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Coordinates : 48 ° 59 ′ 37 '' N 14 ° 28 ′ 34 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.9935766 ° N 14.4761973 ° E ﻿ / 48.9935766 ; 14.4761973 Budějovický Budvar , národní podnik <Td_colspan="2"> Trading name Budweiser Budvar Brewery Formerly Czech Joint - Stock Brewery ( 1895 -- 1930 ) Budvar - Czech Joint - Stock Brewery České Budějovice ( 1930 -- 1967 ) Type State - owned enterprise Industry Alcoholic beverages and brewing Founded 1895 ; 123 years ago ( 1895 ) Headquarters Karolíny Světlé 512 / 4 , České Budějovice , Czech Republic Key people Petr Dvorak ( CEO ) Adam Brož ( brewmaster ) Products Lager varieties , such as pale lager , dunkel and eisbock Production output 1.6 million hL of beer ( 2015 ) Revenue CZK 2,470 million ( 2015 ) Operating income CZK 349.8 million ( 2015 ) Number of employees 653 ( 2015 ) Website budweiser-budvar.cz Budweiser Budvar ( Czech : Budějovický Budvar ; Czech pronunciation : ( ˈbuɟɛjovit͡skiː ˈbudvar ) ; `` Budvar from Budweis '' ) is a brewery in the Czech city of České Budějovice ( German : Budweis ) , best known for its original Budweiser or Budweiser Budvar pale lager brewed using artesian water , Moravian barley and Saaz hops . Budweiser Budvar is the fourth largest beer producer in the Czech Republic and the second largest exporter of beer abroad . 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 '' ) . Contents 1 History 1.1 1265 -- 1895 1.2 1895 -- present 2 Budweiser Budvar 2.1 Production 2.2 Trademark dispute 2.3 Beers 3 List of brewmasters 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links History ( edit ) Budweiser Budvar 's headquarters and brewery in the Kněžské Dvory suburb of České Budějovice , pictured in 2011 1265 -- 1895 ( edit ) 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 Habsburg Monarchy after the war . A separate brewery , Budweiser Bürgerbräu ( Czech : Budějovický měšťanský pivovar ) was founded in 1795 by the city 's German - speaking citizens and started brewing Budweiser Bier in 1802 . The company began shipping its beer to the United States in 1875 . A year after , Adolphus Busch , a German immigrant to the United States and a businessman , encountered the brewery 's Budweiser often during his visit to Europe . Thus , he decided to name his own beer Budweiser and brew it according to the Bohemian process . Budweiser Bürgerbräu was acquired by Anheuser - Busch InBev in 2014 to aid its claim on the Budweiser trademark . 1895 -- present ( edit ) Budweiser Budvar Brewery was incorporated in 1895 as the Czech Joint Stock Brewery when local Czech breweries in České Budějovice , then part of Austria - Hungary , merged and started brewing Budweiser with new technology . With the German occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II and its communist - rule during the Cold War , the brewery was unable to compete with the American Anheuser - Busch as production faltered . By 1948 , all Czech breweries had been nationalized and during the communist regime , the quality of Czech beer reportedly diminished . The brewery reported in 2015 that it had grown by 226 % since 1991 and that its total sell volume had increased by 39 % in the last ten years . Budweiser Budvar ( edit ) Historical beer vats inside the brewery in České Budějovice , pictured in 2004 Production ( edit ) Budweiser Budvar beer is produced only in the brewery headquarters at České Budějovice according to the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot beer purity law from 1516 , drawing artesian water from wells beneath it and brewed with Moravian barley and Saaz hops , known as a noble hop variety , from the Žatec region . The lagers are matured for a minimum of 90 days . Nick Redmayne of the newspaper Independent contrasted this with 72 hours of brewing , the time after which mass - market beers are