Bernard Cerné Pivo 13°

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

Bottled, pours dark brown with a large, lasting, slightly off-white head. Good lacing. Nose of caramel and coffee. Sweet flavour with caramel, mocca and liqourice. Nice bitter finish. Balanced and full bodied

on tap (Plzen) - Dark brown beer with a beige head. Coffee aroma. Flavor also coffee like, chocolate and malty. Nice.

Dark brown with reddish glimts and a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt and hints of coffee. Flavor likewise with mild chocolate notes. Ends sweet.

(6/26/08) Draught at Uncle Paya in Plzen. Dark brown with a beige head, Malty aroma of toasted bread and coffee. Sweetish flavor with toastiness, caramel and coffee notes. Medium-bodied. Nice.

500 ml bottle. Tall fluffy light beige head that clings to the glass. Mahogany colour with some reddish notes. Milky chocolate aromas with notes of caramel. Slightly soapy character. Roasted malt flavours. Light-bodied. Chocolate and hazelnuts. Hints of licorice in the flavour. Nicely balanced with an appropriate carbonation level and hops that are present, but not obvious, and malt flavours that are refreshing, but not at all sweet. That said, it could have been more offensive.

No 467
Rated: 16.07.2008
Bottle brown, 500 ml, 13 P
Appearance: Pours very deep and essential dark reddish brown body colour, almost black, body carbonation is rather gentle but vivid, natural like, head is frothy, initially average slowly decreasing to small, brown in colour, there is faint lacing.
Aroma: Chockolate sweetness, burned nuts, cacao, burned sugar, hints of coffee, quite easily distinguishable of caramel, well balanced sharpness of hops with nice mild sweety fat malty body.
Flavour: Full well defined and pronounced, honest taste of burned, roasted barley grains, coffee, smokyness, gentle hoppy, floral nose, mild juicy sweetness of Plzen type malt, there is quite high accidity and kind of saltyness for the better taste, probably coming at least in part from the natural effervescence. Finish duration is long. Dessert dark chockolate, caramel, well balanced between bitterness and sweetness.
Palate: Body is full, texture is wattery to dry, carbonation on palate is mild, finish feel is lightly astringent, tangy and a bit spicy, highly bitter with aromatic flowery, floral hoppy nose.

Bottle, bought in a Potraviny in Cesky Krumlov.
Pours deep mahogany with a medium, frothy, brownish head. Disappears relatively quickly. Aroma is lightly dry, medium roasted and light notes of berries. Medium carbonation, okay mouthfeel. Flavour is nicely roasted, light sweetness. Rather dry aftertaste. Quite nice.

On tap at Uncle Paya’s, Plzen, 500ml. Dark brown with cream head. Quite decent roasty aromas, chocolate and liquorice in the body with a tarry pitch type flavour, a touch of burnt flavours. Reasonable stuff.