| Brno Pub Guide |
| Bars - Brewpubs - Beer gardens |
| Introduction | |
The CityBrno, capital of Moravia, is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, with a population of over 350,000. Its industrial past (it used to be called the Czech Manchester) means that it attracts far fewer tourists than more scenic Czech towns. Which is a shame, as there is plenty worth seeing.On a personal note, Brno is where I met my wife. Unsurprisingly, in a pub, one which sold 12% světlá Černá Hora for a very reasonable 4 crowns. It wasn't the poshest of places, but the beer was good. And you had the free entertainment of trolleybus drivers trying to re-attach the poles after taking a sharp corner too fast. I don't know if the place is still there, but Hostinec U Putny will give you a taste of the atmosphere. | Noted
Brno citizens Johann Gregor Mendl (born 1822) Abbott of the Augustinian monastery in Old Brno, who laid down the basis of modern genetics. His work wasn't properly understood until 40 years after it was first published. The town has a square named after him. Milan Kundera, writer of amongst others, the novels "The Unbearable Llightness of Being" and the book of laughter and forgetting. A wonderful writer and one of the reasons I learned Czech. |
Brno sightsŠpilberk CastleStuck on a precipitous hill close to the city centre, Špilberk has a long and sometimes dark history. It was first built in the 13th century, though I doubt much of that remains. It's open every day (except Monday) 09:00 to 17:00 and costs 40 crowns, if you want to go and have a look. Access is from the streets Husova (pedestrians) or Űvoz (vehicles). Mendelianum Located at the foot of the castle hill, the Mendelianum celebrates the famous monk botanist, Johann Gregor Mendl (see above). It costs a mere 8 crowns. |
AddressesŠpilberk CastleŠpilberk 1 , Brno Tel. +420 542 123 611 Fax: +420 542 123 613 http://www.spilberk.cz/ Mendelianum Údolní 39, 602 00 Brno Tel: 542 216 216 http://www.mzm.cz/mzm/expozice/mendelianum.html Open Monday to Friday 08.00-16.00 Public transport Dopravní podnik mesta Brna http://www.dpmb.cz/ Brno transport authority IDOS http://www.jizdnirady.cz/ConnForm.asp?tt=c&cl=E5 A transport planner for the whole Czech Republic, in English. |
Brno pubsIn the Communist days, Brno's pubs sold beer from a wide range of breweries, not just Moravian ones like Černá Hora. The large Bohemian concerns - Pilsner Urquell, Staropramen, Krušovice and Velkopopovický Kozel. Considering the size of the brewery, surprisingly few pubs had local Starobrno beer. I used to wonder where they sold it all.The situation doesn't seem to have chaged too much, Černá Hora is still about, Velkopopovický Kozel, too. Though with them, Pilsner Urquell, Staropramen and Krušovice all owned by pushy multinationals, it isn't a great shock. Similarly, more Starobrno is about, though they're also a multinational cog.. The choice of beers available in a pub has improvewd significantly since the communist days. Then most pubs sold a single beer, usually a pale lager. The opportunity to stock wider range saw the availability of draught dark lagers improve significantly. |
Brno breweriesThere are three breweries: industrial-strength Starobrno (owned by Heineken) and two brewpubs, Pegas and U Richarda.Starobrno was bought by the Austrian group BBAG (since taken over by Heineken) in 1994. Approximately 650,000 hl a year are produced. It brews a wide range of bottom-fermenting beers between 8° and 14° Plato. They include a 13° dark lager and a 14° Märzen. Pegas founded in 1991, just 3 years after the Velvet Revolution, was one of the Czech Republic's first brewpubs. It brews a dark lager, a pale lager and a pale wheat beer, all unfiltered. There's also a filtered version of the pale lager. All are 12° Plato. Around 2,500 hl is brewed each year. Brewpub U Richarda.is the city's youngest brewery, only starting in 2004. It's also the least conveniently placed, sitting in a village on the outer edges of town. They brew light and dark 12° lagers. |
| Brno Pub Guide |
| Pub Listings |
| Hospoda Stodola | |
| pasáž Hotelu Slovan, Lidická 23, 659 89 Brno. Tel: 776 289 306 Fax: Email: http://www.stodola.net |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Thur 11:00 23:00, Fri 11:00 24:00, Sat 12:00 - 24:00, Sun 12:00 - 23:00 |
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| Food: Snacks, meals 50-60 kr. | |
| A simple pub with a brick bar and dead animal skins on the walls. | |
| Rating: | Public transport: Tram 1, 6, 7. |
| Hospoda U Orla | |
| Mácova 15, 621 00 Brno - Ivanovice. Tel: 0605 - 263069 Fax: Email: martin.jarolim@centrum.cz http://sweb.cz/uorla/ |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11:00 - , Sat 16:00 - , Sunday closed. |
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| Food: Snacks 20-40 kr, meals 40-85 kr. | |
| Single-storey pub with a simple interior. | |
| Rating: | Public transport: 41 bus to Ivanovice. |
| Hospůdka za divadlem | |
| Za divadlem 2, 602 00 Brno. Tel: 542 214 634 Fax: Email: http://www.hospudkazadivadlem.cz |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11:00 - 23:00, Sat - Sun closed. |
