UHK Mech – university beer
UHK, in cooperation with Rodinný pivovar 713, prepared a special edition of the first university beer from Hradec Králové. The family brewery 713 has strong roots in Hradec Králové, and their best traditional Czech lager (eleven-level) is called UHK Mech!
The story of the first university beer in Hradec Králové
It usually happens that the paths from new ideas to their implementation are thorny. But in this case, the team choosing the ideal beer to create a university batch of a typical Czech drink had a simple task. Love at first sight was born in 2019, there was no doubt about it. The first university beer in Hradec Králové, UHK Mech, is brewed for us by the local Rodinný pivovar 713.
The name of the beer itself was created in a competition and after voting by UHK students and supporters on social networks in the summer of 2020. Voters actually decided on the final ideas in a poll on the university's Facebook page, and the UHK bursar, Aleš Klicnar, invented the winning proposal. Some of you may know that Hradec Králové is sometimes mockingly called Mechov. There are several theories as to why this is so. But if the nickname already exists, why deny it? We consider the art of making fun of yourself an essential life skill!
In 2021, we can declare that UHK Mech is a registered trademark of the university and that our beer can be enjoyed primarily at various UHK events or even directly at Rodinný pivovar 713 in Albertova Street.
Order beer
You can order directly from the brewer, Milan Hartman. It is usually ready for pick up within two working days.
Contact: +420 603 443 230
Price of bottled beer UHK Mech: 45 CZK including VAT
And how does brewer Milan Hartman describe the beer?
"Czech lager (eleven) is brewed traditionally (water, malt, and hops) from Polabsk malt and Czech hops (Sládek and Žatecký semi-early cherveňák varieties). It is cooked by decoction into a single mash with the help of bottom fermentation yeast. It has a golden color and combines a malty taste with a pleasant hop bitterness that entices you to drink more."
Rodinný pivovar 713
The history of the family brewery 713 began in June 2015, when, after the installation of all the necessary components and minor structural modifications, the first test batch was brewed, followed by a sharp operation after a few weeks. The technology of the brewery consists of a two-vessel brewhouse with a volume of 400 liters, stainless steel fermentation, lager tanks, and other technical equipment, which are hidden in the brewery background, and without neither the brewhouse nor the tanks could ever come to life.
The production of beers takes place with the help of traditional brewing procedures and with the use of quality raw materials, which are selected Czech and German malts and, depending on the type of beer, various varieties of Czech, German, English, French, American, Australian or New Zealand hops. The menu offers light and dark, bottom- and top-fermented beers of various beer styles.
