Královský Lev Votrok (Lev Lion Lager)

Brewed by Mestansky Pivovar
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic

Courtesy of douglas88. Pours crystal clear gold with white head and a bit of spotty lacing. The aroma is sugary sweet malts and a hint at floral hops. The taste begins sweet with malts and then moves to floral and spicy hop bitterness. The hops create a nice break from the sweetness and persist into the finish. I get spicy and floral hops lingering deep into the after taste.

.5 liter bottle. Pours a light clear straw yellow with a somewhat foamy head and some spotty lace. Aroma is stale malts, some bread, with peanut shells, dust, and a bit metallic and herbal hops. Grassy flavor with subdued and stale crackery malts, some cardboard ox, and a lifeless bitterness with a lackluster finish- a bit too stale hints of ox, and just boring. salt and metallic in the aftertaste.

Clear golden, moderate head, good lacing and retention. Aroma is grainy, somewhat sour pale malts, some bread, very light grass. Light bodied, somewhat sweet, definitely not a favorite.

Pours straw gold with a fast falling white head. Dry grainy malt nose, grassy but a bit earthy hops. The hops or something gave a bit of a green artichoke flavor upfront that I didn’t really care for. The palate had a soft carbonation to it, but lacked the crispness of a good pilsner.

Bottle. Pours deep golden with medium-sized, dense, slightly off-white head. Aroma is mildly doughy with hints of yeast. Some lightly prickly aroma of hops, as well. Flavor is bright, with well-rounded bready maltiness. Full and lively mouthfeel. Finish has the perfect amount of mildly bitter, slightly flowery hops. Very enjoyable bo pils.

From a 500 ml bottle poured a pale and clear yellow with a quickly dimiishing head and lots of nice lacing rings. Nose is of citrus and floral hops. Mouthfeel is medium. Flavor of light malts and with touches of fruits and a light bitterness. Somewhat mild finish. Nothing fancy here but refreshing and easy to drink.

Golden color with a refreshing fairly sweet taste. A earthy quality like the taste of some good spring waters is always present. Overall, a really smooth brew with some good qualities.

Aroma of grassy hop, and perhaps a hint of malt. Brassy gold color with a frothy white head. Medium bodied, moderately carbonated. The flavor is slightly fruity with a balance of grassy hop. There’s a slight veg taste, or so it seems. The finish is quite bland; not quite dry; not quite bitter. Just a touch of bitter. Very drinkable.