[8][5] By early 16th century, the Czech brewing industry was providing up to 87% of the total revenue for municipalities.

The Thirty Years' War between 1618 and 1648, however, devastated much of Central Europe and with it, the Czech beer industry.

A year after, Adolphus Busch, a German immigrant to the United States and a businessman, encountered the brewery's Budweiser often during his visit to Europe.

[5][9][11] The brewery reported in 2015 that it had grown by 226% since 1991 and that its total sales volume had increased by 39% in the last ten years.

Budweiser Budvar beer is produced in the brewery at České Budějovice, drawing artesian water from wells beneath it, with Moravian barley and Saaz hops, known as a noble hop variety, from the Žatec region.

[3] In 2004, the European Union awarded Budweiser Budvar Protected Geographical Indication status.

In 1939, only one week before the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Budweiser Budvar agreed to concede exclusive rights to the American brewery in the United States area.

In 1994, then CEO of Budweiser Budvar Jiří Boček decided not to sign a trademark agreement with the American brewery to divide their territory across the world.

The company brews different types of lager:[20] Additionally, Budweiser Budvar brewery produces beer under the Pardál brand.