The best craft beer bars in Prague | The Craft Beer Channel

[@Rich.Aardvark]

Hi, Ive always loved beer. From European travel and being middle class. I don't have any hipster mates from London to talk to about beer. My friends always thought I was a snob for refusing there beers and banging on about the good beers they could be drinking. Thanks for making me feel at home.

[@churn_diesel]

I miss Prague. Spent one of my birthdays there. Had about 20 pints. lol good day.

[@brianlayne9742]

OKAY.... three minutes in!!! we got a boat that brews beer!..... IM SOLD... moving right now.. cheers.

[@bourka87]

Welcome to our beautiful capital guys ! Enjoy and na zdravi !

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

It truly is beautiful! And full of great beer and people.

[@pradyotgautam5603]

Wonder place for morning drinking too. Excellent work done

[@knudknudsen3989]

Hey, great video. You have to visit "Beer point", not far away from illegal bar. 14 different beer on tap, great place.

[@pbylok]

Cheers from Prague, I'm glad you liked it here. There are so many great bars, or "hospody", that you can't possibly put them all in one video. :-)

[@tommop4804]

The beer museum bar is great as is the Hemingway

[@baerlauchstal]

I highly recommend U Bulovky, next trip. Undistinguished-looking place in unfashionable Liben, but wonderful beers brewed on the premises, and the best goulash I had on that trip.

[@pragueuprising560]

This is the real best pub in Prague.

[@robertleslie2467]

Very cool video flick. I am not a fan of IPA's. Here in Texas there are literally hundreds of craft brewed ales and IPA's. They run the gamut of undrinkable to crappy but tolerable. Going to Prague craft ales and IPA's would be the last thing I think about. Were I in Prague, the number one joint I'd hit is U Flecku as recommended by Michael Jackson in his book "The World Guide to Beer". I was smitten with Czech lagers after that book back in the 70's. To this day my two favorite lagers are Czech. Pilsner Urquell and Budvar. I also have a love for German lagers as well but if I could only drink 2 lagers for the rest of my life they would be the aforementioned Czech lagers. Mahalo y'all!

[@samdrinksbeer]

I'm off to Prague next week so delved into your archives to find this video - very useful, will definitely be checking as many of these out as I can 😁 cheers guys 🍻

[@Les1Tom]

Fantastic video. My wife and I had a brilliant time in Prague last November, we went to a couple of the bars featured and can heartedly recommend going to Prague for a great holiday and wonderful beer.

[@joeJoe-pb3su]

It's awsome you guys went to Czech Republic to do a beer video. It's great beer tour. Cheers..hopefully one day I will go there.

[@aapohei_music]

Great video! This really makes me miss back to Prague, where I went before the corona pandemic every year. There you will find new breweries and beers every time. Czech lagers are superb and famous of course, but one thing that cannot be praise too much is the Czech IPA's. The Czech malt base gives them their own feel and even the Double IPA's are very drinkable, smooth and tasty. The best beers and breweries not featured in this video are Chroust Helena Double IPA, Matuska Tropical Rocket, Matuska Hellcat Imperial IPA, Clock No Idols Double / Triple Ipa, Zichovec 17 Simcoe, Bad Flash, Lucky Bastard etc..By the way Maly/Velky where you visited is one few Czech shops supplying beers throughout the EU. So it is possible for you to order beer from small breweries in the Czech Republic as well.

[@ryanhume6610]

Hey guys, I live here. I like the video, particularly for highlighting Illegal - the owners are so nice. A few more: Bad Flash (two locations), Zly Casy (28 taps in 3 bars, very Czech), Vinohradsky Pivovar (my fav. Czech-style brewery) and Base Camp (hundreds of Czech craft beer bottles)

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

awesome, thanks for the extra tips!

[@zt7489]

I agree, Zly Casy is a must do when you visit. Also, good but macro, Urquell restaurants which serve their pils from'the tank'.

