Kvasny Prum. 2010; 56(7-8): 306-312 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2010037

Karvina brewery history.Peer-reviewed article

Milan STAREC
Dej Bůh štěstí s. r. o., Českobrodská čp. l7, 281 63 Kostelec nad Černými lesy

The first written record of the town of Karviná is from 1305 and the history of the estate was closely connected with the local Karvínský of Karviná and Laryš dynasties (later Larisch and Larisch-Mönnich). The first written mention of the manor brewery is from the 16th century. The original brewery was located next to the old Karviná castle and its yearly beer output reached 850 hl. The boom in coal mining was accompanied by a fast increase in beer production, with which the original brewery could not cope. A new brewery, built in 1860, belonged to the most modern brewery establishments. The yearly beer output at the beginning of the 60 s of the 19th century was around 6000 hl and kept increasing, reaching some 30 000 hl in the 70 s. Two new cellars and a new boiler room were built and ammonia compressors for artificial cooling were installed at the end of the 19th century, and a new brewhouse and kilns were built in 1900. The beer output before World War I reached 120 000 hl and another reconstruction in the 20 s of the 20th century increased the brew size to 150 hl. The malthouse was also extended and its seasonal malt output was 3000 tons. In 1938 Karviná became part of Poland and in 1939 it passed to Germany. The brewery was at that time under the management of a well-known Czech brewery expert R. Tille. During World War II the output and quality of the produced beer dropped because of the shortage of raw materials. After the war the brewery was confiscated based on the Beneš decrees. During this period R. Tille participated in the "national management" of the brewery. After 1948 the brewery became part of the Moravian-Silesian Breweries, National Enterprise and R. Tille had to leave. At this time cracks started to appear in the brewery buildings. In 1953 the brewery was undermined, beer production was stopped, machinery was dismantled and the rests of the brewery sank by 30 m. The former premises of the brewery are at present on the bottom of the settling pit of the Darkov mine. The liquidation of the Karviná brewery was one of the decisive impetuses for the building of a new brewery in Nošovice.The first written record of the town of Karviná is from 1305 and the history of the estate was closely connected with the local Karvínský of Karviná and Laryš dynasties (later Larisch and Larisch-Mönnich). The first written mention of the manor brewery is from the 16th century. The original brewery was located next to the old Karviná castle and its yearly beer output reached 850 hl. The boom in coal mining was accompanied by a fast increase in beer production, with which the original brewery could not cope. A new brewery, built in 1860, belonged to the most modern brewery establishments. The yearly beer output at the beginning of the 60 s of the 19th century was around 6000 hl and kept increasing, reaching some 30 000 hl in the 70 s. Two new cellars and a new boiler room were built and ammonia compressors for artificial cooling were installed at the end of the 19th century, and a new brewhouse and kilns were built in 1900. The beer output before World War I reached 120 000 hl and another reconstruction in the 20 s of the 20th century increased the brew size to 150 hl. The malthouse was also extended and its seasonal malt output was 3000 tons. In 1938 Karviná became part of Poland and in 1939 it passed to Germany. The brewery was at that time under the management of a well-known Czech brewery expert R. Tille. During World War II the output and quality of the produced beer dropped because of the shortage of raw materials. After the war the brewery was confiscated based on the Beneš decrees. During this period R. Tille participated in the "national management" of the brewery. After 1948 the brewery became part of the Moravian-Silesian Breweries, National Enterprise and R. Tille had to leave. At this time cracks started to appear in the brewery buildings. In 1953 the brewery was undermined, beer production was stopped, machinery was dismantled and the rests of the brewery sank by 30 m. The former premises of the brewery are at present on the bottom of the settling pit of the Darkov mine. The liquidation of the Karviná brewery was one of the decisive impetuses for the building of a new brewery in Nošovice.

Keywords: Karvina, brewery, history

Published: July 1, 2010 

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