Description
The Brnenské Pivo PGI is beer produced from malt, water, semi-early red hops of Zatec and Magnum hops.
Production Area
The production area of Brnenské Pivo PGI covers the district of Brno-venkov, in the South Moravian Region.
Production Method
The production of Brnenské Pivo PGI takes place by means of a traditional, technological process inspired by the brewing tradition of Staro Brno. The must is prepared with the method of two-mash decoction and undergoes a double fermentation. The beer obtained is filtered and then packaged.
Appearance and Flavour
Brnenské Pivo PGI is produced in three main types which are different one from the other, as follows: Alcohol-free beer, less bright colour; Draught pale beer, gold in colour; Draught dark beer, dark brown colour; Lager, golden colour.
History
The tradition of the Brnenské Pivo PGI goes back in time when Queen Eliska Rejcka founded a Cistercian convent in Staré Brno which subsequently had a brewery built in 1325 with the assistance of the Velehrad monastery. The brewery has undergone a series of changes and modernisations, but the beer is nowadays produced in the historical tradition, at the modern brewery situated roughly on the site of the former convent brewery of the Cistercian Order.
Gastronomy
The Brnenské Pivo PGI is best consumed cool, in big glasses, and drunk slowly to enjoy its high quality.
Marketing
The product is sold as Brnenské Pivo PGI in the following types: alcohol-free beer, draught pale beer, draught dark beer, lager. It is sold in bottles and the draught beer in vapour-sterilised cans.
Distinctive Features
The varieties of the hops, with which the Brnenské Pivo PGI is produced, give the beer its typical, delicately bitterish flavour.