[@jayblaz7389]

Spent a week in Prague in September , right before the lockdown, so happy I did that. City was empty. Charles bridge was empty, crazy. Gave me the opportunity to visit districts of Vinohrady and Zizkow, so great for pubs and beer. Uneticky was being offered everywhere, same with Vinohrady pivo. 2 great pale lagers. Lokal pub has many new spots, beer is always spot on and food is different at each location, Grandmas food. Also great matuska pub in Karlin district, fresh craft beer and a big patio.Pub is Dva Kohouti (2 cocks,lol)

[@OldNorsebrewery]

never been to Prague, but now I really do. Cheers

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

It's a brilliant town for beer and culture. Some of the food was stellar too.

[@discomfortzone]

Def do mate. It’s incredible.

[@MarekM-x3q]

Man, really? You don't leave A 'Lokal pub' in Prague without eating one of their amazing dishes. The Pilsner Urquell on tap is the best pils in the world but still Czech cuisine, dishes elevatesit to another level.

[@chechileno433]

Awesome video. Whent with the family in the summer 18. Great place, fantastic food and beer.

[@the_thirsty_samurai]

Going to Prague for my honeymoon! Definitely going to hit these spots up! Thanks for the tour. My wife and I are also going to hit up the beer spa!!!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

congrats and enjoy!

[@the_thirsty_samurai]

The Craft Beer Channel I’ll shoot you guys the video when I get it uploaded!

[@trautmannpinturavanguardis1493]

it must to be my favorite video of the channel cheers from Santiago de Chile

[@Mikedimmy]

Perfect timing, a load of us from my work are going there next week 👍🏻

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

You'll have an amazing time!

[@alangoodlad6869]

Michael Dimaline mate I’ve been fortunate enough to go 8 times take a look at the places I’ve recommended all micro breweries,two right in old quarter one short trip 22tram all have web sites and you can locate on google maps and ask locals

[@Mikedimmy]

@@alangoodlad6869 thanks for the tips 👌🏻

[@Windrider-ov9yi]

Could have been “Schnit” but it was an awesome episode boys.Im so jealous.Prague is definitely on my bucket list 😍

[@arnonuehm1]

I kinda wish I had seen this before I was in Prague last December. Still great video, hopefully I can go back sometime and make full use of it! I recognize the brewery on the hill and the green and white van that's parked there. It says "Antidepressant" on the side, which is apparently the name of an "autumn dark ale" they make. :D

[@ale-iensbrewery8871]

Excellent keep them videos coming.

[@patbigdaddy]

You can't miss out on U Slovanske Lipy. This is a great local pub with a wide, changing selection of beer. Also U Medviku for the strongest beer.

[@daniellion6909]

This ambar beer remember me another good ambar beer, Austral of the Chile.

[@akillaonwax]

Beer geek ❤️

[@joezak2907]

The first stop was down the block from my hotel Hotel Josef and the beer was great I stop there often and enjoy the beer

[@ThomasLeskin]

Cheers from Tampa, FL! Another awesome look at Prague. My great-grandmother immigrated from Czechoslovakia so I love seeing anything I can about the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Prague is definitely on my bucket list, especially beer bucket list. Also, I just supported you guys on Patreon! Looking forward to all the great videos you guys will make this year! If you ever get over to the states again, I'd recommend checking out Florida. We have a huge craft beer scene where everyone is specializing in sours, especially the "Florida Weisse".

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Hi Tom, thanks so much for supporting us on Patreon! Strangely enough we are literally planning a trip to FL today! More details soon....

[@leajtick1983]

Illegal Beer is amazing! The orange ipa almost drove me to tears :-) craft house maybe 5mins away a must too, but further out of town Beertime is awesome too but more a summery place as lots of open air space

[@richardbickell400]

Hey guys you guys are great. Hopefully I can see more of your guys to shows please show me some more shows I prescribed for you guys so hopefully you guys can show more of you guys is Amazing Adventures

[@KoenJoos]

I love your videos. I honestly think about to become a patreon of it. I hope you will come to Prague again and then I will show you a nice micro brewery.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

We'd love to! What's the name of it?

[@KoenJoos]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel The name is Pivovar U Medvídků (umedvidku.cz/en/brewery/). You need to try X-Beer 33 (12.6%). That is the strongest beer I have ever tasted.

[@adamzygmanski5787]

So... You visited Prague :D. You should plan your next trip to Poland! If you think, that you've seen a lot of craft beers in Czech Republic, in Poland you'll be amazed. Start planning guys :D!

