Pivovar & Café Lajka
Brewpub
in Praha 7,
Prague,
Prague,
Czechia 🇨🇿
Associated Venue: Pivovar & Café Lajka
Established in 2019
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tap at Lajka. Almost clear golden body, thick, lasting white head. Huge citric-herbal-floral aroma, fresh, sharp, had to lower the score later as DMS came up. Shame, lovely hop profile. Lean, dry taste. Citric, bready maltiness, smooth, slightly flat, lean low light bitterness. Okay, the aroma promised far more than the taste delivered.
Tried
from Draft
at
Pivovar & Café Lajka
on 28 Dec 2025
at 16:47
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4.5
Texture 6
Overall 5
0.75l bottle at Base Camp. Greyish pale brown body, fleeting white head. Ugly, huge old rubbery oxidized aroma, bit nutty, some ancient raisins, enormously minerally, some sauerkraut. But not like infection maybe, just... the weird minerally barrel-oxidation combo. Tart, lean, dry, smokey, meaty, but sourish taste, some dried fruit, sure, technically well hidden alcohol, sure, but... No... no no no.... This is so failed it's not even funny. And for just 11€/0.75l. Damn...if you like a cabbage with some bacon pieces in your barleywine, this is just for you.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Base Camp
on 02 Aug 2025
at 19:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
2.8.2025. Bottle at Base Camp. Tragically brutally oxidated. Pity, because otherwise it is not entirely bad. Nice medium woodiness and med-light wild barnyard. But mostly just overwhelmingly estery, overripe, light acetic. Meh. 4,9.
24.4.2026. Bottle at Lya Beer Cafe (pic). A bit better now. Unnaturally oily texture, low carbo. Med sweet, med-light sour, light tart. Shitloads of dried fruits, med-light caramel. Light funk. Basically fails in all the ways - not a worthy sour, nor barley wine, nor wood beer, nor nothing. 5,9.
24.4.2026. Bottle at Lya Beer Cafe (pic). A bit better now. Unnaturally oily texture, low carbo. Med sweet, med-light sour, light tart. Shitloads of dried fruits, med-light caramel. Light funk. Basically fails in all the ways - not a worthy sour, nor barley wine, nor wood beer, nor nothing. 5,9.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Base Camp
on 02 Aug 2025
at 14:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Almost perfectly transparent plain golden. Low to medium sized white head, good enough retention and some lacing. A simple, refreshing aroma with saaz-like hoppiness upfront: floral/meadowy, light grassiness, delicate citric hints, a touch of prickly spiciness; maltiness very much in the background with a bit of hay/straw. Not a very strong aroma, but pleasant in it's light freshness. Taste notes follow the aroma closely, again not high intensity but quite good definition. Light to medium sweetness and bitterness, i'd say both a bit on the low side for the style, with a well balanced, quite neutral overall feeling. Quite light bodied as obvious, not as carbonated as most czech pilsners but still nicely lively; excellent drinkability, which is very much what you'd expect in a vycepni. Overall: felt kind of german in it's delicate, mild character, though still czech in taste. Anyways: simple, refreshing, well made, appreciated.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2025
at 17:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
A pretty pale golden, almost perfectly transparent. At most one finger of white head, though pretty dense and firm. Good enough retention and some lacing. Very subdued aroma with salty, spicy (it's made with coriander, but i couldn't decect specific spicy flavours) and citric (lemonish) notes taking 1/3 of the scene each. Maybe a greenish/herbal hint on the back of things. Taste is a little brighter and more defined, but still very mild. Neutral malty base, light Citric notes, a hint of saltiness, very light spiciness (coriander indeed). And yes, a light greenish/herbal note, slightly strange but not off-path in my eyes, brings a bit of freshness. Pretty light in sweetness and even more in bitterness, just a hint of sourness (surely much less sour than usual per style). Very light body, light to average slightly crisp feeling carbonation. An easy drinker obviously. Overall: very mild, light gose; ok at that.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2025
at 17:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the brewpub. Bit hazy pale golden body. Distinct lemony notes break through the peppery, spicy, mildly phenolic, bit tart aroma. Soft, clean, juicy, mildly tart body with a fantastic lemony profile, surprisingly not sour, lightly, liiiightly phenolic and bitterish somewhere in the background, soft soft, mildly prickly carbonation. This is remarkably tasty!
Tried
from Draft
at
Pivovar & Café Lajka
on 18 Jul 2025
at 19:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the brewpub. Paaaale dull golden body, white head. Citric, spicy, bit vegