Pilsner Urquell Brewery
Pilsner Urquell Brewery
4.5
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 5:00 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.
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  • Maddie
    Anaheim, California4 contributions
    Such a cool experience
    Went on this tour with a group of alum from college. I was so impressed with this tour and especially our tour guide whose name I don’t remember unfortunately, but you could tell how knowledgeable and passionate she is about the brewery. Viewing the current bottling/recycling process, how they source ingredients, and the brewing process was fascinating and displayed so well. My absolute favorite was the tour into the underground beer cave/storage. A really unique experience to be able to drink the chilled beer straight from the massive kegs. Also, amazing gift shop 👌🏻
    Visited May 2022
    Travelled with friends
    Written 22 December 2022
  • ulangutan
    Dereham, United Kingdom205 contributions
    Great way to spend an afternoon
    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.
    Visited April 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 2 April 2023
  • Dan P
    1 contribution
    Brewery Tour Urqell
    Was on a brewery tour with a fantastic tour guide name Patracia. She had a unique, and at times funny, way to conway the history of the brewery. Her english was clean and without any accent at all. As a bonus info. She is also an actor. So 5 star from me and wife.
    Visited May 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 31 May 2023
  • William G
    15 contributions
    Mecca for beer aficionados
    If truly enjoy BEER, this is has to be on your bucket list! I’ve made 2 pilgrimages here. The birth place of clear beer ! And it tastes wonderful! Tour is excellent! Easy train trip (2+ hours) from Prague!
    Visited August 2022
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 19 June 2023
  • Beni H
    London, United Kingdom3 contributions
    Great guide for all, especially beer and culture lovers.
    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.
    Visited July 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 28 July 2023
  • JU
    Ljubljana, Slovenia131 contributions
    Best brewery tour in Plzen
    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.
    Visited August 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 11 August 2023
  • Nate080411
    Nashua, New Hampshire985 contributions
    A must if you have the time in Prague
    Since we were spending a few days in Prague we decided to take a tour company out to the Pilsner Urquell Brewery for their brewery tour. Overall we had a very good experience with the tour. You do get to see multiple areas of their operation in action before going into their cellar for the tasting. No doubt the final 3rd of the tour was our favorite part. You go into their old original cellar for a private tasting. Our tour guide was very good, she spoke great English and was able to command a room. Our only draw back were the large size of the group made it a bit awkward to ask questions.
    Visited September 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 4 September 2023
  • Diana H
    Bucharest, Romania153 contributions
    Interesting experience
    We took a guided tour at the brewery. The guide showed us the old and the new brewery and the process of making the beer. It also has an interactive part which was nice, I won't give out spoilers. You can also eat at the restaurant from the same courtyard, which the guide will kindly recommend but their food is quite good and the beers are cold.
    Visited April 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 1 October 2023
  • Relax65747927391
    5 contributions
    Awesome tour. Do it and you will love it.
    Best beer tour ever. Serious this tour is awesome in every way. Informative, historical, fun, and includes drinking a fresh unpasteurized beer straight from a tapped barrel in an underground cooling cave. If you are anywhere near the city of Pisen you must stop here and take the tour.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 3 October 2023
  • John K
    Knaresborough, United Kingdom1,628 contributions
    Very good.
    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.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 13 October 2023
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Sue_of_London
lliheus33 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
Disappointing. We chose the tour which included the bottling plant, but the plant wasn't working that day, so there wasn't much to look at.

Being a large factory, we were expecting to see how beer is made in bulk in a factory, instead the tour just focused on how beer is made in general. If you've been to any brewery before, then there is nothing new to see. The beer sample was just one glass, so nothing to compare or learn.
Written 28 November 2023
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Michaela
20 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Fantastic, employees knew what they were talking about. Long and detailed and a very unique experience to go into the cellers. Well, worth the day trip!
Written 27 November 2023
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John K
Knaresborough, UK1,628 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.
Written 13 October 2023
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Relax65747927391
5 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Best beer tour ever. Serious this tour is awesome in every way. Informative, historical, fun, and includes drinking a fresh unpasteurized beer straight from a tapped barrel in an underground cooling cave. If you are anywhere near the city of Pisen you must stop here and take the tour.
Written 3 October 2023
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Diana H
Bucharest, Romania153 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
We took a guided tour at the brewery. The guide showed us the old and the new brewery and the process of making the beer. It also has an interactive part which was nice, I won't give out spoilers. You can also eat at the restaurant from the same courtyard, which the guide will kindly recommend but their food is quite good and the beers are cold.
Written 1 October 2023
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Nate080411
Nashua, NH985 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
Since we were spending a few days in Prague we decided to take a tour company out to the Pilsner Urquell Brewery for their brewery tour. Overall we had a very good experience with the tour. You do get to see multiple areas of their operation in action before going into their cellar for the tasting. No doubt the final 3rd of the tour was our favorite part. You go into their old original cellar for a private tasting. Our tour guide was very good, she spoke great English and was able to command a room. Our only draw back were the large size of the group made it a bit awkward to ask questions.
Written 5 September 2023
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JU
Ljubljana, Slovenia131 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 11 August 2023
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Marek_ZG
Zielona Gora, Poland1,548 contributions
Aug 2023
What is Pilsen famous for? Of course, its world-famous Pilsner Urquell brewery! Combine your tour there with a visit to the Brewery Museum, which is downtown and you will be a beer walking encyclopedia:):)
Written 8 August 2023
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Beni H
London, UK3 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 28 July 2023
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William G
15 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
If truly enjoy BEER, this is has to be on your bucket list! I’ve made 2 pilgrimages here. The birth place of clear beer ! And it tastes wonderful! Tour is excellent! Easy train trip (2+ hours) from Prague!
Written 19 June 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

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