Jakub Veselý

Founder of Pivo Falkon, Malý/Velký, World Beer Idol. Atmospot Studio co-founder.

Prague, Czechia

About

Craft beer and brewing - the story of my life since 2005, when I homebrewed my first beer. I didn't like the taste of beer these times. Maybe cause I was 13 y.o. Maybe cause I didn't know the taste of real beer. I moved to Prague in 2008 and studied the brewing technology at high school. 2012 means first long-term practice at award winning local brewery called Antoš, graduating and establishing my first company, the contract brewing project Pivo Falkon. After couple months I got a big oportunity to be a part of Duvel Moorgat Co. as a product development specialist in family brewery Bernard, where I spent a year and half, trying to improve the product development and highly co-working with marketing affairs the same time. Next stop was co-projecting the new brewery called Tovarna, as a brewing director. My job contained product development, creating and executing the production schedules, marketing, trade directing etc. Now I am trying to get more into the customer experience sphere. I've built a craft beer bar in wider city center of Prague and with the World Beer Idol (co-owned), we are trying to help customers better understand and gain their bearings in the diverse range of beers produced around the world. WBI also gives breweries an effective marketing tool, as it is a confirmation of the quality of their products. Finally, World Beer Idol is our “modest mission” to call attention to beer as a cultural and social beverage with a rich history and highlight its diversity. What next?

Experience

  • Founder at Pivo Falkon s.r.o.
    Jul 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 1 mo

    Tiny little "one man" brewing company based in Žatec (Saaz), brewing since 2012. Achievements: 2020- USA HOPS - Best Craft Brew 2020 - 1st place in Hop growers of America's European contest craft brewing contest for Mikrokosmos DDH session IPA 2019 - Jarní cena sládků - 1st place American Strong Ale (strong top fermented beer) 2018 - Ratebeer Best - 6th best Double IPA worldwide - Switch:off Tangerine Double IPA 2018 - Ratebeer Best - 4th best Stout worldwide - Kamšot Double Chocolate Milk Stout 2018 - Ratebeer Best - Best beer of the Czech Republic - Switch:off Tangerine Double IPA 2018 - Jarní cena sládků - 1st place for Nightstalker Black Ale (Black IPA category) 2018 - Jarní cena sládků - 2nd place for Extra Stout (Stout category) 2018 - Jarní cena sládků - 3rd place for American Strong Ale (Black IPA category) 2017 - Jarní cena českých sládků - 2nd place FALK:ON Imperial Stout 2017 - Jarní cena českých sládků - 3rd place Nightstalker Black Ale 2015 - SPP - The best pale top fermented beer - FALK:OFF Imperial IPA 2015 - Jarní cena českých sládků - 3rd place for FALK:OFF Imperial IPA (strong ale category) 2015 - The gold brewer's seal / Zlatá pivní pečeť - Zeppelin Pale Ale - Pale Ale category 2015 - The silver brewer's seal / Stříbrná pivní pečeť - STALKER IPA - India pale ale category 2014 - Slunce Ve Skle (beer festival, Pilsen, CZ) - 2nd place for STALKER IPA 2014 - Jarní cena českých sládků - 1st place for Cosa Nostra (strong speciality beer category) 2013 - Talent of the year - Pivo, Bier & Ale magazine awards 2013 - Slunce Ve Skle (beer festival, Pilsen, CZ) - 2nd place for STALKER IPA

  • Founder at World Beer Idol
    Sep 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

    The Czech Republic has a thousand-year history of brewing and growing hops. Beer is every Czech's passion: we are the world's master in beer drinking and nation of beer "enthusiasts". There are so many international beer awards around the world, but none in Czech Republic. Until now...

  • Co-founder at Atmospot
    Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

    When passion grow to a business. Atmospot is a brand new Prague based photo-studio focused on product photography. We love to shoot: Products Real estates Automotive Events Follow our Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/ATMOSPOT/ Do not hesitate to contact me for collab.

  • Founder at Malý/Velký
    Oct 2017 - Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Malý/Velký, to je catering, velkoobchod a e-shop s tím nejlepším řemeslným pivem, a také kreativní řešení Vašich firemních dárků. Vyberte si z našich cateringových balíčků nebo si od nás nechte navrhnout řešení přímo na míru. Potěšte sebe i své zaměstnance předplatným skvělého piva přímo do Vaší kanceláře. Více informací najdete na naší linkedin stránce a také na www.malyvelky.cz.

  • Brewing manager at TOVÁRNA PIVOVAR
    Dec 2015 - Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Tovarna Pivovar - brewpub situated in Slany, 30 kilometres from Prague, based on the wide range of local produced beer. 8 beers on tap, including bohemian pilsner, schwarzbier, american style IPA and more seasonals. 2015 production volume: 60 hl 2016 production volume: 1000 hl 2017 production volume: 1500 hl Tovarna Pivovar got the 1st place award for the Schwarzbier at "Jarni cena ceskych sladku 2017", 5 more awards for their pilsner, schwarzbier, IPA and for the best concept of the brewery and the best brewpub in 2016, granted by the Pivo, Bier & Ale magazine and finally Silver czech beer crown 2017.