2.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap @C&S brewery. Not looking like a traditional czech pils (too bitter and dry), but still a good kiwi pils
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
lots of tropical fruit, passionfruit notes. Fairly aggressively bitterness. Hops just remain in the mouth. Def not traditional but a very nice kiwi pils
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
This was tasted some four months after my esteemed colleague Snuffla and must have been different brew as I got no hint of diacetyl, just a flourish of hops, honey, resin, lemon curd, passionfruit and grass. It is more overt than traditional Pilsners. Just a small note of disappointment that the head barely fluffed up and was gone in seconds.
However, where it lacks on appearance, it gains on flavour. The bitterness creeps in and makes itself known as a lush, tangy citrus and resinous slap. It has surprising mouthfeel considering the lack of carbonation to the eye. This is a very good thing as it adds an additional dimension. It has a long, lingering finish that is a hallmark of excellent beer. I’d happily go back for seconds, thirds probably if it weren’t for the ESB that this brewer produces. God, I could hump that ESB.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle 16/1/2011. Nice bottle with woodcut print label. Flip top lid.
Aroma of very sweet malt and a bit of a diacetyl followed up with something floral. Got more and more diacetyl the more I thought about it. Golden in the glass with a fine white head.
Big clash of flavours to taste. Sweet at first which changes to bitterness then back to sweet but this time corn corn corn. Lots of sweetcorn. Mouthfeel a bit chalky with some slickness and a bit mouth coating. A German friend of mines had told me it wasn’t a pilsner as he knew them and I’d have to agree.
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