Quack-Duck (3129), Bodensee/Schwarzwald, Germany May 17, 2008 bottle. Clear golden colour, medium-sized head. Malty nose. Fruity and malty, very full-bodied. Malty and slightly sweet with herbal hoppy accents. Dry in the finish.
bierkoning (5987), La Tropica, Netherlands Oct 18, 2009 Bottle. Golden color. Citrus aroma, buttery and flowery. Malty sweet citric cookie dough flavor with some flowery hops shimmering through. Pineapple. Just a bit vinous. Grassy hops and butter in the aftertaste. Sticky mouthfeel, but quite nice. MrManning (1634), London, Ontario, Canada Oct 4, 2009 Bottle courtesy of Milos- As the descriptor says, it is honey gold. Deep honey. Nose is full of honey too. Lots of malts and sugars, orange peel, a bit alcoholic. Tastes sweet but not balanced. Syrupy malts and citrus peel essence meet candied malts and browns sugars are overwhelming at times. Slick, syrupy finish is sweet and lengthy. Thanks Milos! judasbeer (230), Budapest, Hungary Aug 29, 2009 Clear golden color with tiny white head. Moderate sweet malty aroma slight alcohol feel. Sweet syrupy malts with
harsh grassy hoppy interuption and some faint vegetables from the background. The aftertaste is pretty neutral with grassy, metallic feel.
Medium body with well hidden alcohol, but very one dimensional flavor. Although it’s not too balanced, but quite drinkable anyway. gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden Jul 17, 2009 On July 16, 2009 as "Jihlabsky Grand Special Svetly". From Pivni Galerie. BB 16.02.2010. Sampled on July 16, 2009 Clear golden color, white head. Malty sweet scent. Alcohol, sweet taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness. MiP (8793), Sønderborg, Denmark Jul 6, 2009 Bottle, 8.0%. Almost clear copper colour. Small stable white head. The flavour is quite malty and sweet. Has a little spicy/sweet hoppiness. Sweet, but OK balanced by the alcohol. anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden Jun 4, 2009 Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a sweetish malty bready aroma. Sweetish fruity and malty bready flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a sweetish malty bready finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste. ogivlado (3036), Zagreb, Croatia Jun 2, 2009 Bottled(500ml). -as Jihlavsky Grand Special Svetly.
Dark golden coloured, small white head, sweet malty nose with notes of alcohol. Sweet sticky maltiness with bready and grainy notes. Like above average Polish ESL. Doggythedog (1541), Split, Croatia May 29, 2009 0.5l bottle courtesy of and shared with ogivlado who brought it from the Czech Republic (thanks!) Poured a dark golden body with a small white head. Grainy, somewhat fruity nose with a noticeable alcohol presence. The taste is dominated by a sticky fruity maltiness, some grain ending with a crude hop bitterness. Alcohol noticeable. Ok but there are far more balanced beers at that strength.
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