3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draught at Na Parkanu, Pilsen: Clear, amber coloured, mid-sized, lacy and creamy sandy head, deep caramelly nose with distinctive traces of toasted malt and spicy oaky hops, moderate sweetish-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied, slightly lingering caramelly-bitter finish. a very well quaffable, well balanced new beer........
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From tap at the Marriot hotel in Plzen. Pours clear and golden deep orange to amber with a slowly diminishing light tan head. Aroma is solid breadish with a mild spice accent. Flavour starts dry and breadish, light fruity too. Turns slowly towards a more spiced and bitter flavour but not loosing the breadish dry flavours. Ends malt flavoured with a bit of sweetnes showing through.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Light brown, almost clear, nice head. Malty yet clean base. Fruity sweetness. Bock like. Good bitter backup saves this beer.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 33 cl, Bishops Arms Skövde, thx to Ronny. Pours clear beautiful dark copper amber with a small off white head. Aroma is caramel toasted malty fruity and a bit sour. Flavor is fruity sweet citric malty and bitter. Very drinkable and refreshing. Finishes sweet fruity and bitter.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
33cl bottle. Clear, sweet malt odor, brown colour and foam is also brownish. Small bubbles, but large, bubbling foam. Sweet dream but hoppy aftertaste. A very good beer from Plzen!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Bishop Arms, Skövde. Amber beer with a offwhite head. Malty, fudge, brown sugar aroma and flavour with some hops and metallic notes.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. ours Amber with a white head. Aroma of sweet fruity malt. Flavour is sweet caramel. Dry finish. Very nice.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle - Nice copperish in colour, Ok but not lasting foam. Some light malty nose ,taste comes with decent hops. Medium body, leaves really good bitterness in the mouth. Liked it.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Na Spilce. Colour clear amber. Head huge creamy yellowish white. Aroma caramel malat and saaz. Taste very balanced, light hoppy bitter, light to medium honey caramel malty sweet. Nice smooth finish, saaz bitter with hints of caramel. Very drinkable,
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Back from a Czech Republic pub-crawl this is part of my express ratings for the “typical” Světlý 11°- (Czech light Pils), Světlý 12°+ (Czech Pils), Polotmavý (Czech Amber Lagers) and Tmavý (Czech Black Lagers). Non-typical beers will receive personalized descriptions after the express ratings.
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How: Tap at Na Parkanu, Pilsen, Czech Republic
The look: Clear golden copper body with a large creamy off-white head
To me a typical Czech Polotmavé (Czech Amber Lagers) is: Hay and biscuit wrapped in caramel. Very light fruity notes with no specific fruits giving the impression of slightly fruity caramel. Moderately sweet. Sweetness is well balanced by dry grassy hops. Body is smooth. Medium carbonation.
This one: As above but a bit better put together than most. A typical but very good example of the style.
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