In 1895, when Budweiser Bürgerbräu became official court supplier to the King of Württemberg, the growing Czech population founded local competition as a joint stock company, today called Budějovický Budvar.

In January 1945, Bürgerliches Brauhaus stopped brewing and in March 1945 the brewery was damaged during US bombing of Budějovice.

After the fall of communism, the company owned rights to "Crystal", "Czech Beer Crystal", "Biere Tcheque Crystal" and "Samson", but in 1991 reacquired national naming rights and international Protected Geographical Indication to "Budějovický měšťanský pivovar" and "Budweiser Bürgerbräu", and in 1993 to "Budějovické pivo", "Budweiser Bier",[6] "Biere de Budweis" and "Budweis Beer".

In July 2001, the company was renamed Budějovický měšťanský pivovar a.s. (Budweiser Burghers' brewery), which corresponded with the original German name.

[11] In 2023, the Samson was called the most unprofitable brewery in the world, it has been losing tens of millions of CZK annually for about 30 years in a row.