The Royal Brewery of Krusovice: A Rare Treat

This is my current favorite.  The Krusovice Cerne was recommended by a bartender at one of my favorite bars in West Seattle.  It is a great tasting, dry beer.  When you take a drink, you get a great brown ale-type flavor that quickly evaporates.  This beer is very dry.  It is a great summer beer, but it can be difficult to find.  I would recommend it to anyone who would consider themselves fans of I.P.A.s or stouts.  Here is the story of the brewery from the local tourism board.

"The Královský Pivovar Krušovice (the Royal Brewery of Krušovice) is one of the oldest and at the same time one of the most advanced breweries in the Czech Republic.

The oldest mention about the brewery is already from 16th century. You can find The Royal Brewery of Krušovice cca 50 km away from Prague on the Prague - Karlovy Vary route.

The historical buildings of the Krušovice brewery are being continually renovated. At present in one of the parts of the brewery the famous beer of Krušovice is made. Other part of the brewery is possible to see during the brewery tour. Most excursions finish with beer tasting in the Meeting Room, the room itself was previously used as a malt house.

First-class raw materials, prime technology, experienced and honest brewers - that all makes up quality which is common for all four types of Krušovice beer which the royal brewery brews nowadays. 

Light lager beer has a slight gold colour, a deliciously bitter taste and an excellent foam. The dark beer has a full, sweet caramel taste and a light hop flavour. The high quality of the raw ingredients assures the excellent taste of the beer. This beer has many friends at home as well as abroad and the number is still increasing. The same interest of foreing market has the Czech Premium Lager, this beer  has a slight gold colour, a deliciously bitter taste and an excellent foam. Pleasant and significant sharpness is another of its qualities.

n the collection is not missing the Musketeer Beer. This beer is brewed in accordance with a special recipe developed by Krušovice's Master Brewers. This lager beer has a strong golden colour, a pleasant bitter hop taste, a full sweet body and a compact foam."