Postřižinské

Postřižinské is a beer brand produced by the brewery in Nymburk, in the Czech Republic. The brand is closely associated with the cultural history of Nymburk and takes its name from Bohumil Hrabal’s novel Postřižiny, known in English as Cutting It Short. The novel was later adapted into the 1980 film Cutting It Short, directed by Jiří Menzel. Hrabal spent part of his childhood in Nymburk, where his stepfather was the manager of the local brewery, giving the brand a direct literary and local connection rather than an invented lifestyle association. The beer is made by Nymburk Brewery, whose origins date to 1895. The brewery is described as a medium-sized Czech producer with annual production of approximately 200,000 hectoliters. Postřižinské’s portfolio covers a broad range of Czech beer styles and strengths, including pale draught beers, pale lagers, dark beer, semi-dark lager, stronger special beers, non-alcoholic beer, and export-oriented products. The range uses names connected with Hrabal’s fictional and literary world, including Pepinova desítka, Francinův ležák, Něžný barbar, Bogan, and Střízlík. Core offerings include lighter draught beers such as Postřižinské Výčepní and Pepinova desítka, as well as stronger pale lagers such as Jedenáctka and Francinův ležák. The brand also sells dark and semi-dark variants, including Postřižinské Tmavé and Něžný barbar, together with special beers such as Bogan and Sváteční speciál. Střízlík extends the range into alcohol-free beer. Export products are marketed under names including Gold Bohemia Beer, Gold Bohemia Beer Dark, Nymburk Lager Beer, and Postřižinské Ležák. Its positioning combines traditional Czech brewing, a regional brewery identity, and literary heritage. The brand’s name and product nomenclature make Nymburk and Hrabal central to its identity, while the breadth of the portfolio allows the brewery to serve both ordinary draught-beer occasions and consumers seeking stronger, darker, specialty, or non-alcoholic products. The available reference material identifies export products but does not specify individual foreign markets, ownership structure, corporate listing status, or a current official website URL.

Postřižinské is produced by the Nymburk Brewery, a Czech brewery founded in 1895. The brewery’s location is especially important to the brand because Nymburk is associated with the childhood of writer Bohumil Hrabal. Hrabal’s stepfather managed the brewery, connecting the local brewing site with the author’s personal history and later literary work. The brand name comes from Hrabal’s novel Postřižiny, whose English title is Cutting It Short. The novel was subsequently adapted into the 1980 film Cutting It Short, directed by Jiří Menzel. Through this name, Postřižinské links a commercial beer range to a recognizable Czech literary and cinematic setting. The association is also reflected in several product names, including Pepinova desítka and Francinův ležák, which refer to characters or elements associated with Hrabal’s world. Nymburk Brewery is characterized in the available reference material as a medium-sized producer with annual output of about 200,000 hectoliters. Postřižinské represents the brewery’s principal branded range and spans several segments of the Czech beer market. Its beers include pale draught products at lower alcohol strengths, standard pale lagers, dark beer, semi-dark lager, stronger pale and special beers, and a non-alcoholic offering. The named domestic range includes Postřižinské Výčepní, a pale draught beer at 3.5% alcohol by volume; Pepinova desítka, a 10° pale draught beer at 4.1%; Tmavé, an 11° dark draught beer at 4.3%; Jedenáctka, an 11° pale lager at 4.7%; Francinův ležák, a 12° pale lager at 5.1%; Něžný barbar, a 13° semi-dark lager at 5.3%; Bogan, a 13.5° pale lager at 5.5%; and Sváteční speciál, a 14° special pale lager at 5.8%. Střízlík provides a non-alcoholic alternative. The brewery also markets export-oriented products. These include Gold Bohemia Beer in several pale-beer strengths and packaging formats, Gold Bohemia Beer Dark, Nymburk Lager Beer, and Postřižinské Ležák, described as a yeastless lager sold in brown glass bottles. The source material confirms the existence of export products but does not identify their specific destination countries, launch dates, distribution arrangements, or subsequent commercial performance. The available material does not document a separate founding date for the Postřižinské brand, a founder, changes in ownership, major corporate transactions, advertising campaigns, scandals, lawsuits, recalls, leadership changes, or detailed strategic decisions. The documented history is therefore primarily one of local brewery continuity, literary naming, and portfolio development around Czech beer styles.

1. 1980Film adaptation reinforces the brand’s cultural reference

   Jiří Menzel directed Cutting It Short, a film adaptation of Bohumil Hrabal’s Postřižiny, the work from which the Postřižinské name is derived.

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2. 1895Nymburk Brewery founded

   The brewery in Nymburk, later associated with the Postřižinské brand, was founded.

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A regional Czech beer brand built around the Nymburk Brewery’s brewing tradition and its literary association with Bohumil Hrabal and Postřižiny. The portfolio emphasizes accessible Czech draught beers and lagers while also offering dark, semi-dark, specialty, export, and non-alcoholic variants.

• Postřižinské VýčepníPale draught beer

  A pale draught beer positioned at the lighter end of the Postřižinské range, with an alcohol content of 3.5% by volume.

• Postřižinské Pepinova desítkaPale draught beer

  A 10° pale draught beer named Pepinova desítka. It has an alcohol content of 4.1% by volume and forms part of the brand’s literary-themed core range.

• Postřižinské TmavéDark draught beer

  An 11° dark draught beer with 4.3% alcohol by volume, providing a darker alternative within the otherwise broad selection of pale beers and lagers.

• Postřižinské JedenáctkaPale lager

  An 11° pale lager with 4.7% alcohol by volume. It represents a standard-strength lager option in the Postřižinské portfolio.

• Postřižinské Francinův ležákPale lager

  A 12° pale lager containing 5.1% alcohol by volume. Its name contributes to the brand’s connection with Bohumil Hrabal’s literary setting.

• Postřižinské Něžný barbarSemi-dark lager

  A 13° semi-dark lager with 5.3% alcohol by volume. It broadens the range beyond pale beer while retaining the literary naming convention used across the brand.

• Postřižinské BoganPale lager

  A stronger 13.5° pale lager with 5.5% alcohol by volume, intended as one of the more robust pale-beer choices in the range.

• Postřižinské Sváteční speciálSpecial pale lager

  A 14° special pale lager with 5.8% alcohol by volume. Its designation presents it as a stronger beer for special or less routine occasions.

• Postřižinské StřízlíkNon-alcoholic beer

  The brand’s non-alcoholic beer, extending the Postřižinské offering to consumers seeking an alcohol-free option.

• Gold Bohemia BeerExport pale beer

  An export-oriented pale beer sold in several listed strengths—2.8%, 3.5%, 4.1%, and 5.1% alcohol by volume—and available in bottles or cans.

• Gold Bohemia Beer DarkExport dark beer

  A dark export beer with 4.3% alcohol by volume, sold in bottled or canned formats according to the available reference material.

• Nymburk Lager BeerExport pale lager

  A pale lager marketed for export under the Nymburk name. The listed product has an alcohol content of 3.5% by volume and is sold in cans.

• Postřižinské LežákExport lager

  A yeastless lager with 5.2% alcohol by volume, described as an export product packaged in brown glass bottles.

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