Skřečoňský žabák

Skřečoňský žabák is a family-run microbrewery (minipivovar) based in Bohumín-Skřečoň, in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The brewery grew out of the owner's homebrewing hobby, which began in 2006. Construction of the brewery itself started in March 2011, and the first batch of beer was brewed in November of that year. Initially, Skřečoňský žabák was available only in barrels and PET bottles; it first appeared on tap in July 2012 at the Belfast Pub in Bohumín. The brewery operates on a small scale, literally in the grounds of a family house, but emphasises traditional Czech brewing methods. Its beers are brewed using a classic double-decoction (dvourmutová) process with Czech malt, hops, brewer's yeast and water. Fermentation takes place in open fermenters at 10°C, followed by maturation in lager tanks at 2°C for 30 days or more. The beers are neither pasteurised nor filtered. The product range includes a 11° světlý (light lager, 4.6%), 13° polotmavý (amber lager, 5.2%), 13° černý (dark lager, 5.2%), 15° medový (honey beer, 6.2%, with honey from the Jeseníky mountains), 16° India Pale Ale (6.8%), American Amber Ale (5.1%), 21° porter (9.1%) and a 15° sváteční (festive beer, 6.7%). The brewery also offers the opportunity for customers to brew their own beer under the supervision of the local brewmaster. The company is registered as Skřečoňský žabák s.r.o., with its registered office at ul. Blatná 554, Bohumín-Skřečoň. As of 2026, the brewery celebrates its 15th anniversary of founding. Over the years it has expanded its equipment, replacing the brewhouse with a larger one, building a new fermentation room, and renewing tanks in the lager cellar. It now also has a bottle filler, a new washer and a keg filler.

The origins of Skřečoňský žabák lie in homebrewing. In 2006, the owner began brewing beer at home as a hobby. As the hobby outgrew the kitchen pots, the decision was made to build a microbrewery. Construction of the brewery, carried out by the owner himself with the help of friends, started in March 2011. In November 2011, the first batch of beer was brewed. Initially, the beer was sold only in barrels and PET bottles. The first appearance on tap came in July 2012 at the Belfast Pub in Bohumín. Over the years, the brewery has gradually expanded and modernised its equipment. The brewhouse was replaced with a larger one, a new fermentation room was built, and the tanks in the lager cellar were renewed. The brewery also acquired a bottle filler, a new washer and a keg filler. As of 2026, the brewery celebrates its 15th anniversary. The company operates as Skřečoňský žabák s.r.o., registered in Bohumín-Skřečoň.

• 2026

  Brewery celebrates its 15th anniversary.

• 2012

  Beer first appears on tap in July at Belfast Pub in Bohumín.

• 2011

  Construction of the microbrewery starts in March; first batch of beer brewed in November.

• 2006

  Owner begins homebrewing beer.

Traditional, honest Czech microbrewery producing unfiltered, unpasteurised beers in small batches.

• Skřečoňský žabák 11° světlý

  Light lager, 4.6% ABV.

• Skřečoňský žabák 13° polotmavý

  Amber lager, 5.2% ABV.

• Skřečoňský žabák 13° černý

  Dark lager, 5.2% ABV.

• Skřečoňský žabák 15° medový

  Honey beer, 6.2% ABV, contains honey from the Jeseníky mountains.

• Skřečoňský žabák 16° India Pale Ale

  India Pale Ale, 6.8% ABV, brewed from three types of malt and six types of hops, double-hopped.

• Skřečoňský žabák American Amber Ale

  American Amber Ale, 5.1% ABV, brewed from three types of malt and two types of hops, double-hopped.

• Skřečoňský žabák 21° porter

  Porter, 9.1% ABV, brewed from eight types of malt and two types of hops.

• Skřečoňský žabák 15° sváteční

  Festive beer, 6.7% ABV, brewed from three types of malt.

1. 1Minipivovar Skřečoňský žabák – official websiteskreconskyzabak.cz
2. 2Minipivovar Skřečoňský žabák Bohumín – Czech Wikipediacs.wikipedia.org
3. 3Skřečoňský žabák – Wikidatawikidata.org