Brewery Cornerstone

The brewery's cornerstone was laid on June 20, 1798, on the location of a destroyed royal castle. After two years of construction brewing commenced on July 26, 1800, and the brewery was leased by privileged burghers to the brewer for operation.

Awards and Accolades

Beer from the Žatec brewery has been and continues to be awarded numerous accolades at various shows and exhibitions. For example, in 1873 on the occasion of World Exposition in Vienna, the beer was given a medal and diploma for "Žatec lager". In 1879, during the Trade Exposition in Prague, it was awarded a silver medal from the tasting competition.

In 1880 at the Agricultural and Industrial Exposition in Ceské Budejovice, Žatec beer was awarded a gold medal in the professional tasting, thus one more acknowledgment of the quality of Žatec beer. This tradition was carried further with acknowledgements and certificates of merit from expert panels and professional tasting juries during the Žatec Hops Festival in 1995 (for light lager), 1996 and 1997 (for dark lager), and in 2000 and 2001 (light lager again).