Czech Mate
Paddock Wood Brewing Co. in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 🇨🇦
Lager - Czech Pilsner / Světlý Regular|
Score
6.33
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Iconic, clean, dry and crisp with a somewhat malty character. Brilliantly clear - the way it should be.
Czech Pilsners are unlike any other in the world and are great examples of how water changes a beer.
Our Czech Mate had its first beginnings as an experiment into modifying water properties to recreate that true, Czech Pilsner flavour. While our current rendition doesn’t require such an elaborate process, it is refreshingly unique among other Canadian-brewed Pilsners
Czech Pilsners are unlike any other in the world and are great examples of how water changes a beer.
Our Czech Mate had its first beginnings as an experiment into modifying water properties to recreate that true, Czech Pilsner flavour. While our current rendition doesn’t require such an elaborate process, it is refreshingly unique among other Canadian-brewed Pilsners
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Big czech hop aroma, light grass, and some good bready malts. Soft carb, good dose of czech hops in the flavor. The finish is crisp, and dry. A really decent pils, ilike the up front hops, not over powering, just perfect.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:22
6.2/10
Certainly not authentic. Not much fresh hop aroma to speak of. Body and taste are acrid. Sk lb variety pack
Tried
on 25 Dec 2021
at 20:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
This pils poured a nice amber colour with a big white head. Scents include citrus hops, a little yeast and leaves. First sip was smooth with flavours of citrus, tea and malt most prodominant. Finish in hoppy with a medium bitter flavour. Not bad at all...
Tried
on 19 May 2014
at 14:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A lightly hazed blonde pils with a thick receding off white head, lightly lacing. In aroma, fresh grainy malt with faint Czech hopping. In mouth, a smooth clean crisp biscuit malt with grassy Czech hops, lightly lingering. This one was from Piscator (Dec 2009) and, although its attenuated, its still not too bad.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2011
at 13:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Firefly, Vancouver
Hazy golden color, small head. The aroma is very perfumy, not only malt, but also a peculiar citrusy fruitiness. Quite good malt body, with strong bitterness, rather resiny at the end, refreshing overall. Good.
Hazy golden color, small head. The aroma is very perfumy, not only malt, but also a peculiar citrusy fruitiness. Quite good malt body, with strong bitterness, rather resiny at the end, refreshing overall. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2011
at 08:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brown bottle, 355 ml, gift from Karl Probst (danke!), savoured on December 14 2010; eye: golden, lightly hazy, good effervescence, tiny sheet of white creamy head, good lacing; nose: perfumy hops, slight malt; mouth: perfumy hops, slight malt, slight banana, finale in perfumy hops with slight presence of malt, lightly bitter, light astringency, grainy texture; overall: better than my expectations FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, cadeau de Karl Probst (danke!), savourée le 14 décembre 2010; œil : dorée, légèrement voilée, bonne effervescence, petite couverture de mousse blanche crémeuse, bonne dentelle; nez : houblon parfumé, très léger malt; bouche : houblon parfumé, très léger malt, très léger banane, finale en houblon parfumé avec très léger malt, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère, légère astringence, texture granuleuse; en résumé : meilleure que mes attentes
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2010
at 13:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Sampled at GCBF2010. Saaz aroma. Pale golden, creamy head. Light body with a great Saaz wallop. Herbal notes. Slightly too fast finish. Nice hops though.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2010
at 07:49
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
355mL bottle, pours golden with a small head. Aroma of pale, cereal malts, a floral quality and crisp hops. Flavour is nice and crisp, like a pilsner should be - pretty standard, but solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2010
at 21:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle: Poured a light golden yellow color lager with a super large pale white foamy head with great retention and some lacing. Aroma of Saaz hops with some nice floral malt. Taste is very refreshing with loads of dry Saaz hops presence and a nice lightly sweet malt backbone with some grassy and floral undertones. Body is average with great carbonation. Very well done and something I would like to have more often if ti was available close to my place.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2009
at 22:48
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Deep gold colour. Not much head but a nice sparkle. Heavy diacetyl on the nose - I know it’s part of the style but there are limits. Medium saaz and light bread. Again on the palate...just because you’re allowed diacetyl on the palate does not excuse a butterbomb! Bleh. And there’s a good beer under all this, too, which makes it all the more a shame.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2008
at 00:10