Budvar
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| Budweiser Budvar Brewery | |
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Formerly called
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| State-owned enterprise | |
| Industry | Alcoholic beverages and brewing |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Headquarters | Karolíny Světlé 512/4, České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
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Key people
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| Products | Lager varieties, such as pale lager, dunkel and eisbock |
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Production output
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 1.6 million hL of beer (2015) |
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CZK 2,470 million (2015) |
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CZK 349.8 million (2015) |
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Number of employees
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653 (2015) |
| Website | budweiser-budvar |
Coordinates: 48°59′37″N 14°28′34″E / 48.9935766°N 14.4761973°E
Budweiser Budvar (Czech: Budějovický Budvar; Czech pronunciation: [ˈbuɟɛjovit͡skiː ˈbudvar]; "Budvar from Budweis") Brewery, located in the Czech city of České Budějovice (German: Budweis) is best known for its original Budweiser or Budweiser Budvar pale lager brewed in accordance with the 1516 Reinheitsgebot law using artesian water, Moravian barley and Saaz hops.
The state-owned brewery and its Budweiser pale lager have been engaged in a dispute with Anheuser-Busch, a brewery in the United States, over the right to market and sell the beer under the name Budweiser since the start of the 20th century. The brewery is incorporated as Budějovický Budvar, národní podnik ("Budweiser Budvar, national corporation").
The history of brewing in České Budějovice (German: Budweis) dates back to 1265, when Ottokar II, King of Bohemia, granted the city brewing rights. At one point, the city was the imperial brewery of the Holy Roman Empire. Likewise, nearby towns were forbidden from brewing to promote a good drink. To distinguish beer coming for Budweis from other regions, it was called Budweiser Bier ("beer from Budweis" in German). By early 16th century, the Czech brewing industry was providing up to 87% of the total revenue for municipalities. The Thirty Years' War between 1618 and 1648, however, devastated much of Central Europe and with it, the Czech beer industry. Concurrently, the Kingdom of Bohemia became a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the war.
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