Plzeň
Brouwerij 't IJ in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.58
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Plzeň goes to show that a beer doesn’t need a lot of alcohol to be special. With its fine, hoppy flavour, this 5% blond beer can certainly hold its own against the stronger beers. Brewed only from pale barley malt, this is a floral beer with delightful, hoppy aromas of hay and fresh grass. Deliciously dry, with a long-lasting aftertaste. We named the beer after the Czech town of Plzeň, from which Pilsner beers originate. Despite that, our Plzeň is not a Pilsner; it is a refreshing, bitter, top-fermented beer.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Hey if this is a pilsener, its the best damn pilsener I ever had. However, seems like a wit to me. Bottle dated 12/05. Poured into a Hobgoblin tulip glass. Color is muted golden with a small head. Cannot see through the beer. Aroma is very present - lambic like sourness, orange-citrus, and tartness. Taste is lambic like sour with leather and tartness. Medium body and slightly acidic mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2006
at 21:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled (thanks brunnsbe). Hazy yellow colour, mediumsized foamy head. Wheat and yeast in aroma. Yeast, wheat, sour apples and spice in flavour. Artificial feeling over it. Umm, really a pilsener? Indeed a "different" pilsener in that case...
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2006
at 13:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. It was interesting to find this beer in Helsinki as it seems to be rare in Amsterdam (or at least I didn’t see it in beer bars). Pale yellow, good creamy white head. Fruity, mango aroma with metallic notes. Lemony grassy flavor, even some notes of wood (oak). Very Belgium blonde-like pils. Fruity but dry - as such enjoyable. I believe that this is actually made with an ale yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2006
at 03:14
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Slightly hazy, golden beer with a creamy, white head that leaves some pretty laces in my glass. Vaguely hoppy nose. Light-bodied but dry and well hopped with a short, dry hoppy finish. 291005
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2005
at 10:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Rover, Gothenburg. Very pale in colour, with white head. Unclear! Aromas of lemon and banana. Almost wheat-beer-like. Light flavour,fruity with cellar-like elements. Aftertaste is tropical fruits and a light bitterness. (051008)
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Oct 2005
at 10:32
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
An orange beer with a beutiful dense white head. The aroma is of grass and yeast. The flavor is of yeast and a dry coriander finish. This beer tastes more like an ale than a pilsener - this mystifies me. For an ale it is good - but for a pilsener it is bad.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2004
at 15:42
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Blond color, stormy perlage, big head. Simple aroma, some citrus fruits. Pleasant taste; probably it's top fermentation; soft, malts. Ends more bitter than aromatic. Thanks Jacob (Lövenlund) for this bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2004
at 02:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Golden colour, very hazy. Lively with creamy head. Lightly flowery, citrusy aroma. Dry and rather light bodied, with some yeasty witbier character and an aromatic finish with moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2002
at 03:44