[@blaztvblaszkow5148]

Poland's craft beer scene is booming but the pubs are looking so bad in terms of atmosphere, hipster, minimalistic, uncomfortable. At least here in Wroclaw. Need more old school pubs to come back, wood, brick, comfortable places. Even managers of these craft beer pubs agree.

[@distlledbrewedreviewed]

This was a cool video.

[@Bjornontour]

U Hrocha is a must visit when in Prague!

[@seanhochman]

Surprised you went to 0/3 of my favorite beer places in Prague. Bad flash, beergeek, or zly časy. All of them have definitely world class selections

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha - well that just goes to show how amazing a place it is to drink! We chose based on local recommendation, whittled it down by the vibe and beer list, then tried to keep to lesser known places. No slight on the other great bars.

[@drstkova]

Absolutely stunning to miss Zly Casy, which was the first and remains the best in Prague. Kulovy Blesk, Tramvaj, U Prince Miroslava all of the same ilk, and have been doing this for a decade unlike these new hipster places. Very poorly researched video.

[@hcborring]

Next time in Prague try beer galery Base Camp at Hradčanská. It's near Prague Castle and they have over 500 different beers especially from czech microbreweries.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Wow sounds like we missed out! We'll make sure we visit next time.

[@davidjeffery8398]

That was great I now soooo want to go to Prague

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Love to create envy.

[@pubsofprague7810]

All great pubs, but if you want something really different and quirky and off the beaten track, try the Zizkov area of Prague. So many wonderful little bars.

[@kabrink64]

was recently there but did not get to spend much time seeking micro breweries. I did like U Tri Ruzi in the old town area.

[@Mjjm12]

Thanks for the bar recommendations from a few weeks ago for our Prague trip; went to all of them and a few others, great to see the video. Maly/Velky was the standout bar, the Saison D'Aviron from Lobik from there the standout beer for me. Cheers!

[@beeridiots]

Damme at 4:45 :D Little Red Riding Hood

[@iowadrummer7]

Ben Foster and Oliver Reed do Prague. Love it.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

I feel like Jonny is more Landon Donovan.

[@iowadrummer7]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel maybe, but Landycakes can't grow epic facial hair like that

[@VloggingBastendo]

Cool video. Didn't you visited the Radegast brewery? I went there in 2004. I tried some good beer. Can't remember what kind, but sadly that beer isn't available in the Netherlands. Btw you should go to the netherlands. In Amsterdam there are some real nice places to visit.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

We didn't! In fact, I am not sure we've ever had Radegast. We've been to the Netherlands a few times though - without filming - and really enjoyed the pub scene of Amsterdam. A lovely Belgian pub feel and some fantastic local beer.

[@Eastcoast197]

The Gulden Draak great Belgian beers

[@discomfortzone]

My fave European city. Have been there three times now. Some amazing places to drink and eat.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Hit our top 3 now too!

[@bingevintage8124]

Prague is definitely top 3 for me but Barcelona is number 1

[@maxpayne9696]

Guys, I enjoyed watching my city to be explored by beer geeks. Next time, maybe we'll meet at Napalmě bar, one of the oldest authentic craft pubs in the city. Let me pour you a šnyt from Unětické 12° and then serve you some pickled cheese or smoked tongue. Take care! Extra tip: next time in CZE, make sure to try Sibeeria Lollihop WC IPA (which is sadly not made that often!) and their other stuff + Zichovec and Černý Potoka beers :-) For another great lager experience, near to Lokál Dlouhááá you visited, there's a small, authentic pub with Hostomické pivo, making 10°, 12° and 14° Dark lager :-)

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Thanks for all the tips! I think we might have gone to the Hostomicke place actually... but memory is blurry

[@maxpayne9696]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Understood. I also realized, after the comment, that Illegal Beer and Malý/Velký are both gone. Falkon brewery is still working well and is actually available in the location of Napalmě, which I mentioned.

[@solongsofa]

That brewery on a boat looked fab! We are coming to town in March and would love a go on that :) How do you book it please?

[@laughawit]

You guys misst us. The first craft beer pub that is a craft beer brewery pub. Hangar Pub. Jireckova 15. come and check it out. just a block from Letenske Namesti.

