This year it’s the 40th anniversary
of Queen’s hit song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. Can you believe it? To celebrate,
Queen are releasing Bohemian Lager, joining the ranks of bands with their own
beers and following the release of Killer Queen vodka. It is, apparently,
“golden” and “hoppy” and it will be brewed in the Czech Republic. There’s a
rather tenuous link between Bohemian Rhapsody and lager history: though originally
German, lager became closely associated with Bohemia – now part of the Czech
Republic – in the mid-19th century, when the town of Plzeň became a centre of
the brewing industry. A pale lager was developed there that became known as
pilsner.
The bottle will carry Queen’s crest,
designed by Freddie Mercury, and the image from the cover of A Night at the Opera,
the album that originally featured “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The beer will start hitting shelves in Europe this
summer, with a worldwide release to follow.
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