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Brewed by King Brewery
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Nobleton, Canada

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RATINGS: 110   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.16   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Authentic European Style Pilsner 4.8% alc./vol. True to style in every regard, this authentic Czech-style Pilsner is truely unique in North America. The beer is brewed with an all imported Plisner malt, all Saaz hops and a true Czech yeast strain. The brewery uses only distilled water and remineralizes it to deliver an authentic taste every time. The bright golden pilsner is a full-bodied, refreshingly great tasting beer. It delivers a soft texture, complimented by the proper balance of malt and Saaz hops. Its flavour begins with a pleasing malty or bready taste but is sufficiently hopped to impart a dry bitter tang with a very clean finish. This is a very inviting beer that compliments many foods and has enough body to compliment even the heaviest of meals. This complex beer provides a more flavourful yet true to style option to some of the more popular imports. Consumers are quoted as saying "there is not a beer in Canada that tastes like King Pilsner", or "this beer tastes like the true Pilsners in Europe" King Pilsner is considered Ultra Premium because no expense is spared to produce this world-class beer. It is made with the best of ingredients, and most importantly the water is distilled and the mineral content adjusted to match the water table of the beers country of origin (in this case the Czech Republic). This provides a flavour profile that only the truest of Pilsners can match. These ingredients as well as King's proprietary process delivers one of the best tasting beers in the world!


2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
mansquito (1604) - washington, Washington DC, USA - DEC 26, 2008
Pours with a quickly descending head and a orange/gold body. Aroma not too great some malts and grassy hops. Taste is pretty mediocre. Has some of the offensive tastes of a crappy pale lager. Otherwise there are grainy tastes.... a modicum of hops... and slight bitterness.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Glouglouburp (4558) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - OCT 21, 2008
In short: A crisp pilsner too clean to have a real personality. Nice session beer nonetheless.
How: Tap at C’est What?, Toronto
The look: Clear golden yellow body topped by a small white head
In long: Basic honeyed cereals and an appropriate dose of on dry grassy hops. Well balanced and relatively tasty. The beer is the crisp side of things. Far from a draught bohemians pilsner from Czech brewpubs this one reminded me of the few good bottled bohemians pilsner I’ve had. Extra clean (too clean) but still quite enjoyable if you like the style like I do. Looks like I’m the first one rating it, a strange feeling, much to my parent’s despair I’ve never been the first at anything.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Beershine (4561) - The Sunshine State, Florida, USA - SEP 30, 2008
Draught @ Winking Judge. Clear golden with small white head. Diacetyl aroma is unfortunate. Flavors are better. Some sweet grain and a sweet finish. Soft mouthfeel. Would have more character without all the diacetyl hanging about.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
KyotoLefty (3480) - Kyoto, JAPAN - SEP 20, 2008
On tap at victory in Toronto. Big cereal malt aroma with background hops. Malty, buttery flavor, slightly fruity. Well-done Bohemian pilsner. Good balance, big malt, surprisingly hoppy finish.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
cyrenaica (745) - Milton, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 26, 2008
500ml draught
4.8% ABV
I tried this beer on July 22, 2008 at the "Beer Bistro" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer was translucent, gold in colour, and had a thin white head. The aroma was biscuity malt, with a small amount of hoppy floralness. The mouthfeel was crisp, medium bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was grainy malt, a little fruity sweetness, and a small hoppish finish.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
chops (60) - Brantford, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 7, 2008
341 ml bottle from the LCBO. Not a typical pilsner for me. A good amount of hops. I will buy this again.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
matt7215 (1566) - Cambridge, Ontario, CANADA - JUL 12, 2008
341 ml bottle from the LCBO. pours yellow with a nice everlasting white head. aromas are pale lager malts and some grassy hops. flavours are stunningly complex for a pils. very tight with bitterness coming from hops that i didnt pick up on in the nose. the flavours are big and bold in the mouth. i nice tight package. very very good for a pilsner.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
wilderthanyou (587) - Guelph, CANADA - JUL 7, 2008
Pours a light golden colour with decent carbonation and a proper white cap. The aroma is grain mostly, a little bit of grass, surprisingly very little hops. The flavour is very bready, with some good dry hoppy flavour in the middle, and a touch of honey at the end. All and all, a pretty good beer, on par with creemore’s attempt


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