Nova Paka Podkrkonošsky Speciál Tmavý

500 ml bottle. Finland. As Novopacké Podkrkonošský speciál pivo tmavé. Dark reddish brown colour with small tan head. Roasted malt, dark sweet fruits, sugar, syrup and some bitter hoppiness in aroma. Dark roasted malts, coffee, bitter hoppiness and mild sweetness. Quite balanced with sweetness and bitterness. Soft carbonation.

Bottle 50cl. @ home.[ Trade by oh6gdx ].
Clear dark red brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully - mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, hay, dark roasted, caramel, light brown sugar and maple syrup, moderate hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Flavor starts very sweet and ends very bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20090712]

Bottle, 6.3%. Mild caramelly aroma. Cloudy dark brown colour. Nice stable light brown head. Sweet flavour, OK roasted. 6 3 6 3 13

Draught. Mild earthy aroma. Dark brown colour, seems clear. Small light brown head. The flavour is roasted with enough sweetness to balance. A little earth like in the aroma and a good smoke note. High bitterness, slightly unpleasant, but a good beer. 7 3 7 3 15

draft @ Pivovarsky Klub, Prague. pours dark brown, off white head. Aroma, apple, caramel, malty. Taste, light roasted malts, could not help but notice a nice apple like palate, sweet sugary, with some dark fruits;cherry, prune for a light astringent finish.

On tap at II. Cseh Sörfesztivál, Budapest.
Pale brown coloured, small to medium pale beige head, dusty sugary nose. Mild roasted malty, hoppy herbal and sugary taste with weak caramel presence. A way too sweet dunkel.

At the II Cseh Sörfesztivál, shared with ogivlado. Poured a murky dark red/brown body with a lasting offwhite head that went away slowly. A grainy sweet malty nose with a bit of dust. A sweet malty taste, somewhat rubbery and roasty, with a specific lemony note. Light hop bitterness, somewhat crude and some raisins. Ok but odd in a way.

Bottle. Pours a clear, chestnut red-brown, with a generous but shortlived bubbly beige head. Very "czech" aroma of lightly roasted malts, some random hops, and probably a bucketload of additives. Flavor surprisingly agreeable compared to aroma. Dominated by lightly roasted caramel malts, bitter hops, and sugar. Not very clean though. Strange sweetish tangy palate. Fairly light body, dry mouthfeel, lightish carbonation. I do wonder if I’m rating the correct beer here -- some seem to have had much more pleasant experiences of it. Meanwhile, I’m seriously considering giving up on czech beer altogether...

Bottle. Dark brown with a medium sized tan head. Nose is dark fruits and sweet malts. The flavour is raisin, sweet and roasted malts with notes of coffee. Medium bodied, aftertaste is a bit dry and bitter.