1. 9. 2008
1,000 hectolitres of drawn beer have already been consumed in the Masné krámy restaurant since the beginning of this year, which represents a total of 209,596 large and small beers. The magical mark was reached on Saturday 30th August at 8.30 p.m. Unambiguously the most favoured type of beer was Budweiser Budvar Krausened Lager, with the drawn volume reaching 874.2 hectolitres. 58,078 main meals and 21,845 bowls of soup were served in addition to the beer during the mentioned period. The original historical keg face, which used to be a part of the interior of the 1956 Masné krámy restaurant, was placed above the restaurant's entrance on the occasion of conquering this significant volume of drawn beer. .
České Budějovice, 1st September 2008 – One of the Czech most proverbial restaurants – the Masné krámy restaurant, has already drawn 1,000 hectolitres of beer. The largest credit in that goes to Budweiser Budvar Krausened Lager. The Masné krámy restaurant is the only place in the world where this type of beer is drawn directly from the tank. 874.2 hectolitres of it has been sold this year so far, which amounts to 87 % of the total volume. The dark lager, draught beer and alcohol-free beer from the Budweiser Budvar product range made up the rest of the beer drawn.
"Drawing 1,000 hectolitres of beer within eight moths proves that the Masné krámy restaurant has managed to take up its historical fame following last year's re-opening. Should the sales results be looked at in detail, it can be detected that our guests have drunk altogether 185,604 large and 23,992 small beers, which can be seen as creditable numbers indeed," says Budweiser Budvar Gastro department's manager Antonín Janský.
The Masné krámy restaurant draws the guests' attention not only due to its excellent beer, but also thanks to its exceptional kitchen. "That has been well confirmed by the fact that the total of 58,078 main meals, i.e. 238 meals a day on average, has been consumed in the Masné krámy restaurant this year so far. The most favoured meal has undoubtedly been the ‘Brewer's goulash' served with dumplings (two types), horseradish and onion, whose sales have reached 6,185 meals," adds the Masné krámy restaurant's manager Tomáš Olejník.
Other preferred meals sold are as follows:
Roasted pork served with two types of dumplings and sauerkraut – 3,508 meals
Grilled pork ribs – 3,218 meals
Sirloins of beef served with cream sauce and dumplings – 3,062 meals
Roast leg of duck, sauerkraut, two types of dumplings - 2,316 meals
Roasted pork knuckle – 1,935 meals
Soup is also popular amongst guests, as an overall 21,845 portions of soups have been sold. The most popular soup has been the garlic soup (6,953 portions), followed by the tripe soup (6,797 portions) and beef bullion with rolled liver (4,300 portions).
The original historical keg face, which used to be a part of the interior of the 1956 Masné krámy restaurant as an advertisement for Budweiser Budvar beer, was placed above the restaurant's entrance on the occasion of conquering the 1,000 hectolitre mark of the beer drawn. "Placing the historical keg face above the restaurant's entrance is of key symbolic importance. During the reconstruction, we paid attention to the historical sequence on the original Masné krámy restaurant, therefore we are pleased that this historical artefact is been back where it belongs," adds Budweiser Budvar's PR manager Petr Samec.
The Masné krámy restaurant's capacity is presently 190 places, since a 4 further tables have been added into the interior during this year as a result of the customers' interest. The restaurant is open daily; the opening hours are Mon – Thu 10.30 a.m. – 11 p.m., Fri – Sat 10.30 a.m. – midnight, Sun 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Reservations can be made on 387 201 301 or by email info@masne-kramy.cz. Detailed information about the "Masné krámy" restaurant including menu and price list can be found at www.masne-kramy.cz.