Kozel – Lager – 4.0% ABV, 50l Keg (88 Pints)

€240.00 Incl. VAT (€195.12 Ex. VAT)

Order Information: Keg Order Cut Off is 5pm Wednesday. This is a KEG ONLY collection price, from our depot in Dublin 12. All orders must be PREPAID and BY APPOINTMENT. TAP AND COOLER NOT INCLUDED in this price. Age and Address Verification Required. A EUR50 Steel deposit applies if you are not returning an empty steel keg.

Velkopopovický Kozel is a Czech lager produced since 1874. When Franz Ringhoffer founded a brewery in Velké Popovice, a town 25 km (15 mi) southeast of Prague. Their symbol is a goat (Kozel means "male goat" in Czech).

The first historical mention of the brewery dates back to the 14th century. The brewery in Velke Popovice, as we know it today, has its origins in the 19th century.

After thirty years of socialism the brewery achieved independence in 1991 and in 1992 became a public limited company. In 2002, Kozel merged with the brewery Radegast and the Pilsner Urquell brewery conglomerate SABMiller.

The name Kozel and its emblem have their origins in the period after the First World War. At that time there was a lot of competition in brewing. Brewery founder Emanuel Ringhoffer realized that it was necessary to distinguish the brewery.

In the 1930s the owners tried to firm and consolidate the position of the brewery and to give it a more attractive image, so they brought a live goat to the brewery as an attraction. The Kozel brewery still has a live mascot and other attractions for visitors today.