(bottle, courtesy of Quack-Duck) Hazy, deep golden colour with a big and slightly off-white foamy head. Sweet cara-malty aroma with milky notes, butter and a tinge of woody hops. Mildly bitter flavour, medium to light bodied with a calm carbonation. Good malty body with notes of panna cotta and butterscotch; sweet-bitter malt-accented finish with delicately woody hoppy notes. Pleasant stuff. 03.XI.10

50cl bottle @ Pivnice Helsinky(Hostina), Helsinki. Poured dark brown color with large and foamy white head. Aroma is smoked malt and bacon. Flavor is slightly sweet with more bacon. So much bacon it covered the rest of the flavor pretty much. Long smokey finish. Too much meat for me. Overall quite drinkable if you get over the aroma.

bottle from Galerie Piva Praha. Clear golden colour, large white head. Lovely malty nose. Malty base, pleasantly hoppy with a resiny touch. Good!

0.5l bottle at Haket, courtesy of gnoff (thanks!) Poured a pitch black body with an off white head. Grain, rice crispies and some smoked cheese in the nose. Light, smoky, yoghurty soft taste, very pleasant. A nice surprise to find it but not the best Czech smoked I’ve had (out of two?).

50 cl bottle at Haket, on September 24, 2010BB 27.02.11Almost black, very dark red color, small tan head. Smoke and roasted, rather fresh scent, also sweet with some chewy minty caramel. Smoke, sweet. caramel, rather smooth, some chocolate, also grainy taste. Smooth mouthfeel, but also to the thin side. Smoke and chocolate aftertaste. Hints of butterscotch also in both scent and taste. Low bitterness.Not the best smoked beer, but more than OK, I’d drink it again for sure.

(bottle, 33cl) Clear, dark brown colour with a tanned and thick foamy head. Mildly smoked and toasted malty aroma with notes of caramel and smoked ham. Sweet and slightly bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a calm carbonation. Toast-malty taste with caramel and initially just a whiff of smoke; sweet malty and slightly bitter hoppy finish with lasting smokey notes in the aftertaste. Balanced smoke-beer. 18.VIII.10

Bottle (Diky Quack-Duckovi!): Deep ruby amber coloured,clear, persistent and lacy loose off-white head; caramelly-sweetish nose with an aroma of smoked ham in the background; light to moderate sweet-bitter flavour, nearly medium bodied; lingering sweet-bitter finish, smoke and hops included. A "smoked dandy"; well done...

Bottled. Clear golden, small head. Light spicy hop aroma. Mid sweet with clean, rounded mouthfeel and light body. Notes of peach and salt, low-medium bittermess. A mainstream Czech beer.

(Bottle 0,5l) (15.06.2010) Sweet, smoked, roasted aroma. Dark brown-black color. Huge light brown head. Light bitter, medium sweet. Light bitter chocolate, smoked and roasted taste. Creamy texture. Medium body. Smoked, light sweet, dry finish. (8.4.8.4.15=3.9)

(Bottle 0,5l) (13.11.2012) Light smoked, light ham aroma. Dark brown color. Medium light brown head. Medium bitter, light sweet. Medium body. Bitter (like bitter chocolate) finish. Sticky texture. Quite boring beside the old version. (6.4.6.4.13=3.3)

(tap 0,5l @ Brewery) (3.10.2015)
Aroma: Malty, sweet.
Appearance: Black color. Medium, brown head.
Taste: Medium sweet, roasted, light smoke.
Palate: Medium body. Light dry finish.
Overall: Average. Unified. More to dark lager than smoked. Only light smokiness in taste, very little character beside the old version. Sad... (5.4.6.3..12=3.0)

(bottle 0,5l) (18.12.2017)
Aroma: Malty, dark malts, dried plums, light roasty, light smoke.
Appearance: Clear dark brown-black. Minimal light brown head.
Taste: Medium sweet, malty, dark malts, dried fruits, light smoke.
Palate: Medium body. Light astringent-roasty finish.
Overall: Good dark lager with only touch of smoke. I want the 2010 version back... (6.3.6.3..14=3.2)