 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| A tailor made Prague beer institution |
| Prag, 12.06.2017 |
|
| Beer is an important part of Czech culture. Czechs love to drink beer and the country’s numerous pubs are veritable hubs of social activity, where Czechs grumble about politics, talk about the weather and discuss the hot issues of the day over several pints of beer. In a new mini-series Radio Prague will take you to some of Prague’s famous pubs.
The legendary pub U Pinkasů is located in the centre of Prague, not far from Wenceslas Square. It was the first pub in Prague to offer its customers beer produced in Pilsen by the Prazdroj brewery. The history of the famous Pilsner Urquell, brewed since 1842, is closely linked to that of the restaurant, explains Karel Doubek, general manager of the company, which owns the establishment:
“The first Mr. Pinkas was called Jakub. He was originally from Budětice, a small village near Plzeň. He was a tailor by profession and had come to Prague with his wife for an apprenticeship. They moved into a downtown house where he made clothes, among others, for the monks of the nearby Franciscan monastery.
“Jakub Pinkas had a friend, Martin Salzmann, who was a carrier from Pilsen, and who would often sleep over at his house. One day, it was in April 1843, Salzmann brought him two barrels of beer, which they had just started brewing in Pilsen.”
Jakub Pinkas wasn’t exactly sure what to do with so much beer, so he put it in the cellar and started offering the brew to his customers. As you can imagine, people quickly took a liking to the Pilsen beer and started coming for the drinks rather than to have their clothes made.
Eventually, Jakub Pinkas decided to hang up his craft as a tailor and make a living as an innkeeper instead. His lack of experience in the business actually proved to be an advantage, explains Karel Doubek:
“At the time, beer was served in large jugs, which would stand on the tables, and people would pour the beer directly in their glasses. Because of that, the beer didn`t taste so good, but it saved a lot of work for the waiters.
“However, Jakub Pinkas didn’t know this and he would fetch the beer in the cellar, pouring it into the glass straight from the barrel. The quality of the beer vastly improved and in turn attracted even larger crowds.”
U Pinkasů soon became a center of Czech society and culture. A great number of famous people started frequenting the tavern, including actors, politicians and intellectuals of the National Revival movement, such as František Palacký or Josef Jungmann. Among regular guests was also president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and his son Jan.
odkaz na stránku |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Address : Euro-Brew Ltd., Hlboká 22, 917 01 Trnava, Slovakia
Tel. : +421 33 53 418 53, Fax : +421 33 53 418 52, E-mail : info@eurobrew.sk |
|
|
