The real BUDWEISER? - Czech Budweiser Budvar

Is this the real BUDWEISER? - Czech Budweiser Budvar
This story is going on for more that 100 years - which Budweiser is the "real" one. Is it the Lager from the czech city of Budweis or the Anhaeuser Bush Version from St.Louis? Let me take you on a weird journey and get some facts on where we can buy which "Budweiser".
Bought at my local supermarkt in Vienna.
Prost, Cheers & Ahoi!
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[@cihlacezet231]

Pilsner - "Plzeň" (in german language Pilsen) and Budweiser - "Budějovice" (in german language Budweis) are original Czech towns/beers. The city of Budějovice was founded in 1265, i.e. 227 years before Christopher Columbus discovered the American continent. You don't need any further evidence that Budweiser is Czech. period.

[@David_Palka]

Mike drop 😄

[@ph-vf5hx]

You are partly right, except that the first pilsner beer was invented and brewed (in plzen) by the German Josef groll.

[@Skawagon]

Yeah about that. The only problem with the story is that The american brewery has been established before Budvar.

[@cihlacezet231]

@@Skawagon V Budějovicích se vařilo pivo dávno před objevením Ameriky. Pivu se říkalo Budejovické pivo. In Budweis they brew the beer way before America exists. The beer was called beer from Budweiss. Americans has translated it and stole that name. There were not "Brands" in 13th century. This Is why beer Is Czech And not the americans. They stole just translated name of Czech city And they are making pissbeer under that brand.

[@Skawagon]

@@cihlacezet231 Yes, but it was not the Budvar, who made that beer. It was what is now Samson, bought by AB inbev few years back.

[@stevemcgowen]

Budvar is the real Budweiser. The factory has been brewing beer for 100's of years before there was even an America. American Budweiser is basically what comes out after drinking a real Czech beer...

[@maskedavenger2578]

I don’t like the Czech Bud nor the crap USA one . The Czech one has a nasty earthy after taste ,& the USA recipe is totally tasteless & like weak pi55 water . They Czech beers like their unreliable JAWA / CZ motorcycles are best left alone . German lagers are the best followed by Spanish Estella ,the only decent U.K. brewed lager was the old Wrexham brew from North Wales .

[@cehaem2]

No. You are confusing Bürgerbräu with Budvar. Bürgerbräu was the older brewery. And it's currently owned by...Anheuser-Busch-InBev...Anheuser-Busch started brewing Budweiser almost 20 years before Budvar was founded.

[@deadandburied7626]

My favourite Czech beer is Budvar. I like its slightly earthy taste, with a hint of sweetness. Pilsner Uruquell is too bitter, the other too bland.

[@maskedavenger2578]

@@deadandburied7626 I don’t have a favourite Czech beer ,because I don’t like any of their beers I have tried .

[@Hansaman58]

Czech Budvar is far superior to the garbage made by Anheuser Busch. The worst beer made in the Czech Republic is superior to the American crap.

[@mrconfusion87]

Czech Budvar is THE only Budweiser I like! 🍻

[@jakubblaha4904]

There are no "two" budweisers beers theres only one. Americans stole a name and turned it into pisswater, not even beer. How any court allowed them to use the name after the lawsuits happened is beyond me..

[@zdenekmutina2188]

Different trademark registratoon procedures. They don't care about background informations, just who is faster.

[@e.b.4506]

No comparison, budvar is far superior!

[@dustojnikhummer]

Hey, Pisswasser is owned by Rockstar Games, don't insult that beer with comparisons to AB InBev

[@chocolatesaltyballs2275]

Was about to just write this myself but you took the words out of my mouth. Pisswater is the best way to describe it. Czech Budvar is my fav beer. American budweiser is one of the worst I've ever tasted in my life.

[@DropB]

This and Kozel are maybe my favourite basic lager beer. Here in Finland this is called Budejovicky Budvar.

[@michaldockal6345]

than its called correctly :).. that means that its ment for inner market not for export .. and its of course better

[@DropB]

@@michaldockal6345 Well yeah. The Budejovicky has more "weed smell". I think.

[@XXXXD]

@@DropB the "weed smell" its actually the hopps

[@JaSom5er]

yeah I like them both. Kozel 11 my favorite

[@DropB]

@@JaSom5er Yes. Kozel 11's drinkability is 7/5.

