Kocour Catfish Sumeček

Brewed by Pivovar Kocour
Style: American Pale Ale
Varnsdorf, Czech Republic

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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sampled on tap a while ago but i’ll rate the bottled version sampled on the weekend. i’m not sure if it was linc’s presence, but this really reminded me a lot of little creatures pale ale. the aroma is dominated by citric hops with loads of grapefruit and orange leaf and some gooey malt lurking; plenty of crisp and tangy bitterness with some faint herbal character suggesting menthol and even spearmint. well-balanced, a very good example of the style

UPDATED: APR 30, 2012 Drafted at Klub Malych Pivovaru in Pilsen.Creamy,off white silky head,the aroma is very clean and fruity witha bit of smoky wood cleaner.Flavors of pine needles,bug spray, floral, cough drop, woody, skunky, caramel, citrus, clove,alcohol and loads of hops.Tasty stuff!

0.5l bottle kindly traded with ElDesmadre. This one pours a strongly clouded dark copper body with a nice big off-white head that bots sticks around for a while and is leaving nice lacings down the glass. The aroma is really sweet and fruity! Almost peachy-fruity with lots of toffee and brown sugar. It has a slick to oily texture and the carbonation level is average to slightly soft. It’s definitely not sweet at all in the flavor! I was expecting a load of toffee caramel, but got absolutely nothing of that. What it actually has is a nice light piny grapy-bitter flavor, a bit thin in some way - like it really could have needed a bit more solid malt base to balance the (not extreme in any way, but still) hops. Also hints of butter and it has a more fruity finish. Yeah, a good session, really easy to drink and quite a tasty one. 04.04.2012

Tap at Hostinec Richtar Jakub, Bratislava. Deep golden color with huge stable white head. Strong citrusy aroma. Taste, grapefruit, green apples, pineapple, pines, floral hops. Nice long dry bitter finish. Nice beer.

Bottle @ Pivni Rozmanitost, Prague. Pours cloudy golden with a fluffy white head. Lots of citrus and peach. Hoppy and dry flavor. Crisp citrussy - cascade. Smooth. Nice.

brown plastic bottle 1000ml. -Hazy orange/dark golden coloured, small to medium sized white head, fresh agrumey hoppy nose. Strong bitter agrumey hoppy taste with a way too heavy hop presence. Bitter finish and long-lasting aftertaste. One-dimensional, pitty.

Une belle APA en l’occurence. Ca picote et c’est bien amer sur la langue, ca se boit et ca finit rafraichissant. Couleur rouge-orange, belle mousse, pour une bouteille plastique achetee a Prague, bue a Berlin. Ce sent et goute les cereales, le pain et le grain d’orge, legere notes de foin humide pas desagreable. Petite note epicee de gingembre comme souvent. -- Rien de derangeant, fraiche, plutot une APA qui me plait. Le copr sun peu faible se rattrape avec un arome bien balance

on tap. Hazy amber colour,medium creamy head. Aroma of wonderful hops. Taste heavy bitter,but pleasant. smooth bitter finish.

bread, spruce, citrus, basement aromas, earthy, butterscotch, skunky, cooked vegetables, vanilla, golden, orange, cloudy, white foam, light sweetness, very bitter, heavily sour, full body, slick feel, soft carbonation, long finish,

Bottle. Brownish red with a frothy, quite durable head. Aroma is lots of hops - pine, mango, passion fruit, pineapple, white grapes, pineapple, grapefruit... plus biscuity malt and toffee. Lovely! Medium body, very aromatic flavour and quite a light, sessionable beer at once. Sweetish piney-tropical taste backed by malt and toffee, quite a strong grapefruit-like bitterness and an aftertaste of pine, grapefruit and passion fruit. Now this is what I call a great beer!