Žatec Beers awards
Year 2013
Zatec Brewery product Žatec Dark has been awarded by "Bronz beer seal" in tasting competition "Beer celebrations in Tabor" in Dark specialty beer category.
Year 2012
Žatec 10° beer beat all competitors in the Light Lager category at the festival Dočesná in Žatec.
Year 2011
Žatec Brewery was awarded the Silver Beer Medal at the Beer Festival in Tábor in the Dark Specialty category for the Žatec Xantho.
The Celia – gluten free beer, brewery´s last innovation took first place in Special and unusual beer category, during Beer festival in Znojmo called Znojemský hrozen.
At the festival Dočesná in Žatec the Žatec Xantho placed first in the Dark Specialty category, the Žatec Premium Dark lager placed third in dark lager category and Žatec Světlé took third place in Light lager category.
Year 2010
Baronka Premium has been awarded by the titul “Regional product” in beer category.
The Žatec Premium beer was awarded by the titul “The 11° light lager beer of the year” in Beer´s friend association´s competition.
At the festival Dočesná in Žatec the Žatec Xantho placed second in the Dark Specialty category, the Žatec Strong, brewery´s last innovation took third place in half dark category and Baronka Premium placed third in the Premium Light Lager category.
Year 2009
It was mainly last year’s innovation, the Žatec Xantho beer, which has won awards this year. It ranked third among all entrants and was awarded the bronze prize at the Beer Festival in Tábor, but dominated the category of Dark Specialty and won the Gold Beer Medal.
The Žatec Xantho ranked second at the beer tasting event held on the occasion of the Země živitelka exhibition in the category of Dark Specialty.
At the festival Dočesná in Žatec the Žatec Xantho placed third in the Dark Specialty category, but the Žatec Export lager beat all competitors in the Premium Light Lager category.
Year 2008
Žatec Brewery was awarded the Bronze Beer Medal in the Light Beer for its Light Žatec beer. The Žatec Xantho was granted the title of the "Food Industry Product of the Year 2008". At the Beer Festival (Dočesná) in Žatec the Žatec Brewery was the most successful of all breweries presenting their products at the beer tasting event held by the Hops Institute in Žatec. The Žatec Export lager ranked first in the Premium Light Lager category, the Žatec Xantho then won the silver medal in the Light Beer Specialty and the Lučan Premium Dark was placed the third in the Dark Lager category.
Year 2007
Žatec Brewery was awarded the Silver Beer Medal at the Beer Festival in Tábor in the Light Lager category for the Žatec Premium lager.
Year 2006
Žatec Brewery was awarded the Silver Beer Medal in the Light Lager category for its Žatec Premium lager at the Beer Festival in Tábor and so was its Baronka Premium lager in the Premium Light Lager; in addition, it won the Bronze Beer Medal in the Dark Lager category for its Lučan Premium Dark lager.
The Žatec Premium lager also placed second in the Light Lager category at the Dočesná beer festival.
In June the Žatec Blue Label was awarded the title "Best Beer" and ranked first at the international beer festival in Sydney, Australia.
Year 2005
Zatec Brewery has won a competition “Beer of the Czech Republic” “The Beer of the Czech Republic” is a tasting competition that has been organized in Ceske Budejovice during the 17th and 18th of June as a part of Beer celebration event. In the most frequent category “light lager” the beer from Zatec Brewery has won the first price out of 41 samples. Zatec brand has confirmed its quality again after second place from the previous year.
Zatec Brewery product Lucan Dark has been awarded by “Silver beer seal” in very well known tasting competition “Beer celebrations in Tabor 2005” in Dark lager category.
Year 2004
Zatec Brewery was the most successful Brewery of the 8th year of the expert competition “Beer of the year” in Ceske Budejovice in June 2004. Dark lager Lucan finished at the second place in Dark lagers competition, Zatec light finished second in between light lagers and Zatec Premium was third in Lager category. There was 41 breweries with 161 beer samples taking part in this competition.
Year 2003
Beers of Žatec Brewery has won a competition “Most favourite Beer brand of Dočesna feast 2003” in Žatec.
Zatec Brewery product Žatec Premium has been awarded by “Bronz beer seal” in very well known tasting competition “Beer celebrations in Tabor 2003” in Premium lager category.
Year 2002
Žatec Premium a Žatec Export 2nd place at the professional tasting of the Hops Institute of Žatec, Czech Republic.
International Award of Tradition and Prestige – Europe 2002 - Award granted by ACTUALIDAD, the prestigious Spanish magazine for tourism, industry and sales
Year 2001
12% light lager, 3rd place at the professional tasting of the Hops Institute of Žatec, Czech Republic.
Year 2000
12% light lager, 2nd place at the professional tasting of the Hops Institute of Žatec, Czech Republic.
Year 1999
11% dark lager, 3rd place at the professional tasting of the Hops Institute of Žatec, Czech Republic
10% light draft beer, 3rd place at the professional tasting of the Hops Institute of Žatec, Czech Republic.
Year 1998
10% light draft beer, awarded "Pivo ´98" (“Beer 98”) by the Association of Friends of Beer, Czech Republic.
Year 1997
11% dark lager, 1st place at the professional tasting of the Hops Institute of Žatec, Czech Republic.
Year 1996
11% dark lager, 2nd place at the professional tasting of the Hops Institute of Žatec, Czech Republic.
Year 1995
12% light lager, 1st place at the professional tasting of the Hops Institute of Žatec, Czech Republic.