Budweiser Budvar

[mashpaddled]

I found Pilsner Urquell single cans at a Whole Foods in St. Pete, FL, but I've never found Budvar anywhere except at a beer specialty shop in Amsterdam, and that was more than 15 years ago.
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Do you find Czechvar in local shops? Budvar sells under the name Czechvar in the US due to trademark issues between them and AB InBev with the Budweiser name.

 

[monkeymath]

Just a random thought... When Josef Groll made the first Pilsner, he probably brought the yeast from Bavaria. I wonder whether the strain (or one of them) actually survived in Bavaria as well and might actually be used by some brewery there.

 

[Oleson M.D.]

I found Pilsner Urquell single cans at a Whole Foods in St. Pete, FL, but I've never found Budvar anywhere except at a beer specialty shop in Amsterdam, and that was more than 15 years ago.

Do you find Czechvar in local shops? Budvar sells under the name Czechvar in the US due to trademark issues between them and AB InBev with the Budweiser name.
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Czechvar is easy to find. Thought there was Budvar on the shelf too.

 

[Broothru]

As I write this post, I'm thoroughly enjoying a pilsner from a Florida (U.S.) brewery named Green Bench. I can't decide if it's more like a Munich Helles or a Czech pilsner, but it's really good. Domestic pilsner malt and 100% Mt. Hood hops bittered to only 7 IBUs. It is totally crushable at 4.5% ABV. If I close my eyes, I'm sitting in the Marienplatz in Munich on a sunny, warm afternoon. It's really that good, except there's no life-sized glockenspiel.

Sorry for the thread hijack.

 

[Broothru]

Do you find Czechvar in local shops? Budvar sells under the name Czechvar in the US due to trademark issues between them and AB InBev with the Budweiser name.

Czechvar is easy to find. Thought there was Budvar on the shelf too.
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I was aware of the 'Czechvar' issue with Budweiser, but I've never seen Budvar or Czechvar on any shelves in the U.S. I've looked, but never found. That doesn't mean it's not available 'somewhere' 'Stateside.

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Czechvar is easy to find. Thought there was Budvar on the shelf too.

I was aware of the 'Czechvar' issue with Budweiser, but I've never seen Budvar or Czechvar on any shelves in the U.S. I've looked, but never found. That doesn't mean it's not available 'somewhere' 'Stateside.
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Texas

 

[ba-brewer]

Well I'm doing a double batch today, using pilsner malt and czech budejovice yeast, magnum and saaz.
Plenty of trees down here in New Zealand but pilsner less easy to find.

Have you used the czech budejovice yeast in the past and if so how did you like it?

 

[Broothru]

I was aware of the 'Czechvar' issue with Budweiser, but I've never seen Budvar or Czechvar on any shelves in the U.S. I've looked, but never found. That doesn't mean it's not available 'somewhere' 'Stateside.

Texas
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Aha! The Republic of Tejas. The Hill Country perhaps, or New Braunfels where "Der Wurst is the Best"?

 

[Oleson M.D.]

Texas

Aha! The Republic of Tejas. The Hill Country perhaps, or New Braunfels where "Der Wurst is the Best"?
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North Texas, actually. 25 miles north of DFW Airport.

Fredericksburg has an authentic German brewery, Altstadt. Good Bavarian food there too!

 

[beren]

Looking on untapped there’s some places in 100mi of Philadelphia.

 

[Broothru]

Aha! The Republic of Tejas. The Hill Country perhaps, or New Braunfels where "Der Wurst is the Best"?

North Texas, actually. 25 miles north of DFW Airport.

Fredericksburg has an authentic German brewery, Altstadt. Good Bavarian food there too!
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Yeah, really like the Hill Country. You must be up towards Denton. Had a friend from High School who went to college there. That's going back a few years (~60 of 'em!).

 

[Slim M]

Aha! The Republic of Tejas. The Hill Country perhaps, or New Braunfels where "Der Wurst is the Best"?

North Texas, actually. 25 miles north of DFW Airport.

Fredericksburg has an authentic German brewery, Altstadt. Good Bavarian food there too!
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Yeah Altstadt is awesome I usually vac in the hill country and fly fish for the Guadalupe Bass. Even in the small towns they usually have Altstadt cans at the road side convenient store. The Kolsch is great stuff. I’m actually planing a treat to check out the Altstadt brewery this fall.

Shiner is everywhere but it’s different from what it used to be I think pre Gambrinus. Shiner years ago had a Kolsch called horn toad or something and it was good but haven’t seen it in years.

 

[BryanEBIAB]

The beer place I worked at in college in update New York regularly carried Czechvar. It was readily available as long as we asked for it from our distributor. Ask your local place if they can order you a case.

 

[Velnerj]

Last time I was in the states I saw pilsner Urquell on tap at pf changs of all places... Might be worth a look for y'all.

 

[mashpaddled]

Czechvar was all over North Texas when I lived there. It was in most of the mid to large shops that sold craft beer. I see it around Colorado, too. Similarly, usually in the larger shops.

I recall buying it a couple times when I was first getting into craft beer and trying everything. Didn't find it memorable enough to buy again. Now I'm spoiled with having some of the best Czech-style beer brewed stateside fifteen minutes from my house (Cohesion Brewing) so probably not buying Czechvar any time soon.

 

[DuncB]

Have you used the czech budejovice yeast in the past and if so how did you like it?

Yes third time with it, worked well for me. Brew club liked the beer, I'm not a lager afficionado so wouldn't say it's better than anything else. Going nicely in 23 litres at the moment at 12 celsius.

 

[beren]

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