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Magus, mündine, tsitrus, kuiv. Ok.

7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

guest tap at brewery in Knox Indiana. Loved this - so easy to drink, crisp and flavorful. Lovely

7.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clear gold with a finger of white foam. Mineral, malt and light peppery hop aromas. Dry on the palate but some mild biscuit and dried honey malt notes. Peppery hops, herbal notes and a dry finish with a mineral kiss. I like it.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

16 ounce can into lager glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a small fairly dense and fluffy white head with decent retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of lemon, orange, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. A bit of fruity aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with pale malt and light-moderate citrus/earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, orange, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of pale malt and light-moderate citrus/earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance, and light lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly clean on lager flavors, not too fruity/yeasty. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous mouthfeel that is good. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a pretty good Czech pilsener. All around good robustness and balance of pale malt and light-moderate citrus/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, despite the increasingly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Very flavorful for the ABV. I expected more from Transient, but this barely represents a Czech pils at all. Way too bitter/hoppy, not enough malt balance. Some citrusy American hop character. Needs to be cleaner/crisper. A nicely enjoyable offering as it stands otherwise.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can. Pours a clear bright gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has lots of straw and sweet grains with a bit of grass and hay supporting. Flavor has sweet grains and straw with hay and a bit of sweet grass backing.