illustration: Danielle Grinberg The Czech Republic is a favorite destination of beer history fans, thanks to its role as the home of both the first pilsner and the original Budweisers, which later lent their name to the brand from St. Louis. Beyond that historical importance, the central European country of 10 million inhabitants is also famous for its big contemporary achievement: drinking the world’s largest amount of beer per capita, a rank it has held every year for the past 28 years. With hundreds of charismatic pubs, great beer festivals and atmospheric old breweries like U Fleků, founded in 1499, the Czech Republic’s stunning capital of Prague has long been on the bucket list for beer travelers everywhere.