sold . In 2004 , the European Union awarded Budweiser Budvar a Protected Geographical Indication status as a traditionally and regionally produced good . Budweiser is considered the brewery 's `` signature product '' and a `` symbol of national pride '' . Author of influential books on beer , Michael Jackson , said the following of the company 's lager in 2002 : Budweiser Budvar is a great beer because it has great raw materials and great brewers . They produce it in a slow and painstaking way . Its integrity is best served by its being produced in its town of origin , in a region with pride in its beer . In 1990 , the company brewed 450,000 hectolitres of beer a year and exported to 18 countries ; in 2013 , 1.42 million hectolitres and 66 countries ; and in 2015 , 1.6 million hectolitres and 76 countries , respectively . It is the most bought foreign beer in Germany , selling approximately 290,000 hectolitres per year according to a 2016 news report and the best selling Czech beer in the United Kingdom according to a 2003 news report . Trademark dispute ( edit ) Budweiser as sold in Geneva , Switzerland in 2017 Main article : Budweiser trademark dispute Budweiser Budvar Brewery and the American brewery Anheuser - Busch have been engaged in an ongoing trademark dispute over the name Budweiser since the start of the 20th century . In 1939 , only one week before the German occupation of Czechoslovakia , Budweiser Budvar agreed to concede exclusive rights in the United States to the American brewery . During World War II and the Cold War , Budweiser Budvar was unable to compete with then independent Anheuser - Busch . In 1994 , then CEO of Budweiser Budvar Jiri Bocek decided not to sign a trademark agreement with the American brewery to divide their territory across the world . On 29 July 2010 , Anheuser - Busch lost its last - instance appeal in the European Court of Justice , meaning it may not register the name Budweiser as a European Union trademark for beer . Due to the trademark dispute , Budweiser Budvar beer is imported as Czechvar in Brazil , Canada , Mexico , Panama , Peru , Philippines and the United States and Anheuser - Busch sells its beer as Bud in most of the European Union . Beers ( edit ) Budweiser Budvar beer logo A mug of Budweiser pale lager The company states that by modifying the recipe it brews different types of Budweiser Budvar lager , such as : B : CLASSIC , a pale draught beer with 4.0 % ABV ( in Czech : 10 ° or Výčepní ) . B : ORIGINAL , 90 - day matured pale lager and flagship of the brand , marketed as a premium lager , contains 5.0 % ABV ( in Czech : 12 ° or Ležák ) . B : DARK , a dark lager with Munich , caramel and roasted malt and 4.7 % ABV ( in Czech : Tmavé ) . B : SPECIAL , the original pale lager with added cultures of yeast and 5.0 % ABV ( in Czech : Kroužkovaný ležák ) . CVIKL , an unfiltered yeast pale lager with 4.0 % ABV ( in Czech : Nefiltrované ) . B : STRONG , a strong pale lager matured for 200 days , contains 7.5 % ABV ( in Czech : 16 ° or Speciál ) . B : FREE , a low - alcohol beer with 0.5 % ABV ( in Czech : Nealkoholické ) . B : CRYO , an eisbock with 21 % ABV ( in Czech : Mražený speciál ) . Additionally , Budweiser Budvar brewery produces beer under the Pardál brand . Pardál , a pale draught beer with 3.8 % ABV . Pardál Echt , a pale lager with 4.5 % ABV . Pardál Echt kvasnicový , an unfiltered yeast beer with 4.5 % ABV . Pardálovo Bezové , an elderberry beer with 2 , 0 % ABV . List of brewmasters ( edit ) The following is a list of Budweiser Budvar Brewery 's brewmasters : Antonín Holeček , 1.4. 1895 -- 31.3. 1899 František Felix , 1.4. 1899 - 31.12. 1908 Josef Brych , 1.1. 1909 -- 26.2. 1919 Vladimír Kořán , 1.3. 1919 - 31.12. 1935 Oldřich Miškovský , 1.1. 1936 -- 30.4. 1942 Václav Rambousek , 1.5. 1942 -- 10.4. 1948 Rudolf Smolík , 1.1. 1949 -- 31.7. 1959 Miloš Heide , 1.8. 