Zlatý Bažant Tmavy 11.5 % (Golden Pheasant Dark)

Brewed by Heineken Slovensko
Style: Dunkel
Hurbanovo, Slovak Republic

A dark red beer with a huge brown head. The aroma is roasted combined with rye bread and malt notes. The flavor is very sweet with some vinous caramel and malt notes, very smooth. The end is roasted.

(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a clear, reddish brown with a fizzy head that dissipates in no time. Aroma of sweetish, roasted malt. Medium-bodied completely dominated by sweet, roasted malt and a discreet hoppiness making a nicely harmonious beer. 200806

Bottle. Liquorice. OK dry.

Bottled. Dark amber colour, little beige longlasting head. Dark chocolate and caramel in aroma and hints of roasted malt. Sweet malty flavour with hints of plum and dark chocolate. Chocolate grows a bit in the finish. Sadly not much much aftertaste. Very wellbalanced.

Bottled. Red brown coloured with a creamy beige head. Aroma of malts with notes of caramel and hops. Nice sweet malty flavoyr with notes of dried fruit and a hoppy finish. Nice.

Bottled (ABV 4.0%, BB 12/2004)
Dark ruby, small tanned head. Lots of carbonation. Mild roasted and hoppy aroma. Sweet, roasted, dark chocolaty flavor. Carbonated mouthfeel. Some bitterness mixed with sweetness in aftertaste. Excellent dunkel. (5/4/7/3/14 3.3)
Re-rated, bottled, alc. 4.0% (BB 07/2005)
Dark ruby with small tanned head. Sweet toffee, roasted aroma. Roasted coffee, hoppy flavor, medium-bodied. Tasty. (6/4/7/4/15 3.6)

This Golden Pheasant is dark brown with a nice head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt and a light sweetness. I find the same notes in the flavour too together with notes of caramel and a hint of licorice. It’s a nice Dunkel.

Red brown colour with a baige head. Caramel malty aroma and a sweet caramel malty taste. Medium body and a sweet finish.