Polotmavý
Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Polotmavý Regular|
Score
6.96
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Polotmavy is a hoppy amber lager that is all about the malt. It has a full flavor yet dry finish, toasted aroma yet floral hops, and a malty yet spicy flavor. So OK, it’s about the hops too. 100% Czech Saaz hops. Polotmavy is loosely translated as "half-dark" or amber as we know it, and is yet another style of Czech beer rarely found in the US. Na zdraví!
MALT: VIENNA
HOPS: SAAZ
YEAST: LAGER
MALT: VIENNA
HOPS: SAAZ
YEAST: LAGER
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber colour and steady beige head and lace. Caramalt, some grass in the nose. Light-bodied. Malty, caramelly, earthy hops. Rich.
Tried
from Draft
at
Notch Brewing Company - Salem
on 03 Aug 2025
at 10:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Churchkey. Clear amber, beige head. Toasted malt, caramel, brown bread.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2024
at 14:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at the Brighton pub. Deep amber, high, frothy head. Nutty malt nose, somewhat subdued, clean, nutty, bready malt flavor with a spicy hop finish. Well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2024
at 15:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dimpled mug at Shelter pours a clear treacle amber with some creamy white head. Nose is malt and honey and some yeast and dough. Flavor is so solid, light root veg, bread and dough and some Heirloom corn. Finishes dry, medium bodied, a little creamy.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2024
at 23:12
8/10
Lukr pour at the source. Deep clear amber color, Lukr head. Aroma of lightly toasted caramel biscuit. Taste is lightly peppery burnt caramel. Very tasty
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Mar 2023
at 21:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
2026 review: 2026 rerate: Šnyt pour at Notch - Brighton, pours a clear amber with a large white head. Aroma has plenty of bready malt, fairly subdued on the hops. Flavour is full of dry bready malt, crisp hoppy Saazy bite, and a dry toasted caramely finish. Clean and well-constructed. Better than my experience 7 years ago.
2019 review: On tap at Birreria Volo, pours a deep dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out bready malt, some herbaceous notes, and a hint of toasted caramel. Flavour is pretty much identical, with lots of bready malt and a herbaceous quality. This doesn't stack up to Czech polotmavys, but it's nice to see the ambition. Okay.
2019 review: On tap at Birreria Volo, pours a deep dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out bready malt, some herbaceous notes, and a hint of toasted caramel. Flavour is pretty much identical, with lots of bready malt and a herbaceous quality. This doesn't stack up to Czech polotmavys, but it's nice to see the ambition. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
at
Notch Brewing Company - Brighton
on 18 Oct 2019
at 04:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
clear, bright amber orange amber colour with a tall beige ; aroma of jam, buckwheat honey; balanced flavour with a long, medium bitter finish ; creamy palate
Tried
on 28 Sep 2019
at 17:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taster at the source clear amber huge beige head. Aroma is bread caramel light fruit esters. Taste is dry fruity clean and very drinkable. A well crafted beer.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2018
at 14:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Huge thanks to Chalumeaux for getting this to me I’ve tried to acquire last couple fall’s to no avail. Lovely bright chestnut and frothy head. Nose is toasted caramel some dough. Tastes of dried leaf, light caramel, doughy, toast. Dry palate. Quite good not sure what other noteworthy American made polotmavys are left for me to seek out.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Oct 2018
at 02:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at IMBC 2018, session 5. Pours clear copper with a small, foamy crown. Nice stuff, basic, toasted cereal, orange peel. Light bodied with average carbonation. Dry finish, lightly bitter, more toasted cereal. Nice one.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2018
at 19:07