My Guinness Article

Over at Helium.com, my review of Guinness was featured on the front page all day long on Sunday, and I must say that it did indeed result in a lot of clicks (well in the 100s). You can find it by clicking HERE>>>

Art Nouveau & Pilsner Urquell in Prague

To experience a little bit of the Art Nouveau in Prague, the restaurant Kolkovna, located near the Old Town Square, is the perfect place. It not only features classic décor and classic Czech cuisine, it serves what is known as tankovna Pilsner Urquell beer, which is probably the best beer in the city.

Like most Czech restaurants, Kolkovna is much larger than it appears. Just walk right through the bar, and then you'll find the dining area. More importantly, however, its interior décor is a wonderful example of the Czech Art Nouveau style as set forth by the Czech artist Alfons Mucha. It is elegant, and at the same time, very comfortable.

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Guinness Draught

The Guinness brand of beer was founded by Arthur Guinness at the St. James Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland in 1759. Inspired by the porter style of beer that was popular in 18th century England, Guinness created a beer in which the malt barley is roasted in a distinctive way that gives Guinness its dark color and unique taste. Guinness began to market its beer as a stout, and today, the name Guinness is largely synonymous with the style of stout.

Guinness Draught was created in 1959, and its complex texture and creamy head would ultimately make Guinness one of the most well known beers in the world. (Guinness Draught should not be confused with Guinness Extra Stout which is far more bitter and closer in taste to what beer drinkers drank in the 19th century.) Today, there are three types of Guinness Draught: the original Guinness Draught that is served on tap, Guinness Draught Cans, and Guinness Draught Bottles.

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The Lion's Bar in Prague

The Lion's Bar is not for everybody. That is to say that The Lion's Bar in Prague specifically caters to a specific clientele, and that clientele is British Sports fans and their mates. Or, to put it another way, The Lion's Bar is considered a "stag bar," whose clientele is almost completely comprised of visiting stags. Many pubs in Prague deny patronage to stag groups, so it is highly recommended that stag groups coming to Prague come with a full itinerary before arriving.

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American Beer Tastes Like Water?

Once upon a time, American beer actually did taste pretty good. But because of Prohibition, WWII, and the need for corporate profits, all of that changed. To read about how, you can . . .

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My 3 Favorite Beers

These are my three favorite beers, Guinness, Samuel Adams Boston Ale, and Pilsner Urquell.

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Beer Drinkers Fear Sale of Budweiser Budvar

Last week, the European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) held a press conference to denounce the idea of privatizing the Czech state-owned brewery, Budejovicky Budvar, brewer of the popular export beer, Budweiser Budvar (Czechvar in the United States). Basically, their only argument was that they feared that the quality of the beer may suffer as a result. And why? Because the brewery will clearly be purchased by the American brewing giant Anheuser-Busch, brewer of the beer that much of the world knows as Budweiser, within in the next year or two. They offered no evidence as to why the quality would suffer as result of Anheuser-Busch purchasing the brewery. Only inference.

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Pivovarsky Dum: A Micro-Brew Pub that Serves Up Great Beer and Great Czech Cuisine

If you're in Prague and you want to go just a little bit off the beaten path and experience a little bit of the local culture without getting completely lost in it, I would suggest visiting a place called Pivovarsky Dum. (It doesn't translate well, it's something like The Brewery House.) The beer is unique, but the food is purely Czech. It's conveniently located in the Nove Mesto section of Prague, one block from Karlovo Namesti (Charles Square).

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Drinking in Prague

No visit to the Czech Republic is complete without a visit to a traditional Czech pub, arguably the center of Czech social life. And to find out what you should know before sitting down in a pub in Prague, . . . click HERE>>>