Certainly the best beer in the world
I got back from Prague last night after 48 hours on the hoy in some of my favourite pubs. I'd been off the sauce for almost a fornight before I touched down, so my first pint of Pilsner Urquell (the unpasteurised version, served from a tank rather than keg) seemed to be the best beer I've ever tasted.
I had a few hours on my own before the lads arrived at midnight, so I spent Sunday evening crawling up through the Malastrana. Starting at the Malostranská Pivnice, I visited U Hrocha and U Kocoura before ending my solo session at the Klasterni Pivovar in the Strahov Monastery. It was a cold, misty evening, and as I climbed through the narrow, unspoiled streets of the lesser quarter toward the spires of Strahov, it felt like a waking dream.
The spell was broken somewhat when the others arrived and we made for a less salubrious joint off the Wenceslas Square. But at the end of the day I was there for a stag do, not a trip down my own personal memory lane.
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What zany slogan did you have on your polo, Jeff?
Only Doc Robbles himself wore the polo shirt at any point in the stag. I didn't even bring mine with me. They said "Chadstag '09, European Tour, London-Rome-Prague". The "Prague" bit fell Robbles' polo shirt, as did the beer mug picture. In all, the whole thing was a bit of disaster the little man, leaving him £180 out of pocket.
I think what certain sourpuss commenters on the last thread misunderstood is that (a) all the stag-related cliches such as a slogan polo shirts were entirely ironic and (b) we're all very, very middle class, so even in a big group we're not all threatening or uncouth.
Did they have this years autumn dark special on at Strahov yet?
Yes, they did. I tried it and to be honest it wasn't so great. I prefer the normal dark lager - which wasn't available.
All in all I wasn't as taken with Strahov as on previous visits. This time, the star of the microbreweries for me was Pivovarsky Dum. And the best Pilsner Urquell was in U Rudolfinium.
Next time you go over, you should try the PU in Bruska up near Hradcanska metro station - not only the best PU in Prague but a proper Czech pub as well.
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