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| Food: Snacks 35-80 kr, meals 50-190 kr. Beer: 10° 17 kr, 12° 21 kr for 0.5l. | |
| Pub next to the theatre in the town centre. | |
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| Hostinec U Putny | |
| Václavská 233/10 603 00 Brno - Staré Brno. Tel: 543 241 477 Fax: Email: http://www.uputny.cz/ |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Fri 10:00 - 22:00, Sat 13:00 - 22:00, Sunday closed. |
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| Food: Snacks, meals. Beer 15.80 kr for 0.5l. | |
| A basic, unspoilt pub in Old Brno. It has a small beer garden. | |
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| Sherlock Holmes Pub | |
| Jakubské nám. 2, 602 00 Brno. Tel: 542 214 720 Fax: Email: email:office@sherlockholmespub.cz http://www.sherlockholmespub.cz |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Fri 09:00 - 24:00, Sat - Sun 11:00 - 24:00 |
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| Number of draught beers: 4 | |
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| Food: Snacks 40-80 kr, meals 70-190 kr. Beer: 10° 18 kr, 12° 25 kr for 0.5l. | |
| English pub in a spectacular art-nouveau building in the town centre. There are bottled beers from Britain, Belgium and Holland. | |
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| Pegas Hostinský Pivovar | |
| Jakubské nám. 4, 602 00 Brno. Tel: 542 210 104 Fax: 542 211 232 Email: reception@hotelpegas.cz http://www.hotelpegas.cz/ |
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| Brewpub in a traditional beer hall with a beamed roof. Also a hotel. | |
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| Černohorská pivnice | |
| Kapucínské námestí 412/1, 602 00 Brno. Tel: 542 212 173 Fax: Email: http:// |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Sun 10:00 - 22:00 | |
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| Food: Snacks, meals. | |
| Beerhall close to the main station. | |
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| Restaurace U Jošta | |
| Veselá 37, 602 00 Brno. Tel: 542 214 546 Fax: 777 946 328 Email: info@ujosta.cz http://www.ujosta.cz/ |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Thur 11:00 - 23:00, Fri - Sat 11:00 - 24:00, Sunday closed. |
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| Number of draught beers: 5 | |
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| Food: Snacks 35 - 100 kr, meals 60-180 kr. Beer 21 kr for 0.5l. | |
| Cellar pub/restaurant in the centre of town. It has a beer garden. | |
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| Krušovická Restaurace U Lucerny | |
| Veverí 20, Brno. Tel: 549 252 042 Fax: Email: restaurace@ulucerny.cz http://www.ulucerny.cz |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Sun 11:00 - 24:00, Sat 10:00 - |
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| Food: Snacks 35-70 kr, meals 90-250 kr. Beer 23 kr for 0.5l. | |
| Large pub/restaurant on the northern edge of the city centre. In a slightly tacky rustic style. There is a beer garden. | |
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| Hostinec Slunecnice | |
| Famerovo námestí 17, 618 00 Brno. Tel: 548 535 100, 602 504 584 Fax: 548 212 987 Email: rest.slunecnice@email.cz http:// |
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| Opening hours: Mon - Thur 10:30 - 23:00, Fri 10:30 - 24:00, Sat 11:00 - 24:00, Sunday closed. |
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| Food: Snacks 20-75 kr, meals 80-220 kr. Beer: 10° 21 kr, 14° 27 kr for 0.5l. | |
| Large, modern pub/restaurant in the South of the city. | |
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| Kings Head | |
| Tř. kpt. Jaroše 26, 602 00 Brno. Tel: 545 245 270 http://www.englishpub.cz/ |
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| Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00 - 23:00 | |
| Number of draught beers: 3 | |
| Number of bottled beers: 5 | |
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| Food: Snacks, meals. Beer 10° 20kc, Pilsner 12° 28kc, Hoegaarden 34kc for 0.5l. | |
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English pub that claims to be the only one in Brno to offer a full English
breakfast.It has Sky for anyone wanting to catch up on the Premiership or rugby. Photos courtesy of George. |
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| Brno Pub Guide |
| Outing |
| Zámecký pivovar Oslavany | |
| Zámek 1, 664 12 Oslavany. Tel: 6027 39122 Fax: 5464 25460 Email: tomeking@quick.cz Homepage: www.zamek-oslavany.com |
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| Food: Snacks, meals | |
| Brewpub in a castle. Read a detailed
report of a visit to the brewery. |
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| Rating: | Public transport: Oslavany is about 30 km from Brno. To find bus connections between the two, you can use this journey planner (in English). The journey takes just under an hour. There's a service about every 30 minutes. |
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