Bernard Cerné Pivo 13°

Brewed by Bernard
Style: Dunkel
Humpolec, 1, Czech Republic

On tap at "Waterfall Wishes" in St. Petersburg. Poured black with ruby highlites and a semi-frothy white head. Aroma of some cherries and light chocolate. Taste is dry with bitter roasty chocolate and some grassy hops. Finishes quite dry. Very not bad.

Near black colored with slight red hints. Medium beige head. Strong smoke and tar in aroma, roastiness, caramel and coffee too. Medium bodied. Smoke also in flavor with convenient roastiness, mild licorice and alcohol, some tar tones in aftertaste with mild dryness.

(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a very pretty, clear mahogany with a warm, reddish hue and a thick, creamy, light brown head with good retention. Delicate aroma of roasted malt and an almost vinous edge. Medium body with roasted, malty accents and a touch of dried fruit. Also a hint of chocolate. Vague burned edge, without making it bitter at all. A unique and perfect balance in this beer. 240406

Bottled at ZBF and given out by Lorenzo from BBB. Dark brown with a small tan head. Nose is cocoa, light choco notes, sweet malts and light hop notes. Taste is more choco notes, soft, dusty cocoa, light anise, and light hop notes. Body is creamy and medium. Finishes with more choco notes, light dark fruitiness, soft roastiness and hops.

Near black beer with dark yellow head, quite stable. Chocolate, dark malts, and again some chaff. Soft-sweet taste, with notes of licorice, wood-bitter and dry. Well-bodied, especially as it is only a 5.1 ABV beer. Definitely more going on than some dark malts. This is much better than pleasing - I could live with this. Some of those Czech dark beers are superbly made, and underestimated here.

Fadøl fået på Restaurant Golden Prag. + i Prag Sor øl med flot brunt skum. Virker meget som en stout, let brændt i smagen. Har en bitter eftersmag og for lidt kulsyre. Dejlig men kedelig øl.

Bottle at Wojarski in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Nice bottle with a patent cork.
Only Czech writings on the bottle.
Beautiful deep ruby red color, three finger thich rich creamy brown to beige head. Still very clear.
A little bit metallic scent, also from dark malts some roastiness. Refreshing smell.
Medium body and bitterness. A slight bit acid in the taste from dark malts brewed in soft water.
Very refreshing.

Draught, pint, at The Rover in Gothenburg on January 14, 2006. Very nice dark lager, big brownish head. Good balance with malt and hops in scent and flavor.
Ar 8/Ap 4/Fl 8/Pa 4/Ov 16

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(Draught in Prague on June 24, 2008)
Clear dark brown color, creamy tan head. SWeet and salt licorice mixed in the scent, also roasted notes. Roasted, sweet malty taste. Some coffee in the aftertaste. Medium to moussy mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
7/4/7/3/14=3.5

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(Draught in Plzen)
On June 26, 2008
Clear dark brown color, small tan head. Sweet roasted scent. Roasted, coffee, dry, metallic malty taste. Medium mouthfeel, dry bitterness.
7/3/7/3/13=3.3

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(50 cl bottle from Systembolaget
Blind tasting on September 27, 2008
Shady dark copper to red color, light brown head. Acidic, grainy, some puke/bile (...), scent. Sweet, spicy, herbal taste. Grassy aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness.
5/4/6/3/11=2.9

Draught, at The Rover. Brown with light brown head, mostly diminishing, modest lacings. Aroma moderate malty and light hoppy (burnt, licirice). Flavor moderate sweet, light/moderate bitter, average duration. Light body, watery, soft carbonated.