The Royal Brewery of Krušovice ( cs, Královský pivovar Krušovice, short form Krušovice) is a

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, established in 1581 in Krušovice.

History

The brewery was established in 1581. It was sold to Emperor

Rudolf II Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–160 ...

in 1583, and the

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became part of the company's logo. Arnošt Josef Waldstein bought the brewery in 1685. After 1945, the Krušovice Brewery was a state-owned company. The brewery was privatised in 1993, and began exporting to the

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and

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. The company was acquired by

Heineken Heineken Lager Beer ( nl, Heineken Pilsener), or simply Heineken () is a pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. Heineken beer is sold in a green bottle with a red star. History On 15 Febr ...

in 2007.

Brands

*Krušovice 10 – a pale 10.3° draught

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with 4.2%

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*Krušovice Lager – a pale 12°

lager Lager () is beer which has been brewed and conditioned at low temperature. Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. The term "lager" comes from the German for "storage" ...

with 4.8% ABV *Krušovice 12 – a pale 12.3° lager with 5.0% ABV *Krušovice Dark – a dark 9.7° beer with 3.8% ABV *Krušovice Mušketýr Filtr – a pale 10.9° draught beer with 4.5% ABV. *Krušovice Mušketýr Nefiltr – an unfiltered 11.8° lager with 4.9% ABV. *Krušovice Malvaz – a semi-dark 13° lager with 5.6% ABV *Krušovice Pšeničné – an unfiltered 11.5°

wheat beer Wheat beer is a top-fermented beer which is brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley. The two main varieties are German ''Weizenbier'' and Belgian ''witbier''; other types include Lambic (made with wild ye ...

with 4.3% ABV.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Royal Brewery of Krusovice Breweries in the Czech Republic Beer brands of the Czech Republic

History

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