The first burgher brewery was built in Benešov in 1872. In 1897, it was bought by František Ferdinand d ́Estea and to this day brews beer according to traditional recipes. The brewery is one of the handmade and typically Czech breweries, where the quality of the beer is constantly monitored by the most skilled brewers. They pay a lot of care and attention to the golden beverage. Eighteen different types of bottom-fermented beers are produced under their hands. From the classic Ten and the special semi-dark beer Seven Bullets or the unique gluten-free beer to the special Nice Number. The brewery includes a unique malt house, which not only produces malt for the needs of the Benešov brewery, but also supplies other breweries throughout the Czech Republic and abroad. On average, the Ferdinand brewery produces 28,000 hectolitres of beer per year.

This Neo-Renaissance technical building was erected in 1917. It was designed by Jan Vladimír Hráský, together with the complete design for the water mains. It has an eclectic character with some Art Nouveau elements. The water well was in use until 1970’s when Benešov was connected to the remote water supply Želivka. The Water tower is registered in the Central list of cultural sights of the Czech republic.