[@kevinpayne3482]

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[@Bakismannen_sweden]

You missed U dvou kocek. Old pub that makes the most amazing dark lager. I visit it every time I go to Prague (which I do at least once a year)

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Thanks for the tip! We will try it next time we go!

[@kw2142]

I went here in 2019 for my 30th bday present. Was awesome. I know it's not ever going to taste the same outside of Prague, but.....is there anywhere in London that has good Czech lager?

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Bohemian brewery make pretty food versions though are a little inconsistent. Manchester Union do the same (but in manchester). I believe the White Horse in Parsons Green still does tank fresh beer, as does Duck & Rice.

[@kw2142]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel thanks for this!

[@Hannes_Lind]

U missed the classic joint U zlatého tygra and Pivovar Hostivar amazing place, great food and great beers.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

We thought it maybe a bit touristy?

When you were there? The crowndess looks bearable compared to times I've been there.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

We were there in November - definitely not peak season!

I am happy you have enjoyed the Prague. Next time do not miss Golden Tiger, best Pilsner Urquel in the city. For craft beer go to Diego Beer Bar and Pivovarsky klub (Brewery club). And there is many more.

[@77Fortran]

What makes some Pilsner Urquel better than some others in your opinion? :-o

@@77Fortran It makes difference how you handle the beer, how you tap it, how you store it. You have to keep oxygen away from it. And the atmosphere of the pub is important as well. The same beer can taste differently in different pubs. The golden tiger is old pub in old part of the city. Really worth try it.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Indeed! All in the store and the pour. Though we thought Golden Tiger might be a bit touristy so went for some other recommendations.

@@TheCraftBeerChannel You are right. It is touristy but the beer is delicious.

[@OutHereHavingAPint]

Ohhh, nice camera. Which one is that? Awesome video as usual!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Cheers! We use a Canon 70D, Sigma 18-30mm 1.8, Rode video mic plus and Rode lavalier mics when things get rowdy. A couple of shots are on our phones too - worrying they are hard to spot!

[@SLM3573]

great video as always, Czech Rep is still on my to do beer list but first must come Belgium, I live in Bayern so no need for any more Augustiner(its shit). Done a lot of other countries including Russia but Czech has such a rich history. Sorry off topic.. On my way home tonight I was drinking a collab with Yeastie Boys and Lervig (IPA with green tea) and I was thinking just which industries do major players get together to produce something which may or may not be better than the core products each sell, I am in love with the concept and there really have been some amazing beers produced (still waiting for the follow up Gin n Tonic beer from whats brewing) but can you imagine Samsung and Apple saying.. hey lets just for fun work together and make a one off smart phone which takes all the cool stuff from both of us to make something better. Why can breweries put aside the whole concept of competitive competition but not others.. make beer not war :-)

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Well this is a deep question! But it boils down to the fact that if Apple/Samsung did it, they would have to share profits (so get less) and technology (which they fiercely guard). Breweries do it to share information and technique, because the industry is still in a phase of "rising tides float all ships" and most brewers know each other so it's fun. However, the main reason breweries do collabs is because it is brilliant marketing for them. They ride on each other's coat tails when trying to break into a market - they get their name out without risking a lot of beer going unsold and stale. You can see in the States that collaboration is getting more and more uncommon, and also some breweries turning on each other as it moves into the net phase of growth and competition. It's a tricky time for a growing artisan industry and I really hope they keep their friendly, collaborative attitude overall.

[@jayblaz7389]

Love Czech, love Prague. Question for the channel, what were the beer halls like in communist times? What was the beer like also?

[@maxpayne9696]

Hey mate. As a Prague bartender, I can say that few of featured places (Lokál, U sumavy, U Fleků) are made to remember the "old times". Back in the days the pubs were full of cigarette smoke and chatter. There was not that big selection like is now (which is the best thing...) and that's pretty much it. I like how the CBS guys are excited about the staff bringing another beer without asking for it - that's pretty natural. Those Czech lagers are drinkable af and you don't want to see the sad empty glass on your table. Hit me next time when you come to Prague - I'll invite you for some classics and craft around the town (and show you the AUTHENTIC pubs which are still there since the mentioned era...).

