Černá Hora Světlý Ležák 12°

Brewed by Pivovar Černá Hora (Pivovary Lobkowicz)
Style: Czech Pilsner/Světlý
Černá Hora, Czech Republic

Serve in Dimpled mug, Flute, Footed Pilsner

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(bottle) pours a clear deep golden colour with a frothy white head. aroma of smooth buttered and honeyed malts and crisp herbal hops. flavour is the same, with some grainy qualities and a robust bitter finish. medium body and carbonation.

As "Svetly Lezak 12"
Draught at in Brno, on May 18, 2009
Clear golden color, white head. Sweet, malty, caramel, butterscotch scent. Sweet, malty, herbal hoppy and butterscotch taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.

Bottle, bought @ a corner pub in Brno.
Pours clear golden with a fine, medium, creamy, white head. Fine duration and light lacing. Mild aroma, some grass, apple and sweet malts. Okay mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Flavour is crisp malty, a bit of green apple and a clear, defining, hoppy bitterness to finish it off. Good one.

Bottled. Golden colour with mediumsized creamy head. Aroma is malty, slight fruityness along with some grass and slightly bread-doughy notes. Flavour is quite sweet malts along with some slight fruity notes. The end is grassy and quite mouthdrying.

On tap at the Czech Inn, Dublin. Full mouth feel, grain, malt, bread. Complex stuff. I would have liked more bitterness, but it is very fine as it is.. Lingering bittersweet finish, peppery.

Back from a Czech Republic pub-crawl this is part of my express ratings for the “typical” Světlý 11°- (Czech light Pils), Světlý 12°+ (Czech Pils), Polotmavý (Czech Amber Lagers) and Tmavý (Czech Black Lagers). Non-typical beers will receive personalized descriptions after the express ratings.
-------- /> How: Tap at Kralovstvi, Prague
The look: Clear golden body with a medium white head
To me a typical Czech Světlý 12° and above is: Well malted body with plenty of biscuits and cereals. Sweetness level is in the light-medium range with some honey flavours and a light caramel presence (3/4 honey, 1/4 caramel). Fruity flavour limited to a light citrus flavour. Medium carbonation. Finish is dry and moderately bitter with a light citric touch. After-taste of dry grassy/herbal hops with a light dry spiciness character.
This one: As above, very typical and average for the style.

En fût. Pinte dégustée chez Kralovstvi (Prague, Rép. Tchèque). Arôme: Odeur de céréale et d’houblon herbacé avec une pointe de miel. Apparence: La couleur est orangée. Présence d’un large col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de céréale et d’houblon. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture aqueuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de céréale en arrière goût. (Rating #1524)

Bottle. Clear golden, hardly any head. Sweet malty and grainy aroma. The flavour is sweet with malt and some hops. Boring.

500ml bottle Dull orange body, no head. If there’s any aroma at all, it’s a sweet artificial malt-like lager aroma, some odd weird pulse or pea component too. Acceptable carbonation. Hops come over immediately in the mouth, tickling the sides of the tongue.

50cl bottle from Pivovarsky Klub. Clear gold with a small white head. Saaz dominates the aroma with lots of grass and spice. Nice malt aroma too. Very malty caramel flavor. Sweet with spicy hop balance and a bitter finish. Well balanced. Medium-light body with crisp carbonation. Nice pilsner.