Bernard Family Brewery

Stanislav Bernard, Josef Vávra and Rudolf Šmejkal bought Humpolec’s failing brewery at auction in 1991, then repaired it with a focus on making unpasteurized beer. The town’s brewing history reaches back to 1597.

Bernard makes its own floor-malted barley in Rajhrad, grows fresh yeast in Humpolec and uses water from its wells alongside Czech-grown hops. Its lager process uses a double mash and four additions of hops, with fermentation and maturation carried out separately.