Beer in Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic beer isn't just a beverage or refreshment, its a tradition, and to some, a way of life. 

The czech tradition of brewing beer goes back to the 11th century.

But, beer wasn't always good there. Before, Pilsner Urquell (Now, one of the Czech Republic's most renown breweries), made terrible beer. The beer in the beginning was so bad, several members of the town where the original Urquell brewery was, publicly threw out 36 barrels of the stuff in front of the town hall, in order to shame the brewers.

Ever since then, the actual members of the town have been running the brewery. And ever since the breweries were ran by the people of the town, the beer has become legendary. And drinking beer has become such a big part of the Czech lifestyle, that they rank first in the list of amount of beer consumed by person per year.