1959 -- 31.12. 1984 Josef Tolar , 1.1. 1985 -- 31.12. 2008 Adam Brož , 1.1. 2009 -- present See also ( edit ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Budweiser Budvar . Beer in the Czech Republic Microbrewery Pilsner References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` Budweiser Budvar Brewery 's 2015 business and economic results '' . Budějovický Budvar , n.p. 2016 - 07 - 21 . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 06 . ^ Jump up to : `` Wem gehört das deutsche Bier ? '' . Frankfurter Allgemeine ( in German ) . 2016 - 02 - 16 . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 05 . ^ Jump up to : Redmayne , Nick ( 2017 - 11 - 09 ) . `` How Budweiser Budvar became the heart of Czech beer culture '' . The Independent . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 05 . Jump up ^ `` MAPA : Komu patří pivovary v Česku ? Čtyři piva z deseti jsou z Prazdroje '' . iDNES.cz. 14 October 2015 . ^ Jump up to : Remakant , Manu ( 2017 - 07 - 30 ) . `` What 's in a Name ? Do n't Ask Bud Lovers That '' . CNN - News18 . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 06 . ^ Jump up to : Cunningham , Benjamin ( 2014 - 01 - 27 ) . `` Where a Budweiser Is n't Allowed to Be a Budweiser '' . Time . ISSN 0040 - 781X . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 05 . Jump up ^ `` History of the brewery '' . Budějovický Budvar , n.p . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Budweiser Budvar Brewery 's trademarks '' . Budějovický Budvar , n.p . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 06 . ^ Jump up to : Englund , Terje B. ( 2004 ) . The Czechs in a Nutshell . Prague : Baset . pp. 37 -- 38 . ISBN 8073400510 . Jump up ^ Kenety , Brian ( 2005 - 08 - 22 ) . `` Centuries - old ' Budweiser Bier ' heading for St Louis to take on American giant '' . Radio Praha . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 06 . ^ Jump up to : Notte , Jason ( 2016 - 05 - 11 ) . `` Budweiser 's ' America ' no longer exists '' . MarketWatch . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 06 . Jump up ^ Rousek , Leos ( 2014 - 07 - 02 ) . `` InBev Buys Brewery Where Budweiser Name Began '' . Wall Street Journal . ISSN 0099 - 9660 . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 06 . Jump up ^ Jackson , Michael ( 2002 - 05 - 02 ) . `` Does the world understand Czech beers ? '' ( Speech at the Czech Embassy in London ) . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 05 . Jump up ^ Willoughby , Ian ( 2003 - 03 - 26 ) . `` Enjoying a Czech beer in London '' . Radio Praha . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 05 . Jump up ^ Watkins , Kirby ( 2007 ) . Fair Use of Trademarks : Anheuser - Busch v Budějovicky Budvar . Prague : Charles University . Jump up ^ `` Judgment in Case C - 214 / 09 P Anheuser - Busch Inc. v OHIM and Budĕjovický Budvar , národní podnik '' ( PDF ) . Court of Justice of the European Union . 2010 - 07 - 29 . Jump up ^ `` Contact us '' . www.czechvar.com . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 05 . Jump up ^ `` First Czech beer to hit PHL market '' . BusinessMirror. 2017 - 10 - 22 . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Naše pivo '' . Budvar.cz . Jump up ^ `` Pivo Pardál ... pivo vyladěné samotnými pijáky ! '' . Pardal.cz . Jump up ^ Rail , Evan ( 2009 - 01 - 15 ) . `` A New Brewmaster Takes Over at Budweiser Budvar '' . Beer Culture . Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 06 . Further reading ( edit ) Hall , Timothy ( 2003 ) . `` Pivo and Pohoda : The Social Conditions and Symbolism of Czech Beer Drinking '' . Anthropology of East Europe Review . 21 : 109 -- 126 . King , Jeremy ( 2005 ) . Budweisers into Czechs and Germans : A Local History of Bohemian Politics , 1848 - 1948 . New Jersey : Princeton University Press . ISBN 9780691122342 . 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