 jhumphries69 (656), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
Apr 21, 2007
Pours a deep, clear gold with hints of orange and with a thin white head. The head seems short-lived - soon nothing tops the golden liquid, and there is no evidence of lace on the glass. The aroma is bitter and bold with earthy, almost flowery, Saaz hops. There is some lager yeast to the aroma, too. The flavor is quite quenching. Overall, it is firm and well hopped. The bitterness, however, is mellow - typical of all-Saaz Czech pilsners. There are also subtle flavors of crystal malts that lend a subtle balancing sweetness. But the sweetness is hidden. The beer is predominantly dry yet quenching, mild and Saazy. The finish is dry and earthy with hops. It isn’t nearly as strongly hopped as many American pale ales, but this seems to be brewed by what Europeans might call "hopheads" as it is much hoppier than many other pilsner beers. Overall, my favorite pilsner ever. Fantastic on a nice summer day like today (though a good hefeweizen is also an excellent choice).
delnoche (118), Germany
Jul 2, 2009 33cl bottle poured into a footed pilsner. Sparkling straw with quite a bit of fizzy white head. Aroma is skunky hops. Flavor is very hoppy. Finish is long and bitter. Not horrible but not great.
Ryan82SM (156), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Jul 1, 2009 Aroma of caramel and floral hops. Golden pour with creamy head. Flavor has some caramel, biscuit, toffee and light hops. Palate is creamy and well carbonated. Kinda reminds me of an English Bitter, but not overpasteurized like so many ESBs.
gary07734 (325), Tyne & Wear, England
Jun 30, 2009 Pours standard off gold lager, white foamy head. Taste is sharply hoppy, sweet malty and vegetable-like, with a moderate carbonation. Finishes fairly bitter dry hops. Nice lager.
walrussell (22), , Illinois, USA
Jun 29, 2009 This is the best you-can-get-it-everywhere beer I’ve ever had (which isn’t saying much, but still). Skunky, a nice amount of hoppy bitterness. Drinkable.
furiousdman (5), Bakersfield, California, USA
does not count  Jun 27, 2009 To me, this beer is delicious. It seems thicker than other pilsners, giving it an aura of substance and a great sense of value. It has a perfectly balanced hop-flavor to hop-bitterness taste. It also has a decidedly European taste to it, relaying a hint of dusty cobblestoned streets and of sweaty non-airconditioned Europeans themselves (This could be real or an imagination, but nonetheless it’s there). If I were forced, God forbid, to choose one beer to drink everyday for the rest of my life, this might have to be the choice - it’s well balanced, and I like to live by the Golden Mean.
KnN (618), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Jun 27, 2009 Light gold in color with a nice whit head. Aroma is biscuit, a little hops, some skunkiness. Flavor is the sane, biscuit, skunk. Pretty decent beer. Wish I could try it in a better bottle to lose some of that skunk.
BeerGuyTWMore (20), USA
Jun 25, 2009 Not gonna blow anyone away...light gold in color decent white head, slight hop aroma with alittle sweetness of the yeast. lightly hopped flavor, with some citrusy maybe lemon and light malts - very crisp. bitter finish. Best pilsner I’ve come across - that’s not saying much...
brewssuds (12), British Columbia, Canada
Jun 23, 2009 Light golden colour with a distinct but weak aroma. Head retention is fairly low, with little lacing. Nice malty taste, with a refreshing, underlying bitterness.
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