 Rastacouere (5418), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 14, 2004 Updated: Jul 28, 2005
33cL swingtop. Stunning hazy honey looks with a humongous white head generously unleashing the rocky belgian lace, long-lasting. Big hoppy aroma, like a lemon pie, both sweet lemon and meringous included. Well defined spice character, salt and pepper, various herbs, maybe even a touch of garlic. Husky notes. Sufficient malt backbone proposes convincing honey flavors. Palate is all dry, with fruity pinapple/orange/lemon overlapping spicy and herbal components. Ample body, spongy, malleable on the tongue with less carbonation than I was expecting from the lively spectacle seen through the glass. By the taste of it, I’d have swore this was bottle-conditioned. Glowing yeast flavors all through. Perhaps the finish could be a bit cleaner, here displaying suggestions of chalk/pencil shavings alike astringency. Very dry and quite bitter. Delicious pilsner transcending established limits, immensely drinkable while being very stylish and funky. Brings the spring back with every sip. <br /> Since it’s recent strike of availability in Ontario, this has become my summer staple and really grown on me. I’ve read 45 IBUs somewhere and it’s all floral, spicy dry glory.
DrDavid (483), Johnson, Vermont, USA
Oct 25, 2008 (Bottle). Semi-sweet aroma, very piney with some spicey fruitiness. Cloudy yellow-orange body, huge creamy white head. Flavor begins slightly sweet, with tart fruit, then transitions into delicious hoppy bitterness which persists throughout a lingering finish. A super lager.
Glouglouburp (2114), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 22, 2008 <b>In short: </b>A fantastic pilsner with all the characteristics of a fresh draught bohemian pilsner.<br />
<b>How: </b>Bottle 330ml flip-top. Consumed fresh as soon as I received through private importation<br />
<b>The look: </b>Cloudy dark blonde body topped by a large white head with good retention<br />
<b>In long: </b>Nose is noble grassy hops and meringue. Tasty cereals, light honeyed sweetness quickly taken over by the dry and slightly spicy grassy hops. Dry wood notes. Bready yeast or bready malts, I don’t know but bready something. Body is smooth and chewy and the carbonation is very lively. I’ve pub-crawled in Czech Republic and I find the Christoffel to be the most authentic Czech draft Bohemian Pilenser that I’ve had in the comfort of my home. And the beer is not from Czech Republic, it’s not draft and it’s officially not even a Bohemian Pilsner. WTF? Ok, maybe I also find Taco Bell’s to be the most authentic typical Mexican homemade food.
oldrtybastrd (1793), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA
Oct 20, 2008 Shared this one w/ SkyCop32. Picked up at Maruhn Getränke in Darmstadt. Pours a golden yellow with a white head. Aromas of bread/malts/hops. Crisp hop flavor with hints of fruit/malt.
TaxiDriver (547), Stadland, Germany
Oct 8, 2008 Bottle. Moderate hoppy, light citrus, very spicy. A very large white creamy head, very long lasting. The body is yellow. A very hoppy taste with a very bitter finish. The duration is long. Very dry texture, light creamy, lively carbonation, medium body. A good beer.
Strangebrewer (57), Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Sep 23, 2008 Poured cloudy straw coloured with frothy head which quickly disappears. Aroma was sweet and yeasty. First impression is sweet and mellow with little bitterness but finishes herbally with increasing bitter aftertaste. Very unusual beer.
|
