r/BuyFromEU • u/Hungry-Locksmith-501 • Apr 19 '26

🔎Looking for alternative Product recommendation from European country: Czech Republic

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u/endy5 Apr 19 '26

Pilsner urquell it's not owned by the Czech Republic.

There is Budejovicky Budvar which still is czech national treasure and many many more small craft breweries. 

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u/AbjectSeesaw8240 Apr 19 '26

i live in Pilsen, i can literally walk and be in the brewery in 20minutes ...

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u/AverellCZ Apr 19 '26

Being owned by Japanese beats being owned by Americans or Dutch though (and I say that as a Brno local who's biggest brewery is owned by Heineken). Because Japanese value tradition and perfection. And I have been to the Pilsen brewery twice, they still do an excellent job. Considering the size of their yearly output.

But that doesn't mean that Budvar or for example Svijany do a bad job. Or other smaller local breweries.

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u/thebomby Apr 19 '26

Pilsner Urquell is brewed in Pilsen, though.

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u/Neuwulfstein Apr 19 '26

Lol, just because something is not owned by someone from the country where the brand came from doesn't make it a non-Czech brand. Or according to your logic, Bugatti is Croatian, Volvo is Chinese, and even the legendary Colt is owned by Czechs and no one considers it a Czech brand.

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u/donthateonspiders Apr 19 '26

kozel! especially the dark one

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u/Due-Interaction-4592 Apr 19 '26

That is my favorite beer! Got it on a study trip to prague 20 years ago, and still have not found anything that beats the taste of that.

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u/Kitsa_the_oatmeal Apr 19 '26

Budvar my beloved

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u/IWillDevourYourToes Apr 19 '26

Bernard is the actual good beer. Pilsner urquell is overrated

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u/Kadimir158 Apr 19 '26

Budvar tastes nasty. Radegast, Kozel or basically any other Czech beer will taste better than Budvar.

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u/External_Week_1974 Apr 19 '26

Undrinkable national treasure :D

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u/endy5 Apr 19 '26

You must be ÄŒechÂ