Pilsner Kopírovat
Sapwood Cellars Brewery in Columbia, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Czech Pilsner / Světlý Rotating|
Score
7.38
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Czech Pilsner
We did our best to copy what makes Czech Pilsners so special floor malted Czech Pilsner malt (ours was from Raven in Záhlinice), and expressive Saaz (we used the slightly fruitier "late Saaz"), along with a clean malt-accented lager yeast. We couldn't import 500 gallons of low-mineral water from Pilsen... but a reverse osmosis filter achieved the same result, softening the hop bitterness and rounding out the malt flavor.
Batch #1 (February 2023) - 5.0% ABV
Batch #2 (February 2024) - 5.5% ABV
We did our best to copy what makes Czech Pilsners so special floor malted Czech Pilsner malt (ours was from Raven in Záhlinice), and expressive Saaz (we used the slightly fruitier "late Saaz"), along with a clean malt-accented lager yeast. We couldn't import 500 gallons of low-mineral water from Pilsen... but a reverse osmosis filter achieved the same result, softening the hop bitterness and rounding out the malt flavor.
Batch #1 (February 2023) - 5.0% ABV
Batch #2 (February 2024) - 5.5% ABV
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Tavour. Pours clear gold with a moderate foamy white head. Aroma is bready with Noble hop. Med body. Crisp and clean. Dry and nicely bitter. Flavor is bready with grass/spice support. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2025
at 23:28
8/10
Crisp and clean, nice biscuit notes!
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2025
at 21:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can (2/7/24) pour shared by AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! Clear, dark yellow with nice sparkle, head quickly fading to ring and trace lacing. Aroma is strong Pilsner malt and floral/fruit, mild herbal/grassy. Taste is strong Pilsner malt, slightly funky, hint of mint/herb. Smooth, thin body, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Pilsner's not my favorite style but this is interesting and one of my favorite Pilsners.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2024
at 17:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can. Aroma has pilsner malt, soft fruit, and minerals. Flavor follows. I really enjoyed the late addition Saaz. It has a peachy / lemon like hint in the flavor. Wonderful crisp texture.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2024
at 17:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16oz can from Tavour. Excellent Pilsener - crisp, refreshing - very nice of a style i dont generally love
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2024
at 01:55
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
16oz can f om Tavour. Bright, clear golden pour; thick sturdy white head, a real beauty. And it gets better. Malty, bready aroma. Taste is crisp, biscuity, grassy. Nice mouthfeel, medium weight, mildly sticky and dry. Just wonderful all the way around.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2024
at 22:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Aromas are a nice traditional blend of pale malt, bread, herbs, spices and floral. Flavors are similar to nose, on the sweet side but with enough bitter and carbonation to balance. Finish follows flavors. Good but not great.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 28 Mar 2024
at 22:27
7/10
Mostly clear golden body medium foamy white head. Grassy pils aroma. Grassy pils flavor. Medium light body moderately high carbonation. 7/4/7/3/14 3.5
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2023
at 16:41