Budweiser Budvar Beer
We were visiting Vienna and happened to notice an unusual beer on the menu, Budweiser-Budvar. We asked the waiter and he explained the beer was not the American Budweiser but instead was from the Czech Republic. The direct predecessor of the Budweiser Budvar brewery as a national enterprise was the Czech Share Brewery. It was founded in 1895 and its activity directly related to the historical tradition of brewing of beer in České Budějovice (Budweis in German) which dates back to the 13th century when the town was founded and chartered for brewing rights. From the long-term perspective, Budweiser Budvar, National Corporation has proved to be one of the most successful food-processing companies in the Czech Republic. Almost a half of its production is exported into more than 50 countries on all continents. In 2009, Budweiser Budvar’s sales reached 1.28 million hectolitres of beer.
