Karlsbrau Boris

Brewed by Karlsbrau (Karlsberg)
Style: Pilsener
Saverne, France

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

Very clear small head. Heineken with some sweet fruit flavors. Very light. If it was cheaper and you could put in the catogory of a grocery store bought beer it would be decent.

I like this little 8.5oz bottle - it’s like a little hand grenade. Goledn and filled with tiny bubbles, short head and good lacing. Aroma is grass/hay, some hop and a little sweetness. Interesting taste; there’s is some hop in this, not much; some sugary sweetness that is thin, an almost sour taste along the edges. All over the label it calls itself an ale, but I’m pretty sure this is just an adjunct filled lager. I’m not sure what "The Alsatian Flask" means either.

Bottle (250ml). Poured hazy yellow, thin white fizzy head. Aroma of corn and scorched straw. Taste is thin and harsh and I can’t say why, but it’s freakin’ harsh. 250ml bottle may just be too big.

Bottle @ Union street saloon Detroit, MI. Pours a light gold color with a small white head. Head is fizzy and very tiny. Nose is straw and hay. Taste is corn and hay with a small bit of hopps mixed in.

8oz green bottle. Actually has some color to it...bronzen I’d say...slight white head...decent hop notes in the aroma for such a beer. Drinks light as expected with some sweet corny malt and a dash of hops. Nothing I crave, but better than I expected. Still not sure about the tiny bottle????

Poured from two 8.5 oz. “Alsatian Flasks.” The box and label make it clear that this beer is for commies and “insurgents.” I think I just supported terrorism by buying this. Light amber with a one-finger head. Some effervescence. No complaints thus far. Smells like rocks and dull hops. Let the crap-fest begin! The flavor makes me shudder. Tastes like nothing, with a revolting corn and dull hop aftertaste. At least I have a Trois Pistoles to get the taste out of my mouth.

What a precious bottle!!! Nothing like reading gobbledygook while consuming beer. To duplicate the pleasure of drinking Boris, next time, I’ll pop open a Blue and read Oprah’s magazine. No reason to drink this unless it’s the only beer at a party (my excuse). Proof positive that there are many intelligent people who can be fooled by packaging. Sweet and fairly easy drinking with a tinge of maltiness. Why bother?

UPDATED: JUN 27, 2006 Sampled from 12 oz brown bottle. This beer poured a pale yellow color with a medium white head. Sour malt and skunk aroma. Same for the flavor. French Bud - how lovely.