Postřižinské is a brand of beer produced by the brewery in
Nymburk
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in the
Czech Republic
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.
Nymburk Brewery, founded in 1895, is with its annual production about 200 000
hectoliters
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among the medium-sized breweries.
The name ''Postřižinské'' comes from
Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal (; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech Republic, Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.
Early life
Hrabal was born in Židenice (suburb of Brno) on 28 March 1914, in what was then ...
's book ''Postřižiny'' (English as ''Cutting It Short''), later made into a well-known film ''
Cutting It Short
''Cutting It Short'' (also released as ''Shortcuts'') ( - literraly: First haircut) is a 1980 in film, 1980 cinema of the Czech Republic, Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. It is based on the novel ''Postřižiny'' by Czech write ...
'' (1980) by
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel () (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films ...
.
Bohumil Hrabal spent his childhood in Nymburk as a stepson of the brewery's manager.
Brands
*''Postřižinské Výčepní'' – a
pale draught
beer
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, with 3.5 %
ABV
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.
*''Postřižinské Pepinova desítka'' – a 10° pale draught beer, with 4.1% ABV.
*''Postřižinské Tmavé'' – a 11°
tmavé výčepní (dark beer) with 4.3% ABV.
*''Postřižinské Jedenáctka'' – a 11° pale
lager
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, with 4.7% ABV.
*''Postřižinské Francinův ležák'' – a 12° pale lager, with 5.1% ABV.
*''Postřižinské Něžný barbar'' – a 13° semi-dark lager, with 5.3% ABV.
*''Postřižinské Bogan'' – a 13.5° pale lager, with 5.5% ABV.
*''Postřižinské Sváteční speciál'' – a 14° special pale lager, with 5.8% ABV.
*''Postřižinské Střízlík'' – non-alcoholic beer.
Export beers:
*''Gold Bohemia Beer'' – a pale beer, with 2.8%, 3.5%, 4.1% and 5.1% ABV, bottled or cans.
*''Gold Bohemia Beer Dark'' – a dark beer, with 4.3% ABV, bottled or cans.
*''Nymburk Lager Beer'' – a pale beer with 3.5% ABV, in cans.
*''Postřižinské Ležák'' – Yeastless lager beer at 5.2% ABV in brown glass bottles.
References
External links
Official website
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Beer in the Czech Republic
Beer brands of the Czech Republic
1898 establishments in Austria-Hungary
Products introduced in 1898