[@djjfive]

I am from the UK and both versions of Budweiser are available here. Having tried the US version first, for so many years after, I avoided this beer thinking it was the same as the American Budweiser. Thankfully, I found out eventually that it is not the same thing, and by a huge amount. Now, it’s in my top 5 beers of all time. So without doubt, the best BUD imo is.....Czechmate🤗

[@Skawagon]

After the fall of Iron curtain, the Anheuser-Busch and Budvar started series of legal challenges all over the world in order to establish who has the right to the name. In US, the Budvar was handled the short end of the stick, in Europe it was usually the other way round. Inerestingly, in the UK the judge ruled that both can be sold as the consumer can clearly taste the difference.

[@joesutherland225]

Yes Yankee bud contains rice and American barley which has higher protein content

[@JirkaGasik]

I mean....Budvar is not even that good by Czech standards :D

[@samuelhakansson6680]

Overrated beer, tastes like most other pilsners. I suspect people only like on this to feel superior when dissing the American version, which is fair, but is no testament to this being an actually good beer.

[@michalurbanful]

@@samuelhakansson6680 It is a good beer though. :)

[@joehart7260]

In the UK it is almost universally acknowledged that Budvar is a far superior beer to American Bud. I enjoyed it on draft in Vienna among the relaxed cafe culture so alien to the US. Nectar of the Gods.

[@Niusereset]

The thing about the "original" Budweiser is complex but at the same time so very easy. The name itself tells it all. The name _"Budweiser"_ is actualy a german name (in central Europe was strong influence of german language for centuries) and in translation it means _"from Budweis"._ So there it is, in the name itself. For something to be called "from Budweis" it needs to originate from town Budweis, not from St. Louis. And it happens this town is located in Czech Republic. The local tradition of making beer is old almost as the town itself, more than 750 years.

[@Thornfrey]

fun fact: AB InBev bought Samson - another old Budweiser brewery so now they have rights to use "Budweiser" on any beer that was packed or despatched from there.

[@bahn5ee]

@@Thornfrey For same reason you mention can Budweiser Budvar distribute they beer with same name anywhere in world.

[@Thornfrey]

@@bahn5ee yep... AB is basically patent/trademark troll and their purchase of Samson is way how to get around laws once again.

[@GoGicz]

@@Thornfrey well, the thing is, you need permission from the city to use their name as trademark and welp budvar does have it meanwhile, yep american does not have the permission, so they kinda shouldn't legally even use that name at all.

[@miroslavdusin4325]

@@GoGicz Pilsner is used on many beer brands and I have never heard about any problems and it seems to me like the same situation.

[@PeterTea]

My parents went to the Czech Republic in the early 90’s. They brought me home some Budweiser glassware and a beer. It definitely tasted a lot better and creamier than its American namesake. There’s really no comparison between the two. I believe at that time they could buy a beer at a bar for around 10 cents, since it was shortly after the wall coming down.

[@michalurbanful]

Yeah. Czech Budvar is better than American Budweiser, no doubt. Regards from the Czech Republic btw! :D

[@mach2223]

Yea the beer is no longer priced like that here, but it's still quite cheap, sometimes going for as little as 50 cents in a supermarket when on sale. Even the better brands you can most of the time get for under one dollar per 0.5l in a store in a can/bottle. Tap beer is more expensive, usually around $1.50 - $2.50 but the higher of those would be considered on the more expensive side. I've been to pubs with quite good beer on tap for just over a dollar.

[@pavlamiddleton3574]

That was definitely Budvar, not Budweiser

[@danielpavlik7242]

Just adding some fun fact. There is a town in Czech Republic named "České Budějovice" and "Budweiser" is a German adjective word meaning "Budějovický" - which means "Out of Budějovice" in English. (Most of the people in Czech lands spoke German many years back, so thats why Budweiser)

[@ivanostry3359]

💯👍 The American brew of that name is a fermented rice beverage not worthy of being called a beer.

[@Litfilmz]

@@ivanostry3359 as a Floridian it’s pretty great for places where it’s literally 110 degrees Fahrenheit or about 43 degrees Celsius. That super thick dark beer will quite literally spoil in your stomach from the heat and make you sick, especially when your being active playing beach volleyball or surfing or deep sea fishing, so that’s why light beer is popular in the southern parts of America. It’s hot as hell for 79% of the year😂

[@ivanostry3359]

@@Litfilmz I am not sure what super thick dark beer you speak of. Could it be that you mean ale or stout? Nevertheless, most Anheuser-Bush products are not beer.

