12 oz. Bottle
As part of my journey to find more lighter colored beers that I will like, I happened to come upon some suggestions for Pilsners. This is one of the few that were recommended to me.
Pours a nice translucent golden orange with a bit of white foam, almost the color of apple juice, but a little more clear and orange. Carbonation is very evident by sight. Smells strongly of sweet and tart white grape, some hop in there too. Maybe some peach in there as well - light and dry fruit sweetness is the most pervasive scent. First sip reveals a little bit of the grape/peach sweetness and a bit of sour, but is soon taken over by a moderate amount of hops. There's almost a bit of a sweet, light white wine feel to it before the hops after taste. Because of the hops, there's a nice, clean, dry finish. Not bad for a Czech pils. Carbonation is surprisingly less evident than I assumed, considering how visible it is in the glass. Alcohol presence is absent, as expected from this 6% ABV pils. Moderately high drink-ability.
The strength of the hops throws the balance off a little bit. Though without the hops, the beer might almost be too watery. I would have liked the fruit sweetness/sourness to be a little more profound. It almost seems like this Czech pils wanted to be an IPA and got trapped somewhere in between.
Overall Rating: 3/5
As part of my journey to find more lighter colored beers that I will like, I happened to come upon some suggestions for Pilsners. This is one of the few that were recommended to me.
Pours a nice translucent golden orange with a bit of white foam, almost the color of apple juice, but a little more clear and orange. Carbonation is very evident by sight. Smells strongly of sweet and tart white grape, some hop in there too. Maybe some peach in there as well - light and dry fruit sweetness is the most pervasive scent. First sip reveals a little bit of the grape/peach sweetness and a bit of sour, but is soon taken over by a moderate amount of hops. There's almost a bit of a sweet, light white wine feel to it before the hops after taste. Because of the hops, there's a nice, clean, dry finish. Not bad for a Czech pils. Carbonation is surprisingly less evident than I assumed, considering how visible it is in the glass. Alcohol presence is absent, as expected from this 6% ABV pils. Moderately high drink-ability.
The strength of the hops throws the balance off a little bit. Though without the hops, the beer might almost be too watery. I would have liked the fruit sweetness/sourness to be a little more profound. It almost seems like this Czech pils wanted to be an IPA and got trapped somewhere in between.
Overall Rating: 3/5
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