Plzeňský Prazdroj

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This article is for the brewery, for the famous beer it produces, see Pilsner Urquell

Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s.
Location	Pilsen, Czech Republic
Owner(s)	SABMiller
Year opened	1842
Annual production	10 million hectolitres
Active beers
Pilsner Urquell	Pilsener
Gambrinus	Pale lager
Radegast	Pale lager
Birell	Pale lager, non-alcoholic beer
Velkopopovický Kozel Premium	Pale lager
Velkopopovický Kozel Světlý	Pale lager
Velkopopovický Kozel Černý	Dark beer
Velkopopovický Kozel 11° Medium	Pale lager
Primus, Klasik	Pilsener
Frisco	Flavoured malt drink
Miller Genuine Draft	Pale lager
Šariš	Pilsener
Smädný mních	Pilsener

Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. is a brewery in Pilsen, the Bohemian town which is known as the birthplace of the Pilsener. Plzeňský Prazdroj (in German Pilsner Urquell) can be roughly translated into English as "The Fountainhead of Pilsen".

The brewery has been part of the SABMiller group of companies (at the time South African Breweries) since 1999.^[1] It has been the largest exporter of beer produced in the Czech Republic since 2000 when it got ahead of Budějovický Budvar.^[2]

A Brewery Museum is located near the Pilsner Urquell brewery. Locally it is called Pivovarské muzeum.