Degrees
In the Czech Republic, the beer is differentiated by degrees. Not degrees of alcohol but degrees on the Balling Scale, which measure the amount of sugar in the wort.
The most commonly found types are 10° and 12°. For a long time the market was dominated by the Pilsner style 12°. Several breweries proudly declare themselves 11° companies. Many breweries offer a 13° “special” beer. Dark beers come in varying degrees as well.
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Lager 12°
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This is Pilsner. The flagship of most breweries.
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Light Lager 10°
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This is very similar but a bit tamer. In Czech it's called a "tap" beer.
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Kvasnicove
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This is a beer which has had yeast reintroduced. It can be any degree.
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Unfiltered
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A beer that hasn't undergone the filtering process. It can be any degree.
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Unpasteurized
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A beer that hasn't udergone pasteurization. Usually found in "tank" pubs in Prague.
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Wheat Beer
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Used to be common in the past but is rare here now.
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Special 13°
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Indeed special, these beers vary greatly. Sometimes the best of the brewery. Any beer with more thirteen degrees is called "special" under Czech law.
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Dark
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A dark lager, Dunkles in German. Doesn't have the bitterness of the Pilsner style.
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Half-Dark
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Tastes much like a lager but with caramel and can be made with harder water than a Pilsner lager.
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