Bottled. Golden colour, mediumsized creamy white head, good lace. Aroma is yeast, hops, malts, some sour wooden notes. Flavour is malty with bittering grassy and flowery hops along with mild yeast and sourness. Very pleasant beer, thanks to Evan Rail for recommending this one!

Pale, gold in colour with a fair amount of gas rising; wonderfully fresh aroma, light hoppy with elements of grass; Quite bitter, somewhat harsh but still has elements of freshness in there; medium texture, somewhat medium body, plenty of fizz.

Bottled at Pivovarsky Klub, Prague. Clear golden, rich head. Generous aroma of stable, hay and butterscotch. Dry and light bodied. The grainy malts are hidden amongst rich amounts of oily orangey hops. The bitterness is intense, almost a bit sharp. Still an interesting, quite drinkable variation of the style.

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: Bottle, 500ml, fresh (purchased in Prague and drank within a week of purchase)
The look: Clear blonde body with a medium white head
To me a typical Czech Světlý 11° and below is: Well malted body with lots of smooth cereals and a light fresh honey sweetness flavour. Some fruity notes (more fruity notes than in the 12°+) with mostly citrus fruits and a little lemon. The finish is somewhat herbal and citrusy with but unlike the 12°+ there is only a hint of the dry grassy bitterness usually associated with noble/Saaz hops. Bitterness is mild and does not really play a big role in the overall flavours spectrum. A light meringue sensation and an overall freshness impression.. Carbonation is typically very soft. These beers are low in intensity but very refreshing and drinkable in scarily large quantities.
This one: More hoppy and drier than typical light Světlýs. Stronger and longer-lasting bitterness. Not the most highly drinkable but certainly very tasty for the style.

My Bottom Line:
Spicy, wooden hoppiness climbs and nearly surmounts the pillowy cereals in this cleanly balanced and huggable Svetlé Vycepni. A delicious lunchtime quaffer, this definitely is.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-Elaborate foam decorates the deep golden clarity.
-Hop bitterness is not hard-hitting, but it certainly is long-lasting.
-A wet, near-vegetal hop note hangs on to the cereal sweetness.
-The body is bulkier than I would have expected for a vycepni; although it is pasteurized, this is not one of those usually anemic 10-degrees.
-Effervescence is soft and serves the mouthfeel efficiently.
-Malts are not that expressive, but they do support the hops quite well.

Bottle; best before May 25th, 2008.