On a sunny afternoon, walking down the street in Prague I saw a blatant example of an important part of the culture here: beer. “Beer is cheaper than water there” or so Professor Dennis told us before we got to the Czech Republic. This has for the most part turned out to be true, especially in restaurants where most of the time your cheapest option is to get a beer. If there is one thing Czechs love more than their dogs (some people even go as far as to put their dog in a stroller) it’s their beer. Today the Czech Republic has the highest beer consumption per capita in the world. Beer is a historical part of this country, since breweries date back to the 12th century. Some of their most famous breweries include Pilsner Urquell and Budweiser Budvar. Whether pale, amber or dark, when you come to Prague you have to drink the beer. Unlike in the United States, people here drink to enjoy their beer, not just simply to get drunk. This poster shows the different hats of the world created by the foam of the beer, and as you can see the Texas cowboy hat represents the United States. Czechs value their beer, and to them beer is universal.
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