owned by
Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s.
Role: Brand owner
No narrower time scope asserted
Pilsner Urquell is represented within Plzeňský Prazdroj’s company/brand history; this edge is brand ownership context.
Beer actors · brewery
Pilsner Urquell
Pilsner Urquell represented as a brand identity whose heritage is tied to the beer first brewed at the Pilsen Burghers’ Brewery in 1842.
Identity facts
What this node represents
- Identity class
- brand identity
- Temporal status
- current
- Place context
- Plzeň
Evidence rule
Roles change over time
Ownership, operation, employment, founding, production, and succession are relationship records with their own provenance and, when supported, effective periods. They are not copied into permanent identity labels.
Relationship ledger
Documented connections
Broad associations remain visibly broader than ownership, operation, work, or production relations.
produced at
Plzeň Brewery Site
No narrower time scope asserted
The Pilsner Urquell identity is anchored to the Plzeň brewery site where the 1842 beer was first brewed.
Generation C · material graph
Design & material culture connected to this actor
Artifacts, marks, package formats, glassware, and design contexts stay separate from brands, products, creators, and source-media files.
packaging · contemporary
Pilsner Urquell Material-Reduction Package Redesign
Contemporary packaging-system change documented by Pilsner Urquell, including removal of plastic labels and aluminum foil, paper-label substitution, embossing changes, and a cap reference to the original brewery gate.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review
Graph discovery · explainable
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Ranked by a transparent navigation heuristic, never by quality, taste, popularity, authority, or commercial value.
organization
Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s.
Current Czech brewing company identity associated with the Plzeň brewery and Pilsner Urquell portfolio.
Navigation heuristic: 40. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 6 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
owns · reverse
Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s. — owns → Pilsner Urquell. This explanation is being viewed from the target side of the directed relationship.
Ownership is distinct from brand identity, physical operation, production location, and control; temporal scope may matter. Pilsner Urquell is represented within Plzeňský Prazdroj’s company/brand history; this edge is brand ownership context.
Evidence: History — Plzeňský Prazdroj
brewery
Plzeň Brewery Site
The Plzeň brewery-site identity associated with the Burghers’ Brewery where Josef Groll brewed the first batch of the new Pilsen beer on 5 October 1842.
Navigation heuristic: 37. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 6 + cross-type 0 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
produced_at · forward
Pilsner Urquell — produced at → Plzeň Brewery Site.
Production-location context only; it does not imply ownership or brand-home identity. The Pilsner Urquell identity is anchored to the Plzeň brewery site where the 1842 beer was first brewed.
Evidence: History — Plzeňský Prazdroj
design artifact
Pilsner Urquell Material-Reduction Package Redesign
Contemporary packaging-system change documented by Pilsner Urquell, including removal of plastic labels and aluminum foil, paper-label substitution, embossing changes, and a cap reference to the original brewery gate.
Navigation heuristic: 33. semantic 10 + evidence 4 + verification 8 + confidence 5 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
belongs_to · reverse
Pilsner Urquell Material-Reduction Package Redesign — belongs to → Pilsner Urquell. This explanation is being viewed from the target side of the directed relationship.
Artifact/product belongs to or is issued by target in the stated context. Official brand page documents the package changes.
Evidence: Pilsner Urquell packaging redesign
Provenance & rights
Sources used for identity and relationships
Corporate or institutional source authority does not grant permission to reuse logos, portraits, trademarks, packaging, architecture photography, or other media.
organization primary
History — Plzeňský Prazdroj
Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s.
Reuse: citation only. Use factual metadata and derived summaries. Logos, photographs, portraits, trademarks, and other media require separate item-level rights review.