[@Litfilmz]

@@ivanostry3359 well I disagree the tastes of the beers are generally similar it’s just that one sits better in your stomach during the heat of a hot day and it’s way better for the gym gains🤷‍♂️ I personally prefer landshark as a go to though but in all honesty I’ll drink pretty much any beer in front of me as long as it isn’t a bud light 😂

[@ivanostry3359]

@@Litfilmz Well, enjoy then.

[@jnalhn1188]

Hops front Saaz - Žatec in Czech was widely appreciated and exported. German sources front the Middle Ages say that hops from Žatec is necessary to brew good Beer. Later the Bavarians started to grow hops in the Hallertau area where it is grown til present.

[@josefcosta8267]

I was in Innsbruck years ago (vacationing from California, my home), and got to talking beer with some Germans and a few Austrians about which is the best beer. On one of my new brother's suggestions, the next day I found a place that he directed me to that had Budweiser Budwar on tap and oh mein Gott!! So DELICIOUS, I drank so many of them!! haha vielen Dank meine Brüder!!

[@rastislaw1]

Americký "Budweiswer" nie je pivo! Sú to americké šťanky! Pivo sa v Českých Budejoviciach varí takmer 800 rokov od roku cca. 1265!!! Ktoré pivo môže byť lepšie, ako to, ktoré sa vylepšuje 800 rokov?! 😂😂😂 American "Budweiswer" is not beer! They are American piss! Beer has been brewed in České Budejovice for almost 800 years, since approx. 1265!!! What beer could be better than one that has been improving for 800 years?! 😂😂😂

[@mrconfusion87]

Even among a sizable chunk of US beer drinkers, you will find a lot of support for your comments! 😂😂😂

[@jardatridentone1859]

@@mrconfusion87 Thanks. I vote for Budweis beer from pure patriotic reason, because Budweis, as well as Pilsen (next Bohemian "beer city" - Pilsner Urquell brewery) are our cities and I can't really compare both drinks bc of my abstinence. But registered references of ppl who did, are clear.

[@brianhunt914]

It's an actual lager, that has been really lagered for around 100 days. American bud is some mass produced swill where it's made in a few days

[@jdemarco]

It can't be that bad, it's still one of the highest selling beers worldwide...

[@brianhunt914]

@@jdemarco this presumes people have taste, or care a tiny bit what they put in there mouths when it comes to alcohol.. normally the masses care about one thing, price and bud is cheap.

[@jdemarco]

@@brianhunt914 I don't think I'm alone in saying that Bud tastes good, it really all comes down to a matter of opinion. There are plenty of cheap beers out there, so I'm really not buying the claim that it's all about price.

[@TheGeorkef]

I don't understand how there can be any doubt about which one is the original. Czech Budweiser is literally from Budweis (german name for České Budějovice) city in Czech Republic.

[@saintdominicreview]

As an American, living here in beautiful, historic Krakow, Poland (since 2015) who met my amazing Polish wife in Brno, Czech Republic when I was returning from a Bob Dylan concert in Vienna, I want to thank you for this video, as Budweiser Budvar is one of my Top 5 favorite beers in the world, and in fact just yesterday at my local supermarket there was a sale, and I got 8 half-liter bottles Budvar for 20 zloty, which is an incredibly cheap 4.5 Euro... Twoje Zdrowie!!!

[@ontologicaldiarrhea6582]

Such interesting life story! Greetings from České Budějovice

[@theoteddy9665]

na zdravi!

[@WelsyCZ]

Budvar 12° is very dangerous. Us Czechs, we all know the curse of drinking it. It goes down very easily, it is stronger but it takes a while to kick in - you can down 4 before you realize how strong it is. Also, there is a saying (kinda subjective, but somewhat true for everyone) that if you get drunk from Budvar 12, you will have a huge headache the next morning. Personally, Budvar 12° is decent compared to Budvar 10°, which is very watery and not too enjoyable. And I am saying this as a person that comes from Budweis. The obvious best beer from Budvar is their Kroužek, but it is a beer with live cultures (there is extra yeast added in a later stage) which means it can go bad if not handled properly. Hence it is only available to Budvar trusted pubs and those are only in the Czech Republic.

[@keenmate9719]

I wonder if you tried Pivovar Matuška, I ordered several beers from them as a sample for our restaurant and those who drink beer were very surprised how good it is compared to best Czech mainstream beers.

