Modern Beer Styles
Nearly all beer brewed in the Czech Republic is pilsener lager. This varies in colour from pale (Světlé), through amber (Polotmavé) and dark (Tmavé) to black (Černé) and in strength from 3-9% abv. Top-fermented wheat beer (Pšeničné pivo) is also available.
According to Czech law, categories of beer, regardless of colour or style, are:
- lehké - a "light" beer brewed below 8° Balling and with less than 130kJ per 100ml
- výčepní - "tap" beer, though it can be bottled, brewed between 8° and 10°
- ležák - "lager" beer, brewed between 11° and 12.99°
- premium - "special" beer, brewed above 13°
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