Oktoberbest: is this the noblest brewery in the world?
As Oktoberfest climaxes across Europe, we find a Czech brewery that employs disabled workers, funds a primary school and brews an IPA named after Gandhi
Beer might come with a head, but it doesn’t often come with a heart. But nestled in the Bohemian hinterland, the Pivovar Chříč is not your average brewery.
For one thing, it is staffed almost entirely by mentally and physically impaired workers. For another, it diverts all its profits to funding a primary school.
Petr Jakubicek is the brains behind the enterprise, tucked away in a village 50 miles west of Prague.
A brewery was established
