Pivní Filosof®
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Praguish-based translator and (retired?) beer writer from Argentina. Follow me and I may lead you to a pub.
Fuck me Ježíšek! Kamenická 10° tonight at Zasekávák is bringing memories of Koutská Desítka in the good old days.
Otherwise, the atmosphere is, as usual here, very inviting for imbibing.
Otherwise, the atmosphere is, as usual here, very inviting for imbibing.
December 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Fuck me Ježíšek! Kamenická 10° tonight at Zasekávák is bringing memories of Koutská Desítka in the good old days.
Otherwise, the atmosphere is, as usual here, very inviting for imbibing.
Otherwise, the atmosphere is, as usual here, very inviting for imbibing.
A food delivery robot spotted today in Prague. I hope the customer isn't too hungry, because that bugger is very slow.
December 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A food delivery robot spotted today in Prague. I hope the customer isn't too hungry, because that bugger is very slow.
Lajka has a new head brewer. The Stout 11 was his first brew, and it's excellent. Čerstvá Červenka 10 was like a symphony of off flavours. Bohemian 11 was an improvement, with a mild note of stewed veg that would have been much easier to ignore if the hops (kazbek & saturn) had shone as they should.
December 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Lajka has a new head brewer. The Stout 11 was his first brew, and it's excellent. Čerstvá Červenka 10 was like a symphony of off flavours. Bohemian 11 was an improvement, with a mild note of stewed veg that would have been much easier to ignore if the hops (kazbek & saturn) had shone as they should.
Bière de Noël 16, by Pivovar Kolkovna does the Belgian thing very well; packed with perníkové koření, while steering well clear of the gimmick. It's served way too cold, though. But that gives you a good excuse to get a velký to sip slowly and let it warm up.
December 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Bière de Noël 16, by Pivovar Kolkovna does the Belgian thing very well; packed with perníkové koření, while steering well clear of the gimmick. It's served way too cold, though. But that gives you a good excuse to get a velký to sip slowly and let it warm up.
Your random (mildly Christmas-themed) pivní fotka of the day.
(taken Monday at SMÄD, a very cool pub in Žižkov)
(taken Monday at SMÄD, a very cool pub in Žižkov)
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Your random (mildly Christmas-themed) pivní fotka of the day.
(taken Monday at SMÄD, a very cool pub in Žižkov)
(taken Monday at SMÄD, a very cool pub in Žižkov)
Altbier at Římská Pivovar. I wasn't expecting Schumacher or Uerige, but this one isn't even close to the Zum Schlüssel of my visit.
A beer that tasted jaded. Like a batista at the end of a long shift, seeing a group walking in a couple of minutes before closing time.
A beer that tasted jaded. Like a batista at the end of a long shift, seeing a group walking in a couple of minutes before closing time.
December 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Altbier at Římská Pivovar. I wasn't expecting Schumacher or Uerige, but this one isn't even close to the Zum Schlüssel of my visit.
A beer that tasted jaded. Like a batista at the end of a long shift, seeing a group walking in a couple of minutes before closing time.
A beer that tasted jaded. Like a batista at the end of a long shift, seeing a group walking in a couple of minutes before closing time.
I'll leave this here. Enjoy
December 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I'll leave this here. Enjoy
The bottom half of the 6th 16°. I reckon I've topped the 15 sedmiček I had in summer, by sheer weight of Plato/Balling arithmetic
November 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The bottom half of the 6th 16°. I reckon I've topped the 15 sedmiček I had in summer, by sheer weight of Plato/Balling arithmetic
I heard that Pivovar Hostomice pod Brdy put out their Zimní speciál 16°, aneb Bock, and I couldn't resist.
Once it gets a bit of temperature, it becomes dangerously drinkable in the best possible way.
Once it gets a bit of temperature, it becomes dangerously drinkable in the best possible way.
November 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I heard that Pivovar Hostomice pod Brdy put out their Zimní speciál 16°, aneb Bock, and I couldn't resist.
Once it gets a bit of temperature, it becomes dangerously drinkable in the best possible way.
Once it gets a bit of temperature, it becomes dangerously drinkable in the best possible way.
After a film at Kino Dlabačov, I couldn't resist the call of Hostinec U Černého vola, where I'm having a wholesome and nutritious dinner of Kozel and a nákladní romadůr so deeply pickled it's almost buzzing. Luvly stuff. Otherwise, the atmosphere is off the charts.
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
After a film at Kino Dlabačov, I couldn't resist the call of Hostinec U Černého vola, where I'm having a wholesome and nutritious dinner of Kozel and a nákladní romadůr so deeply pickled it's almost buzzing. Luvly stuff. Otherwise, the atmosphere is off the charts.
Urbock, vieja, Urbock. Co dodat?
Triangle of Sadness on the screen.
Triangle of Sadness on the screen.
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Urbock, vieja, Urbock. Co dodat?
Triangle of Sadness on the screen.
Triangle of Sadness on the screen.
The goose in the oven, I came down to Vinohradský pivovar to pick up a couple of cans and grab a quick one.
Panda Harvest is almost like a Tmavý Ležák version of IPL and it's fucking deputamňamdopičímadre. If it wasn't for dinner, I'd gladly stay here and get trollied with it.
Panda Harvest is almost like a Tmavý Ležák version of IPL and it's fucking deputamňamdopičímadre. If it wasn't for dinner, I'd gladly stay here and get trollied with it.
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The goose in the oven, I came down to Vinohradský pivovar to pick up a couple of cans and grab a quick one.
Panda Harvest is almost like a Tmavý Ležák version of IPL and it's fucking deputamňamdopičímadre. If it wasn't for dinner, I'd gladly stay here and get trollied with it.