[@pragueuprising560]

U Šumavy does not mean "by the forest"... it means 'By Šumava' which is a region in southern bohemia.

[@Sir_Loin_Of_Beef]

So... you people coming to Kraków, Poland at any point? I'm offering a beer tour

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

YOU HEARD THE MAN! Get to Krakow!

[@boxedbynav]

U never told us the prices

[@bignath223]

No Beer Geek or Hop Time?

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Never seen or heard of Hoptime? We liked Beer Geek and it was a toss up between there and Illegal beer. We just prefered the vibe at Illegal.

[@bignath223]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Beer time* sorry. It has a hop as the logo! Along the same road as the staropramen brewery.

[@michalriha2142]

Yes beergeek and beertime are also great. I will add Bad Flash its also great place with so many beers on tap and maybe 300 bottled beers !!!

[@unklestu]

Bradders on the lash, good lad!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

The goulash only, of course. Never drinks. Such a good boy.

[@unklestu]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Apocalash

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

BEER NAME RIGHT THERE.

[@blaztvblaszkow5148]

No Golden Tiger?

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

We thought everyone went there, so gave some different recommendations.

[@blaztvblaszkow5148]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel There is a place called hippotamus in Prague, old school, 2 taps of pilsner, translated is hroch

[@maxholderness2027]

Guys no Dva Kohouti? Whaaaat

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

New one on us! Tell us more!

[@maxholderness2027]

The Craft Beer Channel instagram.com/dva_kohouti?igshid=iutauhccmbpc

[@tomasradek8797]

You should visit Brno, Czech Republic's second biggest city, it is much less touristy and much more gastro-centric. :)

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Well we will be back to Czech soon so will try to fit it in the plans!

[@RaskoAndDiscoBeerReview]

Bit jealous. No.... Sorry, very jealous 😉 #Rasko

[@m00nsplitter72]

I learned very little about the independent beer scene or variety of Prague but a lot about how much you enjoyed your trip there. Patreon? I don't think so. We haven't bonded yet.

[@alangoodlad6869]

Sadly you appear to miss the best ,pivorvorsky Dum and pivorvor u dobrensky and u tri ruzi

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

had to draw the line somewhere but thanks for the tips!

[@masoodkhan427]

Nice vlog …not sure abt music ..

[@BuzzKillingtonism]

Fallon closed permanently 😢

[@dalis994]

Šnyt happens, lol

[@adoggster]

Looks like you guys definitely missed several bars...

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Of course we did! Coulda made an hour special of all the great places but had to just choose our favourites. What would you add?

[@matejmarada3619]

I think the list is great but I would definitely add at least two places: Zlý časy in Nusle district, which was one of the first craft beer places in Prague, it is a three-storey pub with different selection of beers on each floor. It has also very different atmosphere and setting than you would expect in typical hip craft beer place. The second place I would recommend is newly opened pub Dva Kohouti in Karlin district, which is the first pub run by probably the best Czech craft brewery Matuška. It’s also interesting concept because it is simultaneously a pub and brewery in the same setting an the design of the place is very technical and interesting.

[@adoggster]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel well - Ale Bar, Diego, Na Palme, Gulden Draak Bierhuis, Pivni Rozmanitost (but this more like bottle shop but with great selection of Czech craft and prices), BeerGeek Bar....

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Awesome thanks for the tips - more for next time!

[@choubididou]

sorry to say that but i can't finish the video. please get a steady cam.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Sorry to hear that. Not sure many KZbinrs can afford that though...

[@choubididou]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel www.amazon.com/DJI-Mobile-Handheld-Smartphone-Gimbal-x/dp/B078XJSCYG/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1547202600&sr=1-4&keywords=dji+osmo ;-)

[@alangoodlad6869]

Excuse my spelling not my strong point

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

No judgement here!

[@poorasslawstudent]

guys i know's it petty but really hate the music in general and with earbuds in it was too loud. I was having to turn down the volume when there was music and turn the volume back up when you were talking.

[@ДенисШагинов]

EU beers are not delicate... When you start traveling the world you understand that beers in Europe are ordinary... 😂