De Molen Donder & Bliksem (Thunder & Lightning)

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

Bottle. Lemon yellow with a white head. Nice citrus hop presence. Crisp and refreshing.

Bottle at home. Pours a pale straw-coloured slightly hazy beer. Has also a huge frothy white head, like from soap. Aromas of sweet corn, grains and hay. Hint of grass and some citrus. Less aroma from the saaz than expected. Smells nothing more than a bit richer standard pale lager. The flavours make this beer more special with grains, grass, alcohol, hops, and hints of citrus. The bitterness is very dominant which is also very lasting, but the saaz i not very present here either. Slick and slightly watery mouthfeel. In the first part drinking this beer it feels a little bit unbalanced, but this gets better towards the bottom of the glass. In the end a decent pilsener but are lacking typical elements that makes this a bohemian in my opinion.

Hazy orange colour, plenty of head and lacings. Fruity aroma, hoppy taste, long and bitter finish. (Bottle, 6.2 abv)

Bottle. Golden, hazy, average to large and mostly diminishing head. Moderate malty - lightly grainy and lightly sweetish aroma, grassy hoppyness. Medium, malty - lightly grainy and lightly sweetish flavor, grassy hoppyness. Finish is average, malty - lightly grainy and dryish, grassy - light herbal hoppyness. Medium bodied and dryish pils with OK hoppyness.

Currently drinking while typing. Good aroma in this beer as with the other De Molens I have tried. Malts and tangy hops dominate the aroma along with hints of Lemon and Lime in there too. Poured with a lovely course tight white head that sits on top of a glowing golden orange haze, the head slowly fizzled away to a thin coating. Great flavours in this too, with large malts and big tangy hops that have a lovely bitterness that creates a good bite to the beer. Spruce and grassiness too along with gentle dusty shelf flavours too, leaves with a gentle bitterness on the aftertaste with a prominent hopiness in the mouth. Great feel in the mouth with lovely carbonation which help it feel full and right for the style, nice head which feels nice too! Another great brew from De Molen, my love for their beers is growing more and more with each one. Definately worth buying!

UPDATED: JAN 11, 2012 Like Ken Hom cooking up an outstanding sweet and sour stir fry in the town square in Prague. Yum.

Bottled. Hazy yellow beer with huge head. Intense, sweet herbal and hayish ho aroma with sturdy and sweetish maltiness. Sweet malty and orangey bitter flavor. Lingering bitter aftertaste. Foaming texture but not too carbonated. Slightly oily. Good stuff.

33cl bottle, bottle 18/07/2011. Poured hazy golden with a medium sized white head. Strong grainy aroma with clear fruity notes. Flavor is grain, nice fruity hoppyness, strong bitterness, leading to a dry grainy finish. Medium body. Great pilsener.