- Velkopopovický Kozel
Velkopopovický Kozel is a Czech
lager produced since 1874 [http://www.kozel.cz/en/about_brewery/history.html History] - Velkopopovický Kozel] . In that year, Franz Ringhoffer had founded a brewery inVelké Popovice (Großpopowitz) nearPrague . Their symbol is a goat (Kozel, „Großpopowitzer Ziegenbock“).In 1995, the company was purchased by the Radegast Brewery, which merged with the
Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. Brewery in 1999, only to be purchased bySABMiller the same year.Within the Czech Republic, Kozel is available as a Pale, a Medium, a Premium, and a Dark beer.
Production has been licensed in
Russia ,Israel ,Hungary , andSlovakia , making Kozel the most popular Czech Beer outside the Czech Republic. [http://www.kozel.cz/en/news/news/params/128.html Velkopopovický Kozel is the most successful Czech beer abroad] - Velkopopovický Kozel]References
External links
* [http://www.kozel.cz Velkopopovický Kozel Official Site]
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