1795 Original Czech Lager Dark (Budejovické Pivo)

Brewed by Budějovický Měštanský Pivovar
Style: Dunkel
České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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[Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival] Hazy dark brown, small beige head. Light-medium bodied. Dominated by caramel and saccharine, making it chemically sweet. Much, much too sweet, and certainly not good.

UPDATED: MAY 9, 2012 Bottle 0,5 l
Appearance: Clear dark brown color with a average short lasting, good lacing tan head.
Aroma: - moderate - roasted malt, toasted bread, raisins,dry dates(or plums), slight notes of chocolate.
Taste: - moderate to heavy - sweet with a moderate bittersweet finish. However the artificial sweeter creates a long sweet aftertaste
Palate:Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft.

Bottle, 4,5%. Red-brown color. Sweet malty aroma with little fruity tones. There were roasted malts, coffee and caramel tones in flavor. Drinkable, standard czech dark lager.

Bottle, 4,5% ABV version. Reddish brown with a tan head. Nose is malty, slightly sweet, with burned sugar, vague hops. Taste is sweet, with caramel dominating, roasty notes. Slightly dry finish.

Bottle, ABV 4.5%. Aroma is fruity, plums. Very nice dark amber colour. Small head. Lightly roasted taste, caramel, coffee. Easy to drink.

(Bottle, Ölbaren, Åre, Sweden, 21 March 2012. ABV 4.5%) Reddish brown colour with brief head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of dried fruit, dark bread and prunes. Malty, roasted taste with dark bread, chocolate, crisp-bread, hints of raisins and a mild spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain malt sweetness. Quite nice.

Can (4,5% ABV) from SuperBrugsen. Pours clear reddish brown with a small off white head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel and some roasted notes. Also some hints of dark plums and rye bread. Sweet and fairly light bodied with just a hint of hoppy bitterness in the finish. Slightly more bitterness in the quite short aftertaste. Too sweet and too much caramel for my taste, but still drinkable.

brown, clear, white foam, caramel, nuts, hay, roasty, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, creamy, average carbonation,

brown, clear, tan foam, caramel, roasty, medium body, creamy, average carbonation, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness,

bread, grass, coffee, herbs, chocolate, butterscotch, cooked vegetables, smoke, brown, sparkling, frothy, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, medium sourness, sticky, medium body, bitter,

0,5 l can. Pours dark amber with a tiny white layer. Aroma of sweet caramel and plum. Taste is sweet dark caramel, easy roasted. Smooth and filling mouthfeel. Medium bodied.Short heavy sweet aftertaste.