5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
This really is the perfect pilsener. Many of my North American friends do not like its full body taste however.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500ml can, Hungary. Nice hoppy smell, hoppy taste with some earth note. Oily finish, medium body, low Co2. A very little roasty aroma i can feel from this beer.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
PASTEURIZED
well never seems to be fresh anymore(code date on back label is one year from bottling date). and after miller got ahold of them I think they enlarged facilities with stainless and stealing much of the house character. if miller wants to satisfy tastes, then way dont they leave it unpasteurized and unfiltered and refrig from the brewery to the local store. we will pay for the real stuff, fresh......but that would be in an alternate universe than the world we live in.
Still the classic and pasteurized is still slighty better than Budvar(Czechvar) bottled in the same condition. Trumer Pils brewed and pasteurized in California seems to be another option.
TIP/ pasteurized lager that has been cold and hot and re-refrig, gains a skunked taste that is most evident in pale lagers. this is not due to green bottles as most beer is not exposed to enough intense light to be damaged in its short shelf life and most of the body of the beer is in the carton.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Golden amber & clear with plenty of visible bubbles rising in the glass. The beer forms as nice sized, bubbly white head that has pretty good retention & slowly subsides to leave a finger sized, foamy head.
Quite sweet & has lots of maltiness in the mix. Is is slightly skunky but nothing major to hinder it and this is followed up by some nice hops.
Sweet with strong hints of grassy hops in the initial sip here, this is quickly followed up by a blend of bread and biscuit.
Very smooth the entire way through this drink and the carbonation is good too, it feels excellent to drink and goes down a treat.
A solid pilsener that I will no doubt go back to time & again; it’s not anything brilliant but it tastes, feels & looks good and would hold its own. * * * More at http://abarwithnoname.wordpress.com * * *
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
a classic... aroma: toast & floral, mild; appearance is clear and golden; wonderful taste, just a little bitter
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Pours light with white foam. Smells lightly sweet with hints of resin. Tastes lightly bitter with hints of lightly toasted barley.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap @ Cafe Amsterdam. Clear deep yellow with a big fluffy white head. Aroma of spicy, herbal noble hops with some light malt and grass. Flavor is mild bready malt with a very clean hop bitterness. Light body with lively carbonation and a crisp, refreshing finish. I’ve had old light struck bottles of this before and didn’t think it was that great but fresh on tap this thing is excellent.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured a clear golden, with almost two fingers of head which quickly dissipated. Aroma is is earthy, grassy and even a bit nutty. The taste has a mixture of pine, grass, some sweet bread tasting malts on the aftertaste. There are also some hints of nuts and dough that linger. Nothing spectatular, but certainly a decent traditional pilsener.
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