 Headbanger (975), Aurora, Illinois, USA
Jul 9, 2008
16.9 oz bottle-Bakalář Light Dark Beer on label. A light amber body with a small ring for a head and an aroma of skunk and soy sauce. Taste of the same with a caramel malt taste on the back end. The skunk taste does not come out. Not bad but not good.
JPDIPSO (4234), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Jan 5, 2008 Have not had a light dark beer since Blatz Dark (America’s great light dark beer). True amber color with a thin lid of light beige bubbles. Toasted bread and just a hint of herbal hops with caraway and rosemary. Light brown sugar start with a earthy malt background. Fairly watery at times. Some light spice in the finish and linger. Also a bit of licorice and caramel floating about. Interesting, but not that entertaining.
Cornfield (4263), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
Dec 22, 2007 Drinking from a green bottle of Bakalář Light Dark Beer... what an intriguing name! The word "Amber" is also on the bottle and it shows a 4.5% ABV rather than the 4.8% listed here, but this is clearly the Bakalář brew that I hadn’t tried yet. It pours a thin amber body with a dinkus white head that rapidly reduces into a ring around the glass. The aroma is sweet and bready with a generous dose of caramel. It’s a tad thin but manages to deliver flavors of caramel and toffee with a light grassy/floral hop bitterness. Not bad. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=4540> Sal’s Beverage World, Elmhurst, IL<font size=-1>
Quack-Duck (1756), Bodensee, Germany
Dec 15, 2007 draught at Vanocni Pivni Trhy Praha 2007. Clear amber/mahogany colour, creamy head. Wonderful aroma of caramel. Full-bodied, malty with hints of caramel, toffee and chocolate. Hoppy in the lingering finish.
omhper (10456), Stockholm, Sweden
Apr 3, 2007 Draught at Soldaten Svejk, Stockholm. (Might have another name as it was only sold as a semi-dark 12° beer from Pivovar Rakovnik.) Clear mahogany colour, firm head. Evident cardamom aroma. Fairly sweet with hard , roasty malt character. Grainy with some butterscotch and lots of cardamom and a touch of cellar old Zhigulevskoye style. Brown sugar dominate the finish. Rather peculiar and unconvincing.
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