Pilsner Urquell Brewery
Pilsner Urquell Brewery
4.5
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Get to know the Pilsner Urquell legend! We brewed the first pilsner type lager in the world with its characteristic full taste and limpid golden colour in 1842. It has been a model beer for more than 80% of existing beer brands so far. It owes its uniqueness to high quality ingredients and a unique brewing procedure. Go on a tour of the Pilsner Urquell brewery, and get to know the story of the legend born in 1842.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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DavidDundonald
Edinburgh, UK889 contributions
Aug 2024 • Friends
We had high hope for this tour - but it turned out to be very average.
Good points - The guide was very informative, but she had a tendency to talk down to us as if we were small badly behaved children. The cost of the tour was fine.
Not so good - We spent far too long going to look at the bottling and canning plant. No-one needs to get on a bus to go and see that and spend 15 mins looking at bottles. The tasting beer part was absolutely minimal - one small glass. In an almost 2 hr tour, you get 8 minutes having a small drink of the product. This is a joke.
I don't know what passes for Health & Safety in Czechia but having very old people wandering around with strollers is not a good idea on wet floors 25 meters underground.
I would not recommend the tour unless you are a beer geek.
Good points - The guide was very informative, but she had a tendency to talk down to us as if we were small badly behaved children. The cost of the tour was fine.
Not so good - We spent far too long going to look at the bottling and canning plant. No-one needs to get on a bus to go and see that and spend 15 mins looking at bottles. The tasting beer part was absolutely minimal - one small glass. In an almost 2 hr tour, you get 8 minutes having a small drink of the product. This is a joke.
I don't know what passes for Health & Safety in Czechia but having very old people wandering around with strollers is not a good idea on wet floors 25 meters underground.
I would not recommend the tour unless you are a beer geek.
Written August 25, 2024
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duhoz
Beroun, Czech Republic7,690 contributions
Oct 2022
Interesting tour through the legendary brewery. First beer, the lager Pilsner type- bottom fermentation brewed in 1492 by Josef Groll. You will learn about the ingredients, beer manufacturing, visit the cellars and taste unpasteurized beer. The tour can be taken individually duration about 60 min, 100 CZK open every day from 10 am to 6 pm.
After the museum tour you can take the beer taping school at the e Secese centre (very nice interior). The program includes: Workshop of beer tapping and care for beer, Unlimited consumption of Pilsner Urquell beer tapped by yourself, delicious goulash and one a half-litre Pilsner Urquell beer glass. The tour in many languages available.
After the museum tour you can take the beer taping school at the e Secese centre (very nice interior). The program includes: Workshop of beer tapping and care for beer, Unlimited consumption of Pilsner Urquell beer tapped by yourself, delicious goulash and one a half-litre Pilsner Urquell beer glass. The tour in many languages available.
Written October 20, 2022
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Stephenjohnallan
Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany217 contributions
Feb 2023 • Friends
Amazing tour full of history and knowledge. But…the flow of the tour was wrong. Tell a story from start to finish! Yet this journey started basically at the end - with bottling. More than one beer would have been nice too. BUT WORST OF ALL IS CUSTOMER SERVICE. We had to change our preferred day for a large group tour. We provided them 36 hours advance notice. Yet they are closed on the weekends (despite tours operating). So we had to book the tickets a second time and then requested a refund on the original booking. They refused. This is highly disappointing considering the money we spent on the tour and especially merchandise in the shop afterwards. Beware!
Written March 1, 2023
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Beni H
London, UK15 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Great tour available in many languages. Tour guide kept us engaged. Exclusive taste test (for 18+) of unfiltered beer straight from the barrel at the end as it had just finished brewing. Good H&S, humour would recommend for anyone, especially those into cultural history and beer.
Written July 28, 2023
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ulangutan
Dereham, UK256 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
Pilsner Urquell is killer beer & this was an opportunity to see how it's made.
The tour is pretty long, around 2 hours & ours was quite busy but we really enjoyed it & our guide was excellent.
You see how the beer is brewed, stored, bottled & shipped as well as learning about the history of the brewery & the beer itself.
Best part, trying the unfiltered (unpasteurised) beer down in the cellar. I love unfiltered beer, so that was a real treat.
If you're coming to Plzen, definitely come here, it's a brilliant way to learn about the history, not just of the city's most famous export, but the city itself.
Great attraction.
The tour is pretty long, around 2 hours & ours was quite busy but we really enjoyed it & our guide was excellent.
You see how the beer is brewed, stored, bottled & shipped as well as learning about the history of the brewery & the beer itself.
Best part, trying the unfiltered (unpasteurised) beer down in the cellar. I love unfiltered beer, so that was a real treat.
If you're coming to Plzen, definitely come here, it's a brilliant way to learn about the history, not just of the city's most famous export, but the city itself.
Great attraction.
