Some Prague recommendations: · U Fleků` brewpub · Prague Beer Museum (it is a pub, not a museum) – multiple locations · Zlý Časy Pub · For a Saturday: Outdoor drinking - Open Air Market (Farmers Market) on the banks of the Vltava River If you are willing to take a short trip outside of the city of Prague: Únětický Pivovar More details in the below linked article. Have a great visit! Na Zdravi https://www.morebeer.com/articles/Czech_Beers
I was in Vienna last year. Fantastic city! Look at my Beerfly reviews for Vienna. I went to both traditional and modern breweries/venues. Spots reviewed include: Kolar, Gösser Bierklinik, Bieradies, Siebensternbräu (7Stern Bräu), Stiegl Ambulanz, Stadtboden, 1516 Brewing Company & Weiden Brau I have also been to Budapest and Prague but not for a few years so other folks will have more timely recommendations. You are in for a great trip!
I'll second this. The beer was good & the conversation we had with the people around us was one of the highlights of a two-week European trip.
The only thing I was not a fan of visiting U Fleků was the guys walking around trying to sell you shot of a liqueur (Becherovka, I think). They were not overly aggressive and just a couple of "no" statements would send them on their way. I have no idea what they were selling and consequently I declined. Plus that meant more money left over for another beer in the beautiful beer garden: Na Zdravi
I don't care if U Fleku is a tourist trap (what the heck, I am a tourist anyway). Their beer is excellent, without that quality they would not have survived. And I even let them sell me a shot of Becherovka.
Hope I'm not too late but for Budapest my #1 recommendation is Constellation, a collaboration between Gravity Brewing (also in Budapest and worth checking out) and Brew Your Mind (who aren't in Budapest but make the best beer in Hungary). I also recommend Hopaholic, Beer People, Jónás Kézműves Sörház, and Wunder Sörművek. Each of these has a good beer selection (not always big but well-curated) and a great atmosphere.
Jack. I dont know if you still have the link, but you provided me with a particularly good resource for Prague back in October 2023. It was entitled European Bar Guide, and the author for the Prague section was local who provided many outstanding recommendations. Thanks to him, I ended up going to Hostomicka Nalevarna, a tiny spot in New Town I never would have found out about otherwise. I'd post the link myself, but it's hard for me to do that on my phone on a bus. However, looks like the link comes right up if you google Hostomicka Nalevarna. I'm hoping to revisit the pub tonight or tomorrow, time permitting. We're staying at the Hilton this time around, so it will also depend on what's closest at hand.
In fact, I'm here now with a lovely glass of Fabian 10 Czech lager. Amazing how much flavor this beer has for a 5% abv beer. Kind of expensive though. A half liter set me back around $2.40 (48 crowns).
I was at a party this weekend and I told a couple that was thinking about visiting Europe they should visit the Czech Republic (e.g., Prague) since it is both beautiful and and a great deal all way around (beer, food, lodging,...). Na Zdravi P.S. My wife commented at the end of our two week stay in Prague that we spent less money for that vacation, including airfare, than we spent for a previous week+ vacation in Portland, Oregon.
Agreed, though here in the Prague city center (New Town and Old Town), restaurant prices seem to be on the rise. But Hostomicka Nalevarna is a dive, catering to a distinctly blue collar crowd. It's exactly what I wanted.
I don’t doubt it. And relatively speaking, PDX is not an expensive city to visit. At least not by US standards.
We stayed in the Smíchov neighborhood of Prague during our two week stay but needless to stay visited both New Town and Old Town for sightseeing and some meals. A preferred pub of mine that was located in Old Town was U Medvídků. We only drank there. I visited their website to see that a ½ liter mug is presently priced at 69 Kc ($3.30). I can’t come close to that price at any of my local craft beer bars or taproom where a pint of beer is around $7.00 (plus tip). Na Zdravi
You're preaching to the choir Jack. There are still a few places in town that offer $6 and $7 pints, and a number of spots put certain beers on special periodically, but increasingly $8 is the new norm for pints of IPA, APA, pils and helles lager out in the PNW. I'm now drinking a Fabian 14 dark lager. Excellent, and priced to sell (52 Kc for a half liter).
Waaaay cheaper than New York City. A month+ ago we visited NYC for a couple of days and my wife found a Czech restaurant there called Bohemian Spirit Restaurant (on the Upper East Side) and wanted to go there for dinner. My order and prices: 1/2 liter mug of Pilsner Urquell: $9.00 Beef Goulash: $33.00 Tip: 20% The beer/food was good and the overall dining experience was also good but as you well know I could have purchased the equivalent in Prague (even with Old/New Town pricing) for a fraction of the above. Still overall a nice visit since finding a Czech restaurant in the states is not an easy task. Na Zdravi