[@trickdice]

@@keenmate9719matuska is great really, i love their IPAs zlatá raketa is just state of the art beer

[@keenmate9719]

@@trickdice I envy you you like beer, I can't stand it and I'm missing a lot

[@WelsyCZ]

@@keenmate9719 I haven't, since nearly dying to covid, my taste for beer has completely evaporated and I have maybe 10 beers a year, most of it during summer. I will keep an eye out for it though. But these smaller breweries always have better beer than the mainstream ones, its like that with everything. They make way smaller quantities and can pay more attention to making it really well, they also dont have to concern themselves with logistics and so it always comes out better.

[@keenmate9719]

@@WelsyCZ isn't interesting how some people (nearly) died of covid while others have zero issues, like me. There must be some reason for that, perhaps one day they'll find out.

[@robinsebelova7103]

4:28 The Hops cultivar is called Žatecký poloranný červeňák in Czech, translated into English it would be "Semi-early (maturing) red hops from (town of) Žatec "

[@jontalbot1]

Budvar is pretty good but Pilsner Urquell for me every time. The American stuff is unspeakable and undrinkable

[@dougr.2245]

I agree. I enjoyed Budvar while in Europe & it's import label "Czechvar" in the US. but when I want to really enjoy a beer it's Pilsner Urquell! Their moto is true for me "Best beer in the world"

[@-holek-]

one of my favourite beer, greetings from Poland :)

[@probeertv]

Good choice :-) And to be honest: Poland is my personal favourite beer country. I go to Wroclaw Beer Festival every year and visit some other places. Love your beers! Cheers from Vienna!

[@janvjan]

​@@probeertvwhy on earth do you drink beer from an aluminum can? Buy beer in a glass bottle

[@petercdowney]

Budvar is the beer they give you in LNER First Class. LNER is a train operating company that operates from London King's Cross station (yes, the station from which the Hogwarts Express departs in Harry Potter) to various destinations in northern England and Scotland, including the cities of Leeds and Edinburgh. I travelled LNER First Class once when I went to attend my cousin's wedding up in Leeds. So Budvar is something that I associate with weddings!

[@richardfeldkamp1707]

Here in Canada it's called Czechvar and is delicious.

[@CZ-PCT]

Czechvar it is in US too, due to US trials a license

[@zdenekmutina2188]

Czechvar Is US re-brand of Budweiser becouse of different patent law. But Is Is original Beer. Not even AB drinked his product.

[@ricksamericana749]

The best part of my trip to Paris was being able to drink the real Budweiser, at long last. Just kidding, Paris was too marvelous for words, but drinking the Czech Budweiser was very nice, too.

[@alexandermikhailov2481]

Nice to watch a beer channel from Österreich. I spent quite some time in Wien in the 1990s and enjoyed Zipfer and Gösser very much! 😀

[@RoguePhysicist]

In USA, Czech Budweiser is called Czechvar. I did a blind side-by-side taste test between Czechvar and American Budweiser. I had to keep my eyes closed because I can tell them apart just by sight alone: Czechvar is darker. Anyway, there is a clear difference in taste between the two. And Czechvar tastes much better. I actually did numerous blind side-by-side comparisons of beers. Generally speaking, European pale lagers mop up the floor with American adjunct lagers. The German Helles, Czech lagers & pilsners, Kronenbourg 1664 from France, Estrella Galicia from Spain, Harp Lager from Ireland, Carlsberg from Denmark, Grolsch from Netherlands, and even Stella Artois from Belgium beat Budweiser (American), Miller High Life, Coors, Pabst, and Old Milwaukee. Of those American beers listed, Pabst is the best. Some other European pale lagers that I found were very good were Okocim, Żywiec, and Tyskie from Poland. I'm headed to Germany in September. While there, I might do blind taste tests of helles from the "Munich Six": Hofbräu, Paulaner, Spaten, Augustiner, Franziskaner, Hacker-Pschorr, and Löwenbräu. Some of these are available in the USA, and I already compared them: Hofbräu beats Paulaner and Spaten. Augustiner Edelstoff and Hofbräu were very close, but Edelstoff edged it out. Hacker-Pschorr and Hofbräu are about equal.

[@foghather]

As a german, i like german beer. But i have to admit that i like most czech beers better.

