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Jihlava Brewery, known for its Ježek beer, is a Czech brewery in Jihlava whose brewing tradition dates to the first half of the 14th century.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Jihlava Brewery is a brewery in Czechia. Its Ježek beer connects Jihlava tradition with quality ingredients, offering full flavour, rich colour and characteristic bitterness. The brewery states that brewing tradition in Jihlava reaches back to the first half of the 14th century, and that the modern brewery continues it. Historical development culminated in 1859, when Jihlava maltsters agreed to close the last four small breweries and build a shared modern brewery. Today Ježek beer is described as a return to original recipes and as a synonym for demanding but honest life in the Vysočina region.

History

The brewery states that the tradition of Jihlava brewing reaches back to the first half of the 14th century, and that today's brewery continues it by producing beer with full flavour and characteristic pronounced bitterness. Probably the oldest written report of Jihlava malting and brewing is a mention in the town book from the first half of the 14th century. Historical development culminated in 1859, when Jihlava maltsters agreed to close the last four small breweries and build a shared modern brewery. By returning to original recipes, Ježek beer is today a synonym for demanding but honest life in the Vysočina region.

Products and positioning

Ježek beer is positioned as connecting Jihlava tradition with quality ingredients, offering full flavour, rich colour and characteristic bitterness; it is described as a return to original recipes and a synonym for demanding but honest life in the Vysočina region.

  • Ježek beer

    Beer connecting Jihlava tradition with quality ingredients, offering full flavour, rich colour and characteristic bitterness.

  • Voda s chmelem

    A unique combination of pure refreshing water and natural hop aroma; without sugar, without alcohol and with vitamins B5, B6 and B12.

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