Pernštejn Premium Světlý Ležák 12°

Brewed by Pivovar Pardubice
Style: Czech Pilsner/Světlý
Pardubice, Czech Republic

Serve in Dimpled mug, Flute, Footed Pilsner

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UPDATED: SEP 1, 2005 I popped the top and BOOM!...the beer started foaming like crazy. Nevertheless, I’m starting to realize that Czech lagers aren’t as bad as American Standards. This one has a decent amount of flavor, like an Obolon, though I can taste the 5% alcohol, so it’s not well-hidden. Also, the label is the ugliest damn thing I’ve ever seen! It’s designer must’ve been color blind!............Anyway, bottom line: it’s a very pleasant, relatively malty lager that I’d be glad to drink again. Rerate: ’’Holy Cow!’, as Harry Caray would have said. This is one of the strangest-smelling brews I’ve had in ages, but not in a bad way. The sweet Czech malt smell is not quite reproduced in the flavor. The taste is sweet, yet crisper. Somewhat licorice-ish and sweet, with odd malt tastes that are beyond my abilities to describe. I can’t see the hops others see, but I’d like to try it again and see how it stacks up against other quality Czech brews.’

barnyard, grass, roasty, bubblegum, golden, cloudy, white foam, rocky head, medium sweetness, very bitter, medium sourness, medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter,

UPDATED: JAN 6, 2009 loved this beer. amazing butterscotch aroma, more buttery than sugary. very dry but with full pineapple hops. leaves a toffee apple impression as it disappears in the mouth. has to be tried

Nice beer, Yellow in color. Pours with a thin head. It is malty and rich in flavor. The beer is hoppy. The hop flavor builds as the beer is consumed. Good lager.

Pours dark yellow with thin white head. Grassy, malty aroma. Malty and rich, with a mild hop note. Hops build as the beer is consumed. Not a bad lager.

Clear golden hue shows only a small fading white head, a state which contrasts with the goodness of this product. A pleasant pils malt display that procures the toasted notes I look for in the style without spare. Hay and straw like, fresh, grassy, floral, herbal. This feels pretty much like a textbook version. Despite the heavy filtering, the yeast can’t be overshadowed completely and leaves a doughy signature that procures some depth to this otherwise unpretentious beer. Great mouthfeel, the small bubbles make for a crisp and engaging carbonation despite the global thinness. Simple, refreshing and authentic example that does everything right, but nothing grand.

Had on 9/9/2002 and was labeled as Boom Czech Beer. Aroma is a rich sweet malt scent. Color is a deep gold with good carbonation and thin head. Taste is like a rich European Pilsner. Starting with a medium body it goes down with a light sweet feel. Finish is a full malt flavor with a mild bitterness in the end. Overall its a good and easy drinking Pilsener.

Bottle. A bit cloudy golden body with a firm head. I like the fact that it’s not filtered to death like most of the bottled lagers anywhere. Saaz aroma. Pleasant palate. Sweet biscuity taste with a medium hoppy finish. More crispy hops and this would be great.

Toasted malts, citrus, herbal hops and some some floral notes in the aroma. Clear golden coloured body with a low but lasting white head that recedes with some lacing. Very soft, doughy, toasty malt character with floral, herbal, minty hop flavours and fair finishing bitterness. Light-medium body with moderate carbonation that is moderately engaging and effervescent. Simple, straight-forward and very tasty. Bottle (BB141005) sampled with MartinT, Olivier_MTL and Rastacouere.

Bottled. Hazy pale golden, creamy head. Fruity nose with mild oily orange. Mid-sweetwith soft mouthfeel. Cream, sugar and saaz hops in a pleasant mix. Medium bitterness.