X33-Beer
U Medvídků in Prague, Prague, Czechia 🇨🇿
Bock - Doppelbock Regular|
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X-BEER Mini-brewery “U Medvídků” is at present the smallest Czech restaurant brewery. Because we like challenges, we got the idea to try to brew, on the contrary, the strongest beer in the Czech Republic. And in that way X-BEER, semi-dark special was born.
X-BEER is produced by traditional technology, using special procedures at different phases of production of beer. Used for the production is the Plzeň malt and caramel malt in the maximum quantity that we are still able to mash. How we achieve the high extract of the original hopped wort, will remain our secret, however, we may disclose that the high strength is achieved from barley malt only. The main fermentation proceeds in open oak fermentation tanks for 14 days. End fermentation proceeds in oak barrels for 14 weeks and then, after adding a special yeast strain, secondary fermentation proceeds for another 14 weeks.
Under the conditions of “manual” production of beer of our brewery each brewing of produced X-BEER is an original that will differ by strength. The premiere brewing has the marking X-BEER 30 which means that we produced the so-called thirty with the content of alcohol of 11.8%. From the first brewing we bottled only 500 bottles, each of them will bear its original number. The second brewing in which the phase of end fermentation started, will probably have the name X-BEER 32. We will know the exact name only on filling into bottles after the performance of the laboratory analysis.
X-BEER is beer that has no equivalent in the Czech Republic. It is remarkable by the natural malt taste with a pleasant bitter after-effect. The high content of alcohol and sugar together with higher hopping, speed up markedly the absorption of alcohol to the blood. Therefore, we recommend cautious consumption It is suitable to serve X-BEER, according to our slogan presented on the label of X-BEER, to desserts or separately as digestive.
X-BEER is produced by traditional technology, using special procedures at different phases of production of beer. Used for the production is the Plzeň malt and caramel malt in the maximum quantity that we are still able to mash. How we achieve the high extract of the original hopped wort, will remain our secret, however, we may disclose that the high strength is achieved from barley malt only. The main fermentation proceeds in open oak fermentation tanks for 14 days. End fermentation proceeds in oak barrels for 14 weeks and then, after adding a special yeast strain, secondary fermentation proceeds for another 14 weeks.
Under the conditions of “manual” production of beer of our brewery each brewing of produced X-BEER is an original that will differ by strength. The premiere brewing has the marking X-BEER 30 which means that we produced the so-called thirty with the content of alcohol of 11.8%. From the first brewing we bottled only 500 bottles, each of them will bear its original number. The second brewing in which the phase of end fermentation started, will probably have the name X-BEER 32. We will know the exact name only on filling into bottles after the performance of the laboratory analysis.
X-BEER is beer that has no equivalent in the Czech Republic. It is remarkable by the natural malt taste with a pleasant bitter after-effect. The high content of alcohol and sugar together with higher hopping, speed up markedly the absorption of alcohol to the blood. Therefore, we recommend cautious consumption It is suitable to serve X-BEER, according to our slogan presented on the label of X-BEER, to desserts or separately as digestive.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle (thx, Olya M.!) shared with Farees. Vintage 2011. Pours like an oil, clear amber with no head. Aroma is very sweet with dark fruits, some cherries and barrel notes. Similar taste. This beer is huge and, yes, "Do not drink it alone", since it really hard to finish a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2017
at 01:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Vintage 2011 - Sweet prune and raisin. Deep clear brown with a small white head. Sweet prune and dark raisin. Sweet and almost sherry like.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2017
at 00:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Draught at U Medvidků, Prague, on August 5, 2017.Cost 120 Kc, so not cheap.Hazy brown color, dense tan head with lacing. A tad acidic, berries, malty, sweet taste. Sweet, berries aftertaste. Full, smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Acidic, sweet, berries scent.6/4/6/5/12=3.3
Tried
on 01 Oct 2017
at 03:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the brewery, apparently the only beer available. Pours deep reddish amber, nose is caramel, lemon, berries, taste is sweet, rich caramel, oak, toffee, zesty fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2016
at 12:16
8.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle 0,33l from the brewpub. Cloudy, red/brown colored. AROMA- sweet, plums, red berries, honey. FLAVOR- fairly sweet, strawberries, cranberries. Warming alcohol presence. Full bodied, syrupy.
I love full bodied sweet beers and this one’s something. Great!
I love full bodied sweet beers and this one’s something. Great!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2015
at 05:58
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle at the RBSG grand tasting in Portland
Hazy dark amber, small off-white head, no lacing. Aroma of caramel. Taste of caramel, dark fruit and tart
Not real good.
Hazy dark amber, small off-white head, no lacing. Aroma of caramel. Taste of caramel, dark fruit and tart
Not real good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2015
at 14:02
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle, pours a murky orange amber with a small off-white head. Nose is super infected and oxidized - lots of vinegar and acetic notes. Flavour is along the same lines - tastes more like an acetic, vinegary sour beer. Not a disaster but not very pleasant. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2015
at 11:52
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a cloudy brown with no head. The aroma is dark fruit and figs. Medium mouth, caramel, dark fruit, very sweet, decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2015
at 00:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
SWING-TOP 33 CL from ned and artemb. Deep red and slightly hazy, small tan head. The aroma is a bizarre yet nice combination of sweet fruit liqueur and clove-like spice. The taste is very sweet, candied fruit, a touch of alcohol and light spice in the finish. With all the sweetness, the beer does not feel sticky or cloying. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2015
at 14:31
6/10
Tried
on 19 Mar 2015
at 17:33