Scandinavia
2024
Bernard Crowned Best Czech Beer of 2024
The Bernard Family Brewery has claimed the top spot in the Czech Beer of the Year 2024 awards, securing its place as a national favorite.

Organized by the Czech Beer and Malt Association, the annual competition evaluates beers across 27 categories, spotlighting the diversity and quality of Czech brewing. Bernard’s latest victory reaffirms its reputation for crafting exceptional beer in a country renowned as the global leader in beer consumption and production.

 
Here are the association's top picks for 2024 Czech beers and breweries of the year :
  • Pale Draft Beer: Bernard 10, Bernard
  • Pale Lager: Festive lager with fine yeast, Bernard
  • Strong Beer: F. L. Věk, Pivovar Rampušák
  • Bottom-Fermented Dark or Amber Beer: St. Norbert Dark Lager, Pivovar Strahov
  • Wheat Beer: Primátor Weizen, Primátor
  • Top Fermented Pale Beer: Volt Baterka, Pivovar Volt
  • Top Fermented Dark or Amber Beer: The Darkness, Pivovar Permon
  • Sour Beer: Raspberry Sorbet, Pivovar Siberria
  • Nomadic Brewery of the Year: Pivovar Chroust
  • Microbrewery of the Year: Pivovar Strahov
  • Brewery of the Year: Rodinný pivovar Bernard
  • Brewer of the Year: Václav Berka, Plzeňský Prazdroj