Velkopopovický Kozel

Velkopopovický Kozel is a Czech beer brewed in Velké Popovice, where the first batch was brewed on 15 December 1874. Plzeňský Prazdroj, the Czech brewing company that also makes Pilsner Urquell, describes Kozel as the best-selling Czech beer brand worldwide. The goat on the label is the brand's best known symbol.

Range

• Lager beers, among them light and dark variants
• Production at the Velké Popovice brewery, which belongs to Plzeňský Prazdroj
• Regular awards for beers from the Velké Popovice brewery in competitions in the Czech Republic and abroad, according to the company

Ownership

The brand sits inside Plzeňský Prazdroj, which Asahi Group Holdings of Japan acquired in 2017 together with the other Central and Eastern European beer businesses of the former SABMiller. Asahi owns it fully, so Kozel carries the non-European parent flag, like Pilsner Urquell and Peroni on this site.