In addition, the organizers aimed to introduce newly established microbreweries from various regions of the Czech Republic to Prague residents.
As every year, a limited edition of the festival beer was available for tasting, this time named with the poetic name Vltavská Čubička (Vltava Bitch). For the first time in the festival’s history, it was a top-fermented beer, specifically an American-style wheat beer, or American Wheat Ale. 500 liters were brewed by brewer Josef Zatloukal at Rodinný pivovar Krušnohor in Kraslice in the Sokolov region. There was also great interest among festival visitors in the Festival Beer Coaster and label of the same name.
The tasting festival exclusively of Czech microbreweries on the Rašínovo nábřeží riverbank was held for the sixth time this year. The “Pivo na Náplavce” festival has been conceived as a tasting festival since its beginning. By this, its organizers mainly want to express that not only wine, but also beer can be tasted, it can be given proper attention and a higher cultural level, which it certainly deserves. 200 specials from fifty-two Czech microbreweries, plus the festival beer, a varied offer of Czech and international cuisine, and last but not least, music performed by progressive and interesting live music formations, all of this was available to several thousand domestic and foreign visitors. Lovers of Czech lager as well as enthusiasts of top-fermented beers like ale, stout, wheat, and many others found something to enjoy. In the warm weather, a varied assortment of lemonades, made directly by the participating breweries, was also welcome.
Key Details
- Edition: VII. (VI. on Náplavka)
- Date: June 15 and 16, 2018 (Friday 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM)
- Location: Rašínovo nábřeží, i.e., the Vltava riverbank – the area between Palacký Bridge and Railway Bridge
- Organizer: Archetyp, z. s.
- Goals: To introduce interested individuals to the production of small Czech breweries, offer contact with owners/brewers, present newly established breweries.
- Participants: 52 breweries, more than 200 beer specials.
- Festival Beer: Vltavská Čubička (Vltava Bitch) (first top-fermented festival beer - American Wheat Ale, 500 liters, brewed by Rodinný pivovar Krušnohor in Kraslice). Interest in the festival coaster and label.
- Festival Concept: Tasting-focused, emphasizing the cultural level of drinking beer.
- Offerings: Festival beer, varied gastronomy, wide range of beer styles, lemonades from breweries.
- Accompanying Program: Live music performances.
- Attendance: Several thousand domestic and foreign visitors (exact estimate not provided in the text, just “several thousand”).