Written April 2, 2023
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MadBeer
Copenhagen, Denmark560 contributions
Jul 2022 • Solo
A must see if you are just a bit interested in the history of the pilsener. The brewery is the right in the middle where the pilsener was created some 180,years ago. An interesting tour thru the historical part and the modern part of the brewery competently guided by an entusiastic and well prepared guide. Cant remember her name, but she was very good and easy to understand. The tour ends in the cellar where a small amount af unfiltered and unpastaurized Urqell are still lagered on huge barrels. You get to taste this direct from the barrel and that isba truely great beer.
Written July 7, 2022
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JU
Ljubljana, Slovenia183 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
If you are a fan of beer or not, you definitely should visit the Pilsner Urquell factory. You get a lot of information about brewing a beer, all of the Plzen beer history and you can even see the brewery facilities and taste the beer directly from the barrel. Take the tour and expect to need a least 2-3 hours.
Written August 11, 2023
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Stefanie H
Lincoln, NE1,768 contributions
Jun 2022
We took a day trip to Pilsen from Prague in order to visit the brewery, and it was great! The brewery complex is a short walk from the train station. There is a visitors center, the brewery, a gift shop, and a restaurant within the gates. Be sure to sign up for a tour ahead of time, since different languages are held at different times. Our guide was very interesting, and we got to drink out of the barrel at the end of the tour. Lots of fun!
Written August 6, 2022
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John K
Knaresborough, UK1,630 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Ok, we were staying in Prague for 4 days and booked this tour. We didn't realise it was in Plzen...our fault totally. Plzen is actually 1.5 hours away by train and we worked out train there, tour train back is pretty much a full day. We nearly didn't go by we are so glad we, it's a fantastic experience. The brewery is huge, covers that much ground you get a bus to see the building . Bottling plant was awesome along with the numbers of bees bottled.
Ended with a tasting in the underground cellars, superb and would recommend it. We really enjoyed it and it was worth the day out of Prague....we went early and explored Plzen.
Ended with a tasting in the underground cellars, superb and would recommend it. We really enjoyed it and it was worth the day out of Prague....we went early and explored Plzen.
Written October 13, 2023
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Thomas L
Leeds, UK70 contributions
Aug 2022
It was great visiting this brewery, especially going down into the cellars. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and provided very interesting commentary on the history of the brewery. The tour is well priced and also includes a beer in the cellar. Overall, a very interesting visit.
Written September 23, 2022
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Hi, can I tour this on my own and at my leisure. I don't want the 8 hour tour but would like to come and see this.
Written April 6, 2022
Здравствуйте, подскажите, дегустация ограничена по времени и количеству?)
Written September 12, 2019
Были на экскурсии 05.09.2019. При дегустации можно было подходить за добавкой (3 бокала по 0.3 я выпил:)). На дегустацию дают минут 15-20 дают.
Written September 15, 2019
Celticman
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Hello, I do not have time for a brewery tour however if I was at the brewery would I stop be able to enjoy a beer? In other word does your brewery have a taproom inside it?
Written July 31, 2019
Yes, there is a fantastic brewery restaurant.
Written January 1, 2020
Salve da dove si può effettuare il tour perla fabbrica partendo da Praga? Bisogna prenotare o si può acquistare al momento?
Written July 28, 2019
Io avevo una macchina .Non necessità prenotazione.
Written July 28, 2019
How do I get there by Train from Prague ?
Which station to board, and where to alight in Pilsen for the Brewery ?
Also, how much for a single ticket, and round ticket ?
Written June 9, 2019
Hi, it’s main train station in Pilsen
All other infos: prazdrojvisit.cz/en/
Enjoy!!
Jiri
Written June 9, 2019
Is it possible to buy a bus ticket Praha-Plzen in Zlicin?
Tks.
Written September 17, 2018
You can buy the tickets online
On regiojet com
Written September 22, 2018
Ciao a tutti, sapete dirmi se è obbligatorio prenotare per la visita al birrificio oppure se è possibile anche pagare all'arrivo? Grazie mille in anticipo
Written August 20, 2018
gilbertpflumio
Brumath, France
Y a-t-il des horaires precis et quel est le tarif nous serons 8 personnes mi juin
Merci
Written June 3, 2018
bonjour ,
il y a des départs réguliers dans la journée ( toutes les heures ) . Par contre les visites se font soit en anglais, allemand ou tcheque. Un écran à l'accueil indique l'horaire des départs et la langue.
pour le prix il faut compter env 4-5 euros par personne.
par contre ne pas oublier d'enmener des gilets ou vestes car la visite de la cave se fait avec 7/8 degres !!
Written June 3, 2018
Подскажите пожалуйста где можно приобрести экскурсию с русским гидом на пивоварню? Лучше это сделать заранее или можно непосредственно перед экскурсией?
Written April 9, 2018
Добрый день! Прямо на пивоварне покупаете. Заказываете экскурсию на русском языке и всё.
Written May 31, 2018
Does the brewery tour also include the underground ??
Or do we need to get separate tickets for each?
Written March 29, 2018
Hi! The tour includes all aspects of the brewery, including the underground, a beer tasting, the processing plant, and ends in the gift shop. It was very enjoyable. Book your tickets in advance would be my word of advice to you. Enjoy! Prost!--
Written March 30, 2018
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