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OT: Prague

Posted by FredW on 2019-05-23 13:15:39

The brewer was Ruslan who does Sibeeria as a contract brewery and has an interest in (if not owner of) BeerGeek. I remember the converstion a bit differently. Czech malt and hops are very cheap so a traditional Czech beer shouldn’t cost a lot in ingredients.  But imported (i.e. American and NZ) hops are very expensive as is imported malt to get the right flavor profile for “Modern” styles. So they cost more. After a bit of pushback he did acknowledge that the reduced brewing times (brewday to beer shipped) for ales offsets some of that. He says the breweries were his beers are brewed don’t want him to do lagers because it ties up the tanks to much. As a contract brewer he doesn’t see that as a direct expense, where a physical brewer would. As for the .4L I agree with Jason — not only is it not made clear (where the new pubs are upfront when a stronger beer is only available in .4  or .3 size) they also usually don’t serve a .3L size for when you don’t want a full beer. And Jason, you should check out NaPalmé but be aware the Utiněticé 10º and 12º are often the only lagers on tap — maybe another one — the rest are all newfangled stuff.

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OT: Prague by Mosquit on  2019-05-23 13:38:06

OT: Prague by Barry Taylor on  2019-05-24 04:10:43