Anthemic: Czech Saaz
Aslin Beer Company in Alexandria, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Pilsener Series|
Score
7.24
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Anthemic is an unfiltered hoppy pilsner that uses a different hop for each release. This release uses Czech Saaz hops. We followed a traditional triple decoction mash schedule vs. our standard single infusion mash and added Czech Saaz hops to the boil. The goal was to make as traditional of a Czech style pilsner as we could and the result is a crisp and clean pilsner with notes of lemon & spice.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow to almost copper color with a three finger white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then once it did some light lace stuck to the sides of the glass.
Aroma: subtle lemon to melon hop notes with a light clean malt bill, light hop spice came out with more warmth
Flavor: seemed to combine the prior noted aromas to a crisp sweet to a low bittersweet quality; finishes quaintly with the lemon hoppiness and an underscore of slight grassiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, brisk smoothness with that hop spice trying to clamp down on the tongue but doesn't
Overall: so this is a Czech pilsener, I guess? Hmmm, maybe somewhat a "modernized" one? Hmmm...I think I could come back to this.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow to almost copper color with a three finger white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then once it did some light lace stuck to the sides of the glass.
Aroma: subtle lemon to melon hop notes with a light clean malt bill, light hop spice came out with more warmth
Flavor: seemed to combine the prior noted aromas to a crisp sweet to a low bittersweet quality; finishes quaintly with the lemon hoppiness and an underscore of slight grassiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, brisk smoothness with that hop spice trying to clamp down on the tongue but doesn't
Overall: so this is a Czech pilsener, I guess? Hmmm, maybe somewhat a "modernized" one? Hmmm...I think I could come back to this.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2026
at 01:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can, given to me by GenDV138, thanks Donnie! Poured a very slightly hazy yellow color with a nice fluffy, medium sized white head on top. Aroma was tropical fruit, some melon. A little bit of grassy character with a touch of wheat. Flavor was nice grassy notes, melon, juicy, grassy notes. Tasty. Maybe a whole lot more hops than the style normally has, but it helps elevate it over the competition.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2018
at 13:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz can poured into a Willi becher glass. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of malt, corn, wheat. Tastes of malt, corn, wheat, light citrus. Light body with a dry and crisp finish. Very nice Czech style pils.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2018
at 21:05