Herold is a brand of beer made in Herold Breznice Castle Brewery, a small brewery in Breznice, a small town 60 kilometers south of Prague, Czech Republic.
Beer was first noted to have been commercially brewed here in 1506. Its age puts it firmly towards the top the list of world's oldest-established companies
Following WWII, the brewery, or pivovar in Czech language, was taken over by the Government and became part of the state-owned Institute for Brewing and Malt Production. Pivovar Herold Breznice is now once more operating under private ownership for the first time since 1945.
In 2008 the brewery was once again under Czech control when Ballena a.s. bought out the American owners, the new owners also resurrected Herold Weizen.
