2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 6/20
12oz bottle(poured into a 4 oz glass, not my fav style) picked this out for my first Czech beer. Pours pale no head just a white ring. high carbonation. Nose was as most pilsner’s are, all hops and very clean. Mine was a bit skunked as well(damn green bottles) Flavor was skunked. Very hoppy and bitter. still very iron and water.
I’m sure this beer is much better on tap. I’ll drink again if i can get an un-skunked bottle. but still not my style.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Aroma is a bit skunky. Taste is a clean, crisp with a bitter aftertaste. It’s hard to argue with the original.
2.5 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz bottle. Has a skunky, grainy aroma. Pours a light amber color--much different than the American pale lagers that have tried to copy this beer for over 150 years. Very little head. Flavor is actually pretty bitter; grainy, wet dog aftertaste. Tastes distinctly European. Despite its flaws (skunk aroma, wet dog aftertaste) this is not a bad pilsener at all. I can see why America’s brewing pioneers felt the need to copy it all those years ago. If only they could have maintained the quality of this beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
This is an excellent pilsener. I had this one at Coast restaurant in Richmond. The draft beer has so much going for it. More hops than other pils provide for a balanced bitterness. This is the pilsener model for others to imitate. The medium body beer has a smooth finish. The color was deep gold with a modest head.
2.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: OCT 2, 2009 12 oz bottle- Pale clear color, flavor tastes richly European, though not my style. Very drinkable, I hear people say this is the greatest pilsner of all time, personally I think they say that because It was the first pilsner of all time.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 15, 2010 This is an excellent pilsener. Rich gold color with lively carbonation; aromas of malt, acid, touch of bitter hops, and hay. Flavor is dry and a bit acidic; crisp and refreshing, distinct Saaz hops. A hint of wood aromas on the end. One of the best pilseners commonly available.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz. Bottle. Pours a nice golden color. Small white head. Smells of malts and also a little bitter. Simliar tastes. A decent pilsner but not my favorite.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Moderate notes of grain and herbs for the malt and hops, light dough for the yeast with pepper, root vegetable and faint cardboard in the background. Head is small, frothy/fizzy, white with some lacing and is almost fully diminishing. Color is sparkling clear amber/gold. Flavor starts lightly sweet and acidic, then finishes lightly sweet, acidic and bitter. Palate is light to medium, watery with a lively carbonation. The finish is light in all aspects, but it’s perfectly balanced. It’s well known Bohemian Pilsener for a reason, and it proves the value of brewing tradition.
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