[@Mictlantecuhtli]

4:00 It's Žatecký (Žatec - Saatz) červeňák

[@kralevic3297]

Great explanation of the gravity tradition of Czech beers! That's exactly how we think about it, even though it's really not exact (I bet you could find a 10% gravity beer that had a higher ABV than a different 12% gravity beer). We say it in degrees much more often than percent though - if you say "10% gravity", a typical Czech doesn't know what that means, but if you say "10 degrees", everyone knows what you're talking about. Also, the legal dispute really highlights the differences between EU and USA in food labeling. In the USA, Anheuser-Busch launched the brand and product named "budweiser" first, so obviously they have the right to use that name. In the EU, we consider that the german word "budweiser" literally means "from Budweis/Budějovice", so obviously the brewery located in České Budějovice has the right to use that name.

[@lukkas3611]

I really suggest you to try another Czech beer - Braník, but in 2 liter version, inside of a plastic bottle. It is mainly a meme beer for the czech community, but honestly I love it. It is very cheap, and you get drunk. Its a win-win!

[@KillbillyA]

Please dont advertise pisswater for the poorest as czech brand beer. I also drink that shit time to time, when I am really low on money or somebody pours me one, it would be rude no to drink it. Its good when you have nothing else and its cold, when you ie mow the garden, just for thirst. Its probably the best from the supercheap ones. But the world might think we all drink shit like that normally, which we dont. Frogs water, thats what we call it here.

[@ultimatebadass1415]

I definitely suggest you review Pilsner Urquell my man! That´s the beer of beers! Budweiser is fine, but after several pints, you can expect a bit of a headache next morning. Not so after the Pilsner. Trust me, I have a loooot of experience as a Czech and beer drinker :D

[@markswisher3709]

I believe AB actually tried to sue them over the name, but lost because the Czech Budweiser is actually older than AB's American version.

[@theoteddy9665]

older than USA😀

[@cehaem2]

It's not. People confuse Bürgerbräu Budweis (which is older and currently even owned by AB-Inbev) and Budvar. AB were first to register the trademark but in the EU Budvar enjoys the Protected Geographical Indication status.

[@cehaem2]

@@theoteddy9665 The USA were founded after 1895?

[@theoteddy9665]

@@cehaem2 the beer has been brewed here after 1895???

[@theoteddy9665]

@@cehaem2 how can you regirster some places name?? wtf that even mean? changes nothing, budweisser is german term for budejovicky, where the beer originated. period

[@lzw007]

When you told that doesn't contain rice, my mind was like what? rice in beer, in what universe? then I realized world is bigger than my backyard. Maybe that is the reason why we Czechs consider Bud Light canned piss.

[@Mercxry_404]

How does this man have barely 300 subs? The quality is on a different level.

[@gurokrater]

I drink a PilsnerIequell at the moment in the middle of the norwegian forest bought in Sweden a couple of days ago. Mt favorite! Lecker und Prost!

[@jakubhrstka3236]

comparing is easy,when i've tasted yankee budweiser, i tought someone peed in my glass. On the other hand Budvar is like my 7th favourite czech beer, so i 'd go for another one in the shop. There might be a funny twist in future since Anh-Busch bought a smaller brewery in České Budějovice( Czech Budweis) so they'll might be able to sell their beer with Budweiser name on it. To be honest i'm czech a we tend to be a little bit too much proud of czech beer,liike if i'm offered a beer,then i'm dissapointed if its stout or ale or anything other...

[@TesikLP]

you should try budvar 33 if you can get it, i think it's better than this one as for drinking in czech pubs, i find it much safer the other way around, starting with strong beer - 12 or special seasonal (usually 13 to 17) - and gradually dropping towards 10

[@florinnyc6371]

I was in shock when I tasted my first light beer in the US. The coffe is water too

[@bahn5ee]

Before Budweis town was founded, son was born to local ruler and he exclaim " a Budi jo vice " - " and there will be more of them " hence the name of Budejovice.

[@lonebison]

I live in Orlando, Florida and just bought a 4 pack of Czechvar yesterday. I love European lagers and pilsners (after traveling a fair amount through Europe in the last 10 years). Anyway I've had the American Budweiser long ago and refuse to drink it. This however is a wonderful tasting lager and I had no idea it was the real version of it. Thanks for posting this review!

[@pavelsanda3149]

Czechs usually have strong opinions about beer. They do not see Budvar as a great kind of beer but most would still categorize it as beer. They would not categorize American Bud as beer but as piss.

[@Skawagon]

Budvar has also one speciality, that makes it stand out even in Czech Republic: The brewery is owned by the country. And isnt even registerd as a jont stock company, or LLC, it is registred as a Národní podnik (National corporation). WIth that being said, we have better biers in Czech Republic.

