Moonlight Reality Czeck

Brewed by Moonlight Brewing Company
Style: Czech Pilsner/Světlý
Fulton, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Flute, Footed Pilsner

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On draft at Flavor Bistro. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow color with pale golden straw hues when held to a light source and a frthy, soapy two finger white head with excellent retention, only slowly fading into a lasting cap that coats the glass with streaks and spots of soapy chunks of lace. Slightly earthy/funky with a musty grassy/straw presence in the nose. Subtle earthy hops and a prominent pilsner malt character. There’s also a good bit of light fruit, eapeciLly apple and banana. Medium body which is happily much fuller than ai expected with a nice crisp light hop presence up front followed by a prominent pilsner malt presence and a very tasty earthy straw grass character. Very complex and easy to drink. ABV is decently masked with only slight alcohol presence. Light and crisp with a enough of a subtle hop bite up front and full malt body to make it complex and interesting. Recommended.

On tap at Beachwood about a week ago. Poured a goldish color with a small white head. Lacing. Aroma of wet bread, cornbread with a small dash of spice and citrus. Flavor of cornbread, and a bit blander than expected overall. Earthy hops with some citrus/lemon elements. Didn’t live up to the hype for me

Pours light gold with thin white head and lots of lacing. Aromas of citrus hops, spice, and corn. Tastes almost cheesy, lots of lemon, and again that corn taste.

On tap at The Rake. Pale gold, thick lasting white head. Lager malt aroma but no puke. Quite lemony. Its just a bit too lemony, trying too hard. Fine, some drinkability but just not like the real thing.

Tap at Sonoma Wine Exchange. Pours amber gold with a large creamy white head. Laces a lot. Aroma is lightly bready with noticeable grassy hop. Near medium body with sharp carbonation. It’s bready with lots of grassy hop. Finishes slightly bready and quite grassily bitter.

From tap at Magnolia brewpub. Pours clear and golden orange with a thick and white head. Aroma is light cornish to malty, vague grassy hops note. Bitter and grassy base flavour. Light biscuit like malt sweetness. Ends dry and bitter.

Shaker pour at Tornado. Color is a clear dark golden and has a frothy head. Aroma is very strong dry herbal hops. Same in the flavor with clean white bread malts behind it. As it warms a bit of a metallic lagerness emerges in the nose. Its simple yet well done. I would like a bit more crispiness to the hops and maybe a little less of a malt characteristic.

Tap at the T-Room. Very minerally, grainy nose. This is continued through the flavor, as wheatiness subsides. Slight grassy quality.

On tap at Toronado. This clear blonde lager poured with a decent off-white head. There is a crisp and clean pilsener flavor with some sublte hopping. Tasty.

On tap at Toronado, San Francisco, with Phyllis, 24th Mar 09. This tastes like a very fruity version of Rothaus Pils. Fruit on top with corn underneath. Slighly sour too. Interesting and enjoyable.