Archive record · Brewery
Gambrinus
Plzeň, Plzeňský kraj, Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
- Founded
- 1869
- Archive ID
- TB-ZNNKB2S1
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.
From the record
Summary
Recorded in the source workbook as "Gambrinus brewery lineage". Continuity as recorded: CONTINUITY NOT Fully audited. Brewery lineage and current brand. Founder: UNKNOWN. Owner/parent as recorded: Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s. Official Prazdroj history traces the Gambrinus brewery to 1869. Separate lineage ID retained to avoid collapsing a documented brewery identity into the Pilsner Urquell brand; facility-level deduplication remains explicit.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it is
49.74650, 13.38630
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapThe People
Behind the beer
Zürich brewery history
Zürich brewery history
Zürich brewery history
The Beer Library
Beers
Gambrinus Unpasteurized 10°
CURRENT OFFICIAL RANGEPale draught beer
Official Prazdroj brand page; exact package availability not normalized.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gambrinus Unpasteurized 11
CURRENT OFFICIAL RANGEPale lager
Official Prazdroj brand page; exact package availability not normalized.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gambrinus Unpasteurized 12°
CURRENT OFFICIAL RANGEPale lager
Official Prazdroj brand page; exact package availability not normalized.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gambrinus Unfiltered Lager
CURRENT OFFICIAL RANGEUnfiltered pale lager
Official Prazdroj brand page; exact package availability not normalized.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gambrinus Original 10°
CURRENT OFFICIAL RANGEPale draught beer
Official Prazdroj brand page; exact package availability not normalized.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gambrinus Patron 12
CURRENT OFFICIAL RANGEPale lager
Official Prazdroj brand page; exact package availability not normalized.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gambrinus Dry
CURRENT OFFICIAL RANGEDry pale beer
Official Prazdroj brand page; exact package availability not normalized.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gambrinus
Year-RoundLager
Current Prazdroj brand/brewery identity. (ACTIVE)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record compiled in Tally's Czech Republic master, Pass 01 — national and historical anchors (research workbook), which cited https://www.prazdroj.cz/en/znacka/gambrinus for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Czech Republic master, Pass 01 — national and historical anchors (research workbook) · Compiled with ChatGPT web search under the Tally's workbook protocol · 2026-08
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Gambrinus
- Who owns Gambrinus?
- Gambrinus is recorded as owned by Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s., which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- When was Gambrinus founded?
- Gambrinus was founded in 1869 in Plzeň, Plzeňský kraj, Czechia.
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