Kvasny Prumysl, 2011 (vol. 57), issue 3
A new model for beer competitions.Peer-reviewed article
František FRANTÍK, Pavel ČEJKA
Kvasny Prum. 2011; 57(3): 58-63 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2011004 
The number of beer competitions organized in the Czech Republic increases and also the number of specific and novel beers entered into the competitions rises. That brings a lot of methodological problems. The number of samples with similar properties is low and therefore, the proposed categories often cannot be filled. It is very difficult to determine ranking of the samples needed for the awards by using the standard methods which are based on comparison. The new model is based on nominations, as known in other fields such as in festivals or art contests. This principle allows the judging of samples with distinctly different properties and the number...
History of brewing in Moravská Ostrava Part 1: Burgher brewers of Ostrava and the burgher's brewery until 1889.Peer-reviewed article
Milan STAREC
Kvasny Prum. 2011; 57(3): 64-68 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2011005
The article is the first of a four-part treatise on the history of brewery in Moravská Ostrava, part of the statutory town of Ostrava, the largest town in the north-east of the Czech Republic. It summarizes the history of burgher brewers and an originally episcopal brewery, which became the property of the town in 1547, until 1889 when the burgher brewers' era came to an end with the sale of the brewery to Markus Strassmann, who bought the brewery after a 32-year tenancy.The article is the first of a four-part treatise on the history of brewery in Moravská Ostrava, part of the statutory town of Ostrava, the largest town in the north-east of the Czech...