Automat Matuska in Dejvice is the Prague taproom for Matuska, the Krivoklatsko craft brewery 30 minutes west of the city. American BBQ kitchen, rotating IPA, lager, stout taps.
Tip: Check the chalkboard for guest taps from Sibeeria and Hopkins.
Address: Vitezne namesti 14, 160 00 Praha 6, Prague
Dva Kohouti in Karlin is the Ambiente group's brewery joint-venture with Matuska. The Karlin courtyard taproom pours their own lager and craft ales next to a working brewhouse.
Tip: The 12-degree lager is the house pour; the back beer garden in summer.
U Fleku in Nove Mesto is the oldest continuously brewing brewery in Central Europe, founded 1499. Its 13-degree Flek dark lager is brewed exclusively on site and served in eight halls.
Tip: Visit the brewery museum upstairs; turn down the unsolicited Becherovka.
U Medvidku has poured beer since 1466 in the same Old Town building. The microbrewery upstairs makes X-Beer 33, the strongest beer ever brewed in the Czech Republic at 12.6% ABV.
Tip: X-Beer 33 is a one-pour experience; do the standard 12-degree alongside.
Vinohradsky Pivovar rebuilt the 1893 Vinohrady brewery in 2014 and pours its own house lagers, ales and seasonals in a glassed-in tap-room above the brewing hall, with garden seating.
Tip: Tour the brewing hall on a Saturday afternoon; the desitka is the keeper.
Strahov Monastery has brewed beer since around 1400. The current brewery on the Castle hill pours its own Sv. Norbert beers, with a Czech kitchen and a quiet courtyard garden.
Tip: The amber is the kitchen's smartest pairing; the dark is sweeter than expected.