Brewery Museum

The Brewery Museum, located in a 15th-century brewing house in Plzeň, showcases the history and process of beer brewing, featuring medieval cellars, a malt house, and a collection of beer-related artifacts.

Planning your visit

Pilsner is the most widely brewed beer style in the world, and it was invented in this city in 1842 — a pale, clear lager produced by the newly founded burghers' brewery using local soft water, Saaz hops and Bavarian bottom-fermenting yeast, at a moment when clear glassware was becoming affordable enough for people to see what they were drinking.

The Brewery Museum occupies a fifteenth-century malt house and brewing building in the old town, with medieval cellars cut into the rock beneath. The displays cover brewing from the medieval period, when Plzeň's citizens held brewing rights, through to industrial production, with a reconstructed pub, coopering tools, malting equipment and a substantial collection of beer-related objects.

The underground cellars, where beer was stored and ice cut, can be toured.

The Pilsner Urquell brewery itself offers a separate tour with tasting from unfiltered barrels.

Tickets typically include a glass of beer. Allow ninety minutes. Current availability is listed below.