This provided an impulse for foundation of the new “Citizens’ Brewery”. However, the quality of the beer fluctuated significantly and a city councillor even had 36 barrels of bad quality beer poured away. The right to brew beer was granted to the citizens of Plzeň all the way back in 1295 by King Wenceslas II. A gifted brewer and the legendary Plzeň brewery Whether you visit the Plzeň brewery, the Brewery Museum or the pubs in Plzeň, wherever you go, you will feel the living history which dates right back to the 13 th century. The city of Plzeň exudes the history of beer and a medieval atmosphere.