Budvar Budějovický – the real deal

illiards 07/03/2011 3 Comments

The original and the best

This blog has reviewed, in an earlier post, Budweiser, the US version. Well here’s the original. Budvar Budějovický. Budějovický means something produced from the town of Budweis (or České Budějovice, in the Czech Republic). Budweiser means the same thing but in German. This can only be used by the producers of Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) in North America.

Budvar Budějovický is in all respects superior to the US knock off. The menu at the Local Taproom in St. Kilda had this down as a thirst quencher. That it was. It really hit the spot after a day of snooze fest corporate workshops. It comes in at a relatively tame 5% but that makes it even easier to punch out. It has a full bodied steely taste and leaves its mark. In complete contrast to the tepid US namesake.

PS The chorizo and pork belly were also superb.

CategoriesBars, Beers

TagsBars, beer, Beers

3 Comments

fiftytwobottles 08/03/2011 at 10:47 am

I had always wondered if beers produced different qualities in different countries. Not much of a fan of Budweiser here in the States but it sounds like it might be better elsewhere.

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Leon Sammartino 09/03/2011 at 12:01 pm

Arghh Budvar – the Carlton Draught of the Czech Republic. I remember drinking plenty of these at a dirty crappy bar in Prague, it was so dirty and crap that we went there every day we were in Prague, often for breakfast, the fact that it was across the street from the hotel probably helped. Such a good refreshing beer, I really should give it another tasting myself.

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daz 01/11/2011 at 12:20 am

Found it a bit too sweet, a bit more full-bodied than is my preference, that being Konig Pilsner, the German VB.

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