Calvinus Blonde

Frères Papinot
Brewed at Locher
Style: Pale Lager
les Acacias, Switzerland

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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UPDATED: OCT 1, 2008 Bottled, thanks Bov! Hazy golden, small head. Papery grassy nose. Dry with clean, somewhat ard mouthfeel. Grainy with good amounts of herbal spices. Lingering bitterness. A fairly well made lager.

Bottle. Hazy yellow with half a finger of white head. Light malty, citrusy, yeasty, light spicy aroma. Taste is sweet and light malty with a bitter dry finish, floral and grassy hoppy, citrusy notes, a touch of Gunpowder. Very drinkable, better than other ratings suggests. But a pale lager? I doubt....

Bottle at home. Pours a clear pale yellow with lots of tiny floaties and a white head. Dry with aromas of malts and czech hops. Medium to light bodied. Soft carbonation. Dry finish.

Sehr milder Getreideantrunk mit blechernen Noten. Etwas herb, wässrig, kaum aromatisch. Überaus langweilig. 6/4/5/4/10/4

Bottle from Globus. Bright yellow with thin head. Citrus nose. Taste of citrus and fruits. Prickly texture.

330ml bottle poured into a shaker. Wanted to try a Swiss beer while I was in Geneva. This is what I could find. Smells like a mass produced American lager, pours a hazy yellow with a white head. Taste is not much better, with malty notes and no real bitterness at all. Cannot even taste the hops. Stay away.

Bottled 33cl. Courtesy of Bov. Hazy pale golden appearance. Pear and walnuts throughout. Boiled vegetables (DMS) sneaking in. Poor malt presence. Mediocre hop profile. Medium bodied. Some residual sugars in the finish. Poor. Thanks a lot Bov!

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is Golden. Aroma and taste are malt, grass and hops.

Bottle from Lögismose Cph. Frothy white good mostly lasting unclear yellow colour. Moderate malty and hopy aroma. Light fruity notes. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate. Quite nice with a light belgian ale touch.

Swingtopbottle at the courtesy of Nick. High fluffy lasting white head. Hazy yellow body. Apple pear coriander flavor with a dusty note. Highly carbonated lemon coriander flavor with a long acidic aftertaste.

500 ml swing-top bottle at a bar in Geneva. Pours a cloudy orange hue with a large white head. The aroma is sweet malts and oranges. The flavor is mostly a fluffy and easygoing sweet beer, some oranges and dry yeast. Very nice.