Královský Lev (Lev Lion Pale Double Bock)

From a 12 oz. long neck brown bottle with no freshness date. Made an average appearance, poured a orange hued clear golden with a small foamy white head that quickly reduced to a thin bubbly lacing. Had a aroma of faint flavors, apple fruitiness, grain and sweet malt. Moderate carbonation and a slick light bodied mouth feel, easy drinkability. Had an apple fruity taste with some graininess and a mild hop bitterness in the middle and a semi-dry sweet finish.

Pours a bit pale for a double bock. Taste is a bit light for a double bock. A pleasant beer but not up to my expectations.

The head is really bad. It faintly tastes like a double bock I suppose, but really is more like a (good) grainy lager. Like the lager, it starts out okay but in the end is quite bad.

Yeah that name’s a BIT misleading. Pale golden color with a thing ring of a white head. Pale malts on the front with some light fruit and grass on the end. Lighter frame, crisp and zesty. Not a bad pils, just make sure you call it a pils.

Pours rich gold with average crown on top . Aroma was full sweet , malt based . Light hop accents . Medium light bodied , on sweeter side , light hops more a la Lublin than Saaz .

Sample at DougShoemaker’s 2005 December gathering - bottle courtesy of Radek. "Pale Double Bock:? What the hell is that? This was a simple, well-balanced, light golden lager. Fairly sweet, mildly hopped finish. Not bad, would make a good warm weather bevvie.

Bottle at Doug’s, Christmas 05. Medium yellow, small white head. Mild light malt aroma. Slightly sour taste. crispy mouthfeel. Pretty tasty and refreshing.

Bottle at ’December at DougShoemaker’s 2005’ -- courtesy of Radek. Pours a clear gold with a spare white head. Decent malty aroma. Dissapointing flavour of light malt with a mild bitterness and something else unpleasant (metallic?) that I did not care for. Light bodied. Blah, it’s just O.K.