[@peterkunz7842]

greets from Frankfurt! Great video. Cheers

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

The UK allowed both of these beers to be called Budweiser long before it left the EU. It's not an EU related thing.

[@pavlamiddleton3574]

I was born in České Budějovice, where BUDVAR🍺 (original Czech beer) has been brewed since 1265. Am. BUDWEISER is pale lager originated in Belgium. Tastes differently.

[@johncassani6780]

Bud definitely uses rice. It says so on the label. Apparently, it was the only way to make a clear, light colored, “German looking” lager using the barley available in the US at the time. I would love to try a real Budweiser.

[@deadandburied7626]

In the US it might be called "Czechvar"

[@deadandburied7626]

Nicer from bottles 🍺🍻👍🏻

[@luciekucerova8129]

​@@deadandburied7626The best from tap in Masne Kramy restaurant in the historical city center of Budweis in the Czech republic

[@alfredthegreat9543]

It's because US Barley was too high in protein to produce a clear beer that they added rice.

[@vaseklepic12]

It's one of my least favorite Czech beers, it's too sweet and it lacks bitterness but for some reason German people like it

[@frantisekfiala3371]

It's a very drinkable beer, like most Czech mainstream beers, but after drinking a few Budvares a lot of people get headaches. Unlike beers like Pilsner Urquell, for example. -)

[@Misserbi]

I was informed about this situation back in 1993 when I used to drink American Budwieser. As I am told the namesake was stolen. I believe the weight of proof is obvious enough and the Czech people are not exactly dying because Americans are drinking a spoof off their original. I think it is political. The lesson -- nothing is better than the original.

[@jabanan]

It's crazy I know at least 4 people who can easily drink 20 of these in 6 hours. And here I am with my 6 beers max

[@jardatridentone1859]

BEWARE!!!! As Putin said, czech beer combined with bananas produces agressive estrogen and makes trans women from men!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ondrejpolehna6037]

Intresting video, keep it up. Greetings from czechia :D

[@hosacrew]

And I just opened my third Budweiser while I'm watching your video. :-) Nice coincidence. 😊

[@tomasnozka1]

I enjoy him talking about our beer 😊 🍺

[@DavidRea2710]

The story I heard was that Budweiser was the German name for a style of beer associated with České Budějovice. Immigrants to America tried to copy the style and Adolphus Busch was the first to brand the beer, so the Americans have a point in terms of who was first to use the name "Budweiser". But, then the US version was weak in flavour and clarity, and was sold to people who didn't know their beers. Then prohibition compounded that. The barley wasn't the same as in Europe, so they had to clarify it (with rice etc). It has to be served chilled to be enjoyed at all. But it's just not up to the job. We call it cat's piss here in the UK. Not really a beer. It's a lager, spoken with a sneer. Give me the Czech version any day - it's lovely beer!

[@GoGicz]

actually budweiser mean just "from Budějovic" and obviously that beer is older since budějovice was founder in 13th century, budvar can use budweiser because 1. it is actually a beer made from budějovice 2.the city of budějovice gave permission to budvar to use the name Budweiser meanwhile the american one does not have the permission so legally they shouldn't be able to use it at all. american budweise shouldn't be able to use that name since: 1. it wasn't made in budějovice (apparently bought brewery there but they didn't change the recipe so same piss water) 2. they did not get permission from the city to use that name effectively stealing the name. so in the end czech budweiser is older and used that name for way longer but only the trademark is not older.

[@lukasblazek5225]

Evaluating taste of can beer, hilarious :D :D :D

[@VladimirLukele]

Rice belongs to China food not into beer. :D Just little note. It's not 12 percent beer but 12 grades beer. Percetage is for alcohol. Saaz is a German name for Czech city Žatec. It's to the west of Prague. It's the czech biggest area of hops.

[@MrOmastekk]

Hi from Czech Republic ,cheers 🍺

[@roygillotti4615]

Being from Vermont, US. a bit happy to see the Heady Topper can on the shelf.

[@jiridest1606]

Czech beers have improved a lot, personally I like Bernard, Svijany, Plzeň. Anheuser-Busch owns Budějovický Samson, I drank it about a year ago, it wasn't bad.

[@mick19]

Bernard, Svijany, and Plzeň are lovely.

[@Ilost11]

"improved a lot"? The Czech's have the deepest, best and richest beer history in the world shared with the Germans through the Holy Roman Empire and Belgians.

[@miroslavdrabik6495]

great video and excellent, superb czech beer

[@Mictlantecuhtli]

Anyway, Budvar also does beer called 33 aka 33 IBU and it is also very interesting

[@deiwi]

When I was younger, I really liked 33's predecessor Bud Strong Premier Select (16.5°). A couple of 0.33 bottles in the evening went down like nothing. Unfortunately, it was discontinued some time ago. EDIT: It seems Bud Strong's successor is actually Budvar Reserve. I'm sorry for the mistake, I don't drink anymore :))

[@Mictlantecuhtli]

@@deiwi Yep, different beer

[@jindrichlukas6903]

To je pěkná vostuda, ty originále.

[@caseysmith544]

The Closest to a Budvar is the Beer from Point in Wisconsin that is between the Budvar and a Urquell Pilsner like has the bitter hops of a Budvar but the flavor of a Pilsner and even says in small letters Pilsner below the Point Logo.

[@mitchpalmer5116]

I'm betting it's a lot better than American Budweiser.

[@holcmanjiri]

"Bud" beer from Anheuser-Busch cannot normally be bought in stores in the Czech Republic, only through specialized e-shops importing goods from the USA. I will just add that the second Brewery in České Budějovice - Samson was bought in 2014 by the Anheuser-Busch group, but this does not affect the trademarks, the course of the court case between Budějovice Budvar and Anhauser Busch.

[@jeffie8696]

Tried it decades ago when living in Germany and thought it was excellent

[@QuirkVoyages]

I am watching this video on my third czechvar. Believe me it’s great

[@theoldgrowler3489]

Thanks for your perspective!

[@michaelcoyne6335]

I remember when budweiser budvar sponsored falkirk football club! Had never touched a drop prior to this move and started drinking when they did. Still do when I see it in pubs!

[@ph5000]

This is the explanation of the Budweiser story : kzbin.info/www/bejne/b56voIGXj7-qrZo

[@e.b.4506]

If you can get it, try holba beer in Czech Republic, from the town of holba. I do not believe they export. At least they didn’t 25 years ago.

[@jonathanhallsworth1055]

My wife got me a keg of Budvar for my birthday one year. It was a good birthday 😂

[@peterhardt6924]

Its surely a crime to call US Bud a beer.

[@vaclavslajch9879]

Budweis is a name of Czech city founded in 13th century. Therefore Budweiser must be an American beer. Makes total sense.

[@yessahboy]

I haven't gotten to try the Czech Bud, but I'll say straight up especially after a hard days work an ice cold US budweiser can't go wrong

[@NixCM]

imagine wanting to buy the US version! :D

[@michaelappleton9753]

Czech far better than us bud😊

[@snuffyballparks6501]

Best lager I've ever tasted. I had this in the old town square in Ceske Budejovice. Fantastic lager. Only Pilsner Urquell (a pils not a lager) is better. Cxech beers are 11. Just the best.

[@markhollis5850]

Budweiser in the US IS a rice beer. They have to use rice to clarify it, otherwise the six-row barley would make the beer cloudy. Brewers in the United States who were making Pilsner style beer have to use something to clarify beer; corn (maize) was used by some and AB decided to use rice, which can be grown in North America. Europeans all tell me that there are no bad Czechs.

[@bohemicus8280]

I am Czech... and I live in Budweis, where this beer is produced. As such, I can positively say, I avoid it as much as possible, because when you drink it you walk away with a headache.

[@jacksutton2765]

The only Budweiser is from Czechia you can translate the name from german... It means from Budweis and Budweis is herman name for Budějovice. Our Brewery use local sources and water from deep water well under the brewery. Yours yellow water use many low cost sources and is brewed on multiple places around United States.

[@kys7615]

funny you didn't mention the sweetness of the beer, at least for me considering its a 12, it has a pleasant sweet flavor which in combination with the freshness and grassiness of the beer makes it a very refreshing and easy to drink kind of beer compared to other kinds of 12 beers

[@luxiet2518]

8:20 Haha thats so true. We already dont say we are going to drink one beer we are going to drink two beers ( FIRST AND LAST. Whats beween does not count).

[@dr.orphanic1375]

As has been said, Budweiser means from Budějovice, that is, from České Budějovice. What do the Americans (and not the Brazilians or Argentinians :-D) want to argue about? If they produced a beer called NEWYORKER in New York (is that where the clothing brand name comes from? And is it made in New York?), it probably wouldn't occur to anyone here to start brewing this beer and passing it off as our own. Well, the USA :-D It's on another level!

[@mach2223]

Whenever I go for a beer here in CZ, I say I'm going to have two beers, the first and the last one. The in between doesn't count.

[@bonito135]

Well of course the Budvar is better than AB, but in my opinion it is not what I would call a “good beer”, Pilsner Urquell or Kozel is much much better.

[@martinfiala4038]

Žatec is being pronounced as "Zhatets" ; the degrees are are only written as 10° or 12° in the Czech Republic, no percentage symbol related to that although about alcohol level, Czech 10° has about 4% ; 12° has typically 5% and more - so quite easy compared to , say, Belgian beers

[@HoretzYT]

Budweiser / Budvar 33 is great, don't know if you can get some in Your country

[@axzell2]

I'm having a budvar watchin this video 😃

[@let_me_explain8572]

Bud tastes like piss, Budweiser tastes like melted gold

[@AdamEminerals]

original browed czech budweiser budvar is called in USA ( CZECHVAR)

[@branojuraj9063]

That is the best beer for me. Original!

[@hardystinson]

My favorite beer 😎

[@jiritichy7967]

For hops, you probably meant Zatec, /pronounce soft zattets/. My understanding is that Americans got a license to brew Budweiser sometime in 1930's, but only for USA. However their expansion lead to exports abroad. After the fall of communism, he Czech government went to courts to reclaim its rights, but could not financially compete with rich concern Anheuser Busch, moreover, they were allegedly threatened with sanctions against hops exports, so they settled for exports into USA under Czechvar, in the Czech republic its is Budvar and in some countries it is Budweiser Czech produced. My experience is that the Czech version (similar to many European lagers) has "body", while the American (as other American beers) one is watery, empty.

[@545215055]

I'm not sure I've ever had Budvar, and I'm Czech. However, I do like beers like "Poutník" or "Polička".

[@jardatridentone1859]

These threads are mainly devoted to large breweries and their products. There are hundreds of thousands of small and family breweries (in Bohemia, as you know, in every village) and it is impossible to focus on them.

[@herbertdarick7693]

Very interesting to listen to a connaisseur describing this beer. I will definitely look for more beer reviews by you on KZbin.

[@erurainon6842]

"Which one is the better one"....*Rofl in Czech*

[@adampopovsky9305]

Imagine this is not even the best Beer Czechia can ofer. You can even buy this in Czechia for less than a dollar.

[@martincoufalik9101]

I have worked for Budvar brewery so i know whole real story why americans claim Budweiser. One of immigrants started brewing beer in USA and was selling it under name Budweiser, because it was well known even back then for most of other european immigrants. Nice marketing touch, but... When czech company figured this out, there were multiple lawsuits and result was US Budweiser was left on american market and origina Budweiser had to be sold there under other name. It is really wierd, we can only discuss if it was corruption, or something about historical values (since american have historical buildings 200 years younger than my previous, nonhistorical house and so on). Anyway, history is on our side, for few hunderd years. It was called "The Beer of Kings" back in the days (about hundred years after your continent was found) , since it was good enough for king and he was really drinking it. In medival times it was real honor that you could brew beer and from far not all cities were allowed to do so. Fun fact is, you can buy SAME czech Budweiser all around the word, nothing like Bud is doing (several recieps for different countries). Reason is, czech Budweiser is joining only one competition of breweries and that is worldwide thing. So referees can buy beer in any city all around the world and company have no control about beer quality, like they might have in other competitions. We can say only real competition. I also spoke with main brewer of Budvar, Aleš Dvořák, about czech Budweiser and it is amazing to know this beer taste still same for many many years, basicaly same as you would get in 1795 a.d.. There is plenty of new technologies, but always same result, since reciep is adapted to have same result as with previous technology. Not 100% tho, since pasterization is involed in proces and there is not much they can do about it. So they sell nonpasterised beer in few shops and if you would taste nonpasterised, fresh beer from that giant tank, you would be amazed. So rich flavour....yet hygiene rules are rules and they have to obey them like all breweries around the world. Cheers!

[@ThomeTeque]

Try either Radegast or Bernard, these are good chech beers.

[@sender5804]

in UK both Budweiser and Budweiser Budvar were available aslo when UK was in EU

[@TarisSinclair]

Czech Budvar has been brewed since 13th century, possibly even before. That is long before Americas were even re-discovered and colonized. Anheuser-Busch's claim to be "the original" is the most ridiculous thing in the world.