Rock Bottom Chicago Czech Mate Pilsener
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery: Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Czech Pilsner / Světlý Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.43
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5
Taster at the COS location. Pours a clear, straw color, with a small, bubbly, white head. The nose is lemongrass, white sugar, thin spruce, and straw. Sweet and sugary, with a mild, weird bitterness. Light, sticky, and oddly slick. Strange, chemical, and not terribly pleasant.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at RB Chicago. Current batch is listed at 5.9%. More brassy color than most pilseners. Clear golden body with a few bubbles feeding a golden head. Alight malty smell, again proper for the style. I have to say the taste is merely standard. Smooth grains, with hops just there for balance. Nothing really leaps out at me. Looks nice once the Mug is nearly finished, with thick lace nearly all the way down the glass. Then there’s a slight surprise of minty hop flavor in the middle.