Panda Harvest is almost like a Tmavý Ležák version of IPL and it's fucking deputamňamdopičímadre. If it wasn't for dinner, I'd gladly stay here and get trollied with it.
Lovely Sunday afternoon Lajka - pivovar a café. The weather is proper listopad - comfortingly miserable - the house's Irish Dry Stout is pulling all the right levers, and Nick Cave coming out of the speakers is the icing on this gloomy cake
November 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Lovely Sunday afternoon Lajka - pivovar a café. The weather is proper listopad - comfortingly miserable - the house's Irish Dry Stout is pulling all the right levers, and Nick Cave coming out of the speakers is the icing on this gloomy cake
My second go at cured meat. This time, pork loin. Came out great!
Recipe:
Cure 3 days in a 2:1 mix of salt and sugar.
Rinse and let it dry completely for a couple of hours.
Coat in the spice blend of your choice, wrap tightly in kitchen paper, then in gauze, and leave it in the fridge for two weeks
Recipe:
Cure 3 days in a 2:1 mix of salt and sugar.
Rinse and let it dry completely for a couple of hours.
Coat in the spice blend of your choice, wrap tightly in kitchen paper, then in gauze, and leave it in the fridge for two weeks
October 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My second go at cured meat. This time, pork loin. Came out great!
Recipe:
Cure 3 days in a 2:1 mix of salt and sugar.
Rinse and let it dry completely for a couple of hours.
Coat in the spice blend of your choice, wrap tightly in kitchen paper, then in gauze, and leave it in the fridge for two weeks
Recipe:
Cure 3 days in a 2:1 mix of salt and sugar.
Rinse and let it dry completely for a couple of hours.
Coat in the spice blend of your choice, wrap tightly in kitchen paper, then in gauze, and leave it in the fridge for two weeks
It seems gang signs were already a thing in 16th century Netherlands
October 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It seems gang signs were already a thing in 16th century Netherlands
Alt in Düsseldorf. Schumacher and Uerige were beyond mňamdopičí, with Kürzer a not too distant 3rd place. I loved the town, as well.
September 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Alt in Düsseldorf. Schumacher and Uerige were beyond mňamdopičí, with Kürzer a not too distant 3rd place. I loved the town, as well.
Very happy with my first go at cured bůček. 3 days in salt & sugar, followed by a coating in spice mix and two weeks in the fridge, wrapped in kitchen paper and gauze. Luvly!
September 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Very happy with my first go at cured bůček. 3 days in salt & sugar, followed by a coating in spice mix and two weeks in the fridge, wrapped in kitchen paper and gauze. Luvly!
Hybernata Hypsikéros, a barley wine that spent 1 year in Burgundy casks, brewed by Lajka. I think I bought it 3 years ago, and it's truly wonderful. Still feisty, yet much smoother than when it was released. A beer than on its own can turn a regular evening at home into a a special occasion.
September 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hybernata Hypsikéros, a barley wine that spent 1 year in Burgundy casks, brewed by Lajka. I think I bought it 3 years ago, and it's truly wonderful. Still feisty, yet much smoother than when it was released. A beer than on its own can turn a regular evening at home into a a special occasion.
An explosion of colour, textures and flavour. Lentils, crushed cucumber salad, pickled Jalapeño, pickled carrot, raddish, shallot, and Vietnamese basil.
September 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
An explosion of colour, textures and flavour. Lentils, crushed cucumber salad, pickled Jalapeño, pickled carrot, raddish, shallot, and Vietnamese basil.
And finally at today's final destinatio. Polepšovna ducha, likely the most beautiful beer garden in the country, and beyond. The house's NZ Pale Ale tastes lovely, murkyness notwithstanding, and not just because I've walked 27 km to get here.
September 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
And finally at today's final destinatio. Polepšovna ducha, likely the most beautiful beer garden in the country, and beyond. The house's NZ Pale Ale tastes lovely, murkyness notwithstanding, and not just because I've walked 27 km to get here.
9 km later, ferry crossing included, I'm at Zdibský pivovar. To go with the beer, I couldn't resist ďábelské topinky. And fuck me sideways and call me Lilly, what a beauty! Decadent, greasy, and beyond delicious.
Beer's fine, too,and the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze is so soothing.
Beer's fine, too,and the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze is so soothing.
September 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
9 km later, ferry crossing included, I'm at Zdibský pivovar. To go with the beer, I couldn't resist ďábelské topinky. And fuck me sideways and call me Lilly, what a beauty! Decadent, greasy, and beyond delicious.
Beer's fine, too,and the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze is so soothing.
Beer's fine, too,and the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze is so soothing.
Found an even nicer spot for the second birrita
September 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Found an even nicer spot for the second birrita
First 13 km done. Now at Únětický pivovar with a well-deserved pivíčko na sluníčko. And then another one before heading to the gorgeous Tichý údolí.
September 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
First 13 km done. Now at Únětický pivovar with a well-deserved pivíčko na sluníčko. And then another one before heading to the gorgeous Tichý údolí.
Today's weather is beautiful for a 29 km beer hike that will take me to Únětický pivovar, Zdibský pivovar and Polepšovna ducha.
September 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Today's weather is beautiful for a 29 km beer hike that will take me to Únětický pivovar, Zdibský pivovar and Polepšovna ducha.
Fun label, fun name for a lovely white semi-sweet Rioja that pairs perfectly with OG Tango Argentino while cooking dinner.
September 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Fun label, fun name for a lovely white semi-sweet Rioja that pairs perfectly with OG Tango Argentino while cooking dinner.