink big shots like Pilsner or do you prefer the variety?

[@sefin84]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial I tried several of those smaller brewery including Dva Kohouti, but I prefer the tradional ones tbh. I like the taste of Pilsner, Radegast for example. And I dont suffer hangovers from these. But when I taste those small ones... usually I dont like the taste and if I do and I have too many then I have hangover from hell :D

[@justnadaaa8434]

To settle all debates, Czechs have best lagers. Belgium beer is the best in it's variety and also lambics. Germans definitely have the best wheat beer, beer culture and something else which I can't figure out. UK isn't best in anything in a beer world, you guys just think that because you believe you drink a lot and that you are great in everything. European muricans

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Nice recap 🍻 Since for my project I will visit all of the places I keep it in mind

[@doublemartini6645]

czech it out🧐

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

🍻🇨🇿

[@Helliconia54]

The ONLY lagers i'll drink. I'm NOT a lager drinker , preferring IPA's and English Brown ales.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

I am a big lager fan and not so much a big fan of IPAs. Maybe I didn’t try a proper one. What’s your favourite?

[@OscarOSullivan]

Irish red ales and Irish stouts are my favourite

[@goodolarchie]

Why would you deny yourself delicious german lagers? This is an odd line in the sand to draw.

[@Helliconia54]

@@goodolarchie to be honest? I have enjoyed German beers and no doubt they were lagered.USA,Australian NZ Mexocan and sth east asian beers? no thanks.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Never tried one but are their lagers really so different in taste? 😮

[@dudoklasovity2093]

mlíko-čochtan-schnitt-hladinka🙃

[@quigsthevicious]

I can't imagine paying for a glass of beer foam. Different world.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Worth to try tough, you gonna be surprised🍻

[@DaweSlayer]

It's still cheaper than air here so whatever :D

[@stateofemergencypodcast3316]

You have to understand why they are pouring the foam. Plus the best part of the beer is the foam.

[@Washeek]

What I don't understand is that they charge the same. Like I get the taste is different and some people just like foam, but if you let it sit, it will result to less than 1/4 of the glass. I don't know if it's some regional thing that became popular cause I don't remember it from regular village pubs when I was a kid, but still can't shake the feeling it's just a sales trick...

[@zintoki8211]

Every beer glass in Czech republic has line and beer must be filled to this line. Foam go over that line and after it sits down your beer must have exactly 0.5l. You don't pay for air.

[@COCinchinese]

ř

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

👀

[@bobdobalina798]

Gambrinus is a good everyday beer

[@prahasens]

Well, yes. But why to drink it when you have far much better offer in regular supermarkets? It is like to drink Staropramen in Britain.

[@Toos368]

Radegast to je chlast, Gambrinus to je hnus...

[@ClifffSVK]

The system in Czechoslovakia wasn't communism, it was socialism.

[@Pidalin]

nobody cares, we just call them all commies

[@theoteddy9665]

whaaaat? I am czechoslovakia born and this simply isnt true.. it was hard communism my friend, socialism is what you see in france, sweden etc..

[@ClifffSVK]

@@theoteddy9665 Komunizmus bol hlavný cieľ komunistov. To, v čom sa žilo počas ČSSR, bola takzvaná revolúcia - prechodné obdobie medzi pôvodným zriadením a komunizmom. A v tomto prechodnom období fungoval socializmus. Komunizmus sa z mnohých dôvodov nepodarilo dosiahnuť. Komunizmus je beztriedna spoločnosť, kde nie sú žiadne štátne inštitúcie, kde nie sú peniaze, kde nie je súkromné vlastníctvo, atď. Komunizmus je forma anarchie. Počas ČSSR boli štátne inštitúcie, boli peniaze, bolo do určitej miery súkromné vlastníctvo. Čiže to nemohol byť komunizmus.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

I made a small note in the video, the system was pretty much communism like in most soviet or soviet influenced countries during the time nevertheless it was officially called socialism in Czechoslovakia

[@ClifffSVK]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Communist system and communist regime are 2 different things. Communism is a stateless (anarchist) system with no social classes, no private property and no form of money. ČSSR had a government and state institutions, it had money, it had private property to some degree and it had social classes. It wasn't communism is ČSSR, it was socialism. Socialism wasn't just the official name, it was the actual system.

[@vojtanon7417]

Great video mate, but at 6:53 I have to tell that we havent got any communism here ever. It was really a socialism. Communism is like a next step of socialism.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thanks for the comment! 🙏😊

[@Teh509]

They make the best czech larger, obviously. You'd be hard pressed to find the world's best Niepa or bitter or hefeweizen. And whilst the Czech style is absolutely amazing. The recipes are very simplistic. Often they reley on nothing more than soft water, pilsner malt and saaz. Nothing else. I love Czech pils, but there is definitely no best beer in the world.

[@theoteddy9665]

its like saying the best steak isnt the one that just rely on high quality meat, mc donald has more flavour so its also good😅the best things can be simple my friend

[@Teh509]

@@theoteddy9665 It's not saying that at all, I never said European pilnser malt or Saaz arn't high quality ingredients. Just that Czech pils, whilst a wonderful drink, is fairly simple and that no one can say either way that any given style or country of manufacture makes the 'best' beer in the world.

[@tonesmith909]

This guy home brews.

[@Teh509]

@@tonesmith909 I also brew professionally.

[@tonesmith909]

@@Teh509 im talking about you!😂. Takes one to know one.🍻🍻

[@cebi1337]

Actually, beer was more expensive for Czechs during the communist regime. With today's average salary, you can buy approximately 2,6 times more beer than in 1989.

[@milosmadar5055]

Czech beer is best but only for czechs

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Not only ☺️

[@milosmadar5055]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Not bad but i think it is very overrated.

[@doposud]

@@milosmadar5055 really ? why you think so ? becose i would say that beer like American Bud is overrated , tastes like piss and still it is one of the best selling beers in the US. When original Czech Budweiser tastes so much better and won't get close to those sales numbers

[@milosmadar5055]

@@doposud yes youre right same for heineken. I just want to say that every man has other taste so best for someone dont have to be best for everyone. My parents in law like pilsner but i dont but also im not saying its bad beer.

[@mynuttyme]

I'm Czech, I don't drink beer and still seeing beer in plastic cups somehow looks like a crime to me...

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

I am not sure but I think it might have had some hygienic reasons 🙃

[@mynuttyme]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial maybe... I think it's for safety and convenience reasons. Plastic cups are usually at events, they're lighter and they won't shatter when they fall unlike glasses. But for me beer simply belongs in glass haha

[@ousherful]

Every Czech is shaking with pride watching this. Good doc brother!

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thank you 🍻🙏😊

[@DarkWolf-ei7sj]

not true as czech im disgusted by it .. the only thing we are famous are beers and castles both made by our predecessor ... out politics are still corrupted our police uneducated ignorant and non existant most of people here rather ignore every thing and drink them selfs with pride thats not even theirs .. roads are in disarray ... politicians rather close down shops and production then supporting them growing and keeping them alive ... we sell everything we have for cheap products that are litteraly garbage for every one els even the car industry is not ours anymore we sold every thing we are NOTHING but ... czechs are stupid and rather drink then face reality

[@DarkWolf-ei7sj]

litteraly if any country in the world will be able to pay our debt we will sieze to exist becouse by law country thats unable to sustain it self pay properly its debt and take care of its citizens can be litteraly over taken by some one richer and smarter then us and no one coud move a finger

[@Quettesh]

you are shaking because you are an alcoholic and need a beer.

[@milanpenicka1216]

I am not shaking. Just speak for yourself

[@kasuha]

With regards to "beer cheaper than water", it was never cheaper than tap water (and all of our tap water is drinkable). It is comparing prices of beer with prices of bottled water which were all over the place for quite some time. Even today you can buy specialty bottled water that's more expensive than beer.

[@goldenfish3017]

"Beer is cheaper than water" has been valid in Czech restaurants for some 20 years. It's primarily about the fact that restaurateurs usually charge more for water than for beer, and it doesn't matter if it's bottled or on tap.

[@kasuha]

@@goldenfish3017 From personal experience, before 1989 it was possible to get tap water in restaurants for free. And it wasn't even that hard, except they'd frown at you if you didn't order anything else. I guess you could manage to achieve that in some pubs today too but majority will sell you bottled water. And for some time, beer was more expensive than bottled water even in shops.

[@Rig0r_M0rtis]

It was also much cheaper than Coke or other fizzy drinks with the price being the same but the fizzy was only 0,3l bottles.

[@XXveny]

@@goldenfish3017 Yea, non-alcoholic beverages like Coke are usually more expensive than beer :D

[@aleksandars.7782]

@@kasuha its not 1989 anymore, a lot of changed, and the beer is more cheaper then any other non alcoholic or soft drink in almost all restaurants. If you dont believe come again and visit Czechia in 2023/2024. :)

[@TyAdamBlaho]

Something about "šnyt" that wasn’t said in the video. Gentlemen in the early 20th century would be ashamed to drink small beer from the small glass (it wasn’t manly), so we invented šnyt. It is basically small beer In a big glass. It was often called beer "na odchod" = farewell beer. You would order it as your last beer, pay and go home. This tradition kinda holds on as we make fun of the guys that order small beer. I once ordered it in a pub on the countryside and everyone, even the lady behind the bar, started laughing at me. She then poured a big one saying "you’re a man, here’s a big one". I was 16 y.o. btw, it really sticked with me:D Hope you learned something new, great video!

[@zdenekkotras1801]

I had the same experience, but I was 1 year older than you and I was told something like "You order a small beer only to annoy the innkeeper." and got a big one. xD

[@ousherful]

Dobrá trivia! Díky za takovou informaci)

[@michalkonupcik]

Or first. When you're really thirsty and need it immediately before the right beer is shot the right way. And some beers take time :)

[@michalkubecek]

There is a nice story (not sure if true) that Jiří Grygar was telling in the "Okna vesmíru dokořán" show: that Albert Einstein who was teaching on Charles University for some time used to explain the idea of energy quantum using the half liter glasses of beer in Czech pubs which also cannot be divided into smaller amounts. And then he added: "The morale of the story is that not even great Albert Einstein would dare to order a small beer in a Czech pub." :-)

[@Nhkg17]

During communism, workers were given free beer during working hours in some factories (especially those with high temperatures like foundries). Up to 10 units (5 litres) per person per day. Usually it was 8° beer with lower alcohol content, but if it was not available, it was normal lager. I'm glad you had a good time in the Czech Republic.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

very interesting. Was the reason that they gave the beer that it had some alcohol or because of the bubbles it is refreshing? Thank you, Czechia was really amazing with extremely friendly people

[@Nhkg17]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial They used to give beer for hydration. But why beer instead of water, I have no idea. Alcohol was common under communism in all workplaces.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Interesting 🤔 thanks for sharing 🙌

[@BohumirZamecnik]

Since this was an available ion drink for sweating. Not only foundries but also in glass blowing manufactures.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

@@taburian oh true the electrolytes actually make lots of sense

[@ReikoX7]

Any american, british or aussie should check this video before visiting Austria, Czechia, Germany or Slovakia. Cause by drinking beer without foam or cochtan they don´t know what their missing and they don´t really know what is good for them.

[@mrkv4k]

The "Beer is cheaper than water" phrase is still valid, but not because the beer is cheap, some (even most) restaurants won't pour tap water and the bottled mineral water is overpriced. For example, if I look at the drink menu from the restaurant I go to, they have cheapest beer for 42Kč (around $2) and cheapest non alkoholic drink for 32Kč ($1.5). But the beer is 0,5l and the mineral water 0.3l, so the beer is cheaper.

[@vladislav3]

Another great tradition is 'mixed beer' which is a half light and half dark lager mixed together. It doesn't stay separate, but tastes great. Kozel even makes a 'polotmave' or 'half-dark' beer that is like a premixed lager. Very good.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Oh I tried that one somewhere, it was actually very nice 😊

[@kOstA8pSychO]

Not "mixed beer" but "cut beer" (yeah it's mixed but we call it "Řezané") otherwise yes, light and dark beer.

[@radardev8889]

@@kOstA8pSychO I guess that would be a pain to pronounce by foreigners. "Míchané" is pronounceable, I guess...

[@kOstA8pSychO]

@@radardev8889 yeah, řezané is probably unpronounceable for most foreigners, thats why it's called "cut beer" in english :)

[@MrMajsterixx]

Yea its such a tradition that i as a czech never seen anyone order it in my 24 years of life

[@MyloAnton2]

For the first time I tried real draft Czech beer in one of the Slovak restaurants, this restaurant is called Plzenska Reštauracija named after the town of Plzen in the Czech Republic, and for this beer I was recommended by my two doctors who actually drink this beer and say that it is good for those who had kidney surgery, I did not have one kidney stone, I had 2,specific case was and remained 😂😂😂 , beer is called Pilsener Urquell or Plzensko on Czech and i have to say its THE BEST OF THE BEST no coment i had for the first time, and still continue on till this day to drink this beer, my friends who actually also beer to drink they say, and i quote they words : what the hell men is this 😂😂😂😂 i died 💀🤣🤣🤣🤣 now they also drink Pilsner, now and until i die. Greetings from Serbian fan of Czech beer 🇷🇸❤️🇨🇿🍺🍺🍺

[@thatmadbro]

Thanks for enjoying our beer, you just got to the best we have. Good luck with those kidneys, slav bro

[@xoresgaminghub5412]

I had kidney stone and my doctor literally told me to "Plzeň" it out .. the beer breaks the stone apart and make you pee it out. lmao its aweosme

[@MyloAnton2]

Actually my brothers thx to that beer no kidney stone for me, well they told me continue ti drink it and you will be safe, and gues what i DRINK EVERY DAY 🤣🤣🤣🤣, i dont care how much the price of draft beer is i love that beer honestly, i even want to come next year in Prague P. S Is it true that there is a place that u can bath in beer???

[@MyloAnton2]

@@xoresgaminghub5412 i hope u are ok now, cuz i em, i drink 3 cans of Plzen every day, happy as little kid, last year when i was home in visit my parents i brought my father Plzen beer hi was suprise how much good is, imagine my first time, or yours when u tried. Any way thx bro i hope be ok and bless u 🍻🍻🍻

[@MyloAnton2]

@@thatmadbro thx for kiddness, i'm ok now one kidney stone i burn out after a year ( true story) but the other one i had to go to the operation so they removed, but my doc told me that i can drink only Plzen imagine that 😄 best doc ever, right, good luck my slav brother wish all the best

[@ArgerasCZ]

As Czech person that doesn't drink and like beer (I know I'm basically national sinner here :D) I love that it like ''make us famous'' in world and I always love seeing videos of foreigners talk about us :D Much love, great video, learned some new things myself Btw when you were talking about how these old building had to see so many people and like ... wow I sometimes don't even like realize how blessed I am living here and walking through so many old buildings like it's crazy. We take it for granted that we have so many old buildings and castles everywhere and whenever some foreigners arrive and they are so blown away by it, it's so cool

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thank you for the comment and the nice words 😊🍻🙏Czech is a really amazing country with super super friendly people, which make the old buildings actually even more amazing

[@dakiesalamander5221]

HERETIC! ...But naw, if you drink wine or slivovicu (plum brandy? would be direct translation) we are fine. And yea, I am moravian.

[@chalibanec1]

Cleaning of glasses there is spot on. When you learn that you will judge cleanliness of glasses in every pub/beerhouse for rest of your life.

[@galaxya40s95]

Also important to note, that along the cleanlines of glasses taking care about the tap faucets and pipes is also crucial. You can have the same beer from one of the big breweries in two different pubs (or even in the same pub, but different days of the week, when different ppl are at work) and the taste and quality difference can be incredible. Cheers!

[@chalibanec1]

@galaxya40s95 yes. Very true. Some places clean their pipes daily. Also, the length of pipes is very important.

[@galaxya40s95]

@@chalibanec1 Honestly all places should do that. Drain the beer from the pipes (clean them) and fill the pipes with water for the night. Then drain the water and replace it with beer. And here the lenght of pipes comes in, the longer the pipes, the more beer gets 'wasted'. Also, during hot days the tap faucets need to be washed regularly (unless they pour one glass after another whole day), as the foam hanging from the faucet can spoil really quick.

[@ArrakisMusicOfficial]

Wow what a treat of a video. I have to go to Dva Kohouti soon, it’s a great place. I had no idea about the meaning of their name, nor did I have a clue that different pouring results in a different taste nor had I a clue about Brevnovsky Klaster being the oldest brewery, and I live 10 minutes from it. As a Czech, I learned a lot

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Great to hear! Thank you. 🍻🙏😊 And yes definitely try Dva Kohouti a really amazing place and the beers as well

[@proud_degenerate]

As a czech my self i can tell this is really nice documentary. Anyways im really happy that someone remember this country to be completely honest, but the funnest part about being Czech is when we go on vacation and we try the locals beers. It like " yeh its good, but its not like ours" every native Czech that likes drinks beer knows they sayed this sentence at least once. Anyways great video. Really well put together. Keep it up

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Thank you 😊🙏🍻

[@steveb_]

Our beer is always the best... everyone knows it... :D

[@clorky420]

the main historical reason for "šnyt" is that when men drank like 10 beers in a pub and couldn't handle the 11th, they'd order a "small beer", which is served in small beer glasses... other men would make fun of that and so "šnyt" was born. You get small beer in big "man worthy" glass.

[@afinecupofcoffee8476]

This is great research for my Czech Republic trip next year. But I can say, Bavaria ruined beer for me. All I want anymore are fresh, clean and crisp lagers or pilsners.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Glad to hear ☺️🍻 I need to say personally I really don’t like wheat beer, so I think you will like Czech ☺️

[@ivancech2614]

Stay in hotel ADALBERT, inexpensive and right beside the Brevnov brewery. Beer and food is really good there with 30 steps to the hotel.

[@verliefdoppraag8030]

Thank you very much. Going to Prague four to five times a year, so this is a perfect video for me as a beer lover. Knew some things, but I did not know about the different taste of the four types of pouring. Only thought it was a waste to fill a glass with foam...now I will try a Mleko the next time. I heard it was for women/girls (only)? Is that true?

[@Joel-k5q]

My favorite style is Lager & Pilsner Czech and small batch Bavarian Breweries are my favorite Nobody in the world has the “sauce” on how to make beer like they do! It’s not just the hops but the Yeast with their House mother leaven!

[@Patrik036]

I’m from Czech Republic and I still can’t accept that whole world thinks Germany is expert on beer and has the biggest beer culture

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

I don't think people really think that, except of maybe white beer

[@dakiesalamander5221]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Germans think that. *silently, under the beard* (assholes...)

[@dooshunv.7429]

That guy in Dva Kohouti looked super nice. Very helpful, friendly, showing almost all of the "magic" of brewing beer.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Yes he is amazing and super kind. You can really tell passion ☺️

[@onenote6619]

Everyone said to me 'just drink it, it is an acquired taste'. And I chose not to acquire it. I hate the taste of beer, but I recognise that I am in a minority. And that is just fine.

[@Joel-k5q]

I’m not an Ales type of guy all the craft gurus swear by it but before Craft brews there were Micro brews and before that there was home brews! Ales are easy and cheap to make!

[@jakubblaha2167]

As a czech i can tell that ours beer is one of the most top classes beer around the world, but if you are considering to visit czechia again you could try ours wine its not that good as beer but at Morava whitch is part of czechia closer to Slovakia borders you can taste one of the most greatest vines around europe and some good beers too. But still Kozel 11 is best beer

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Oh yes I was reading about the Wines, hopefully I get a chance to visit it next time 🍷

[@filipbitala2624]

Kozla si strč někam

[@AdoraVivos]

že prej kozel 💀

[@stephanebergeron6085]

Those two breweries are awesome! I was there last May and I would love to return soon.

[@tomyk9233]

as a czech, i can't really think of any beer 'culture', the most cultural thing about drinking beer is to go to a local pub in the countryside where you sit down and talk to local drunkards. Sure there are some beer-tasting clubs, but it's not really what you picture when you talk about czech beer. I say that beer is best to enjoy with your friends, locals, or some random students that make you do shots of zelená afterward xddd

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

>>>I say that beer is best to enjoy with your friends, locals, or some random students that make you do shots of zelená afterward xddd

[@DarkInos]

13:40 Ya in Prague where they have salaries +- 30-60% higher than rest of the country... paying for beer below 1€ is kinda weird.. but having the high prize in low income zones.. literally kills pubs because locals that were going there every evening or every other evening for 3-6beers to end the day (it was.. normal, younger generations are not into that pub culture anymore..) they just cannot pay 1,5-2+€ per one mug of beer.. so at best they come for one or 2 and go home to grab a bottle that costs 0,4€...

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

Out of curiosity how much costs a pint in those regions?

[@steveb_]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial It is often around 0.6 euro or around 0.8 usd... It's not that the beer is bad... it's still really good and as a czech you look forward to it. Tap beer is obviously best way to drink it as it is present to outer pressure for the first time since it was brewed as it is usually stored in tanks or barrels. In terms of quality after tap beer comes glass bottled beer but those need to be put into fridge to be on the top of their tastiness. After glass bottle comes can. If it's stored properly you don't really need to cold it that much, sometimes you are even fine with it as it comes. As the can pressure makes it colder than the glass bottle. Ofc best is to cool it anyway. After that there is plastic bottle beer. That... you drink that as a poor guy or if it's the last possible way... or you just want to get drunk or use it as a brake when you are drunk already so you don't care. Pilsen glass bottle is usually at price of 1.25 euro and on the tap it can be up to 2 euros. Even in those regions with lower income. That's why there are more often used other brands as Krusovice or Kozel. Those come in 0.8 to 1 euro on tap. Or can be bought in local stores around 0.4-0.6 euro in glass bottle. It's still good. And even though I am proud of Pilsen. I am more of a Kozel enjoyer. Or on special day I go to our local tap here in my town. Zichovec they serve 15 degree beer which has around 1-1.5 % more of alcohol in there. I don't know if you are familiar with degrees of beer so I will write them here. 8° > 3 - 3.4%alc, 10° > 3.5 - 4.5%alc, 11° > 4.6 - 4.8%alc, 12° > 4.9 - 5.3%alc. stronger options have more than 5.5%alc.

[@johnsean100]

Need for fast drinkig is mentioned only for milk, but it's for all of them - milk and čochtan are both "extreme" ways of tapping, both lose quality extremely quickly. That's why the most used method is the original way where foam coveres top of beer and prolongs it's good taste. But even this is not infinite (if i say 30 minutes at top, they will hate me, it needs to be drunk in less than 20). For tourists it's better to order multiple small beers rather than large ones...this is the most common reason for tourist to hate czech beer, they let it sit on table for an hour (or more)...

[@galaxya40s95]

Absolutely agreed. If you are there to taste, just get the small beer. Some tap masters might try to convince you to go for a large one, but unless it is 'mliko' or you are really thirsty/first glass of the evening and specially when it is hot weather, be firm. You are the one drinking the beer after all. And there is no shame (or at least there shouldnt be) in taking a pause before another glass. Order a glass of plain water and some snack for example.

[@johnsean100]

@@galaxya40s95 Stops are only for weak...In best pubs if you are the habitue, you will get your beer on table without single question (for newcomers they ask what beer would you want), and then other and other every time you just finish another one. You just say, if that is the last one, drink that one and pay, challenge completed.

[@galaxya40s95]

@@johnsean100 Hehe, sure, if you want to compete, knock yourself out xD I do like a challenge like that from time to time. I was writing my previous post more for the casual drinker's or tourist's benefit.

[@UntraveledRoadsOfficial]

During the research, I found that if you put the coaster on the glass it is a sign that you are finished and want no more. Is this really a practice? 🍻

[@johnsean100]

@@UntraveledRoadsOfficial Partially...it was used, glass changed, diameter of coaster not, so nowdays it's mostly inconvenient, because it can fall inside glass...which is rude to do. But if you try this in a pub at 90% they will understand. Nowdays most used way is to put wallet on the table, if you wanna pay with card, take your card out and put it on the wallet, they mostly do not have terminal all the time with them, they have to bring it.

[@Votypeks]

Dva Kohouti is pretty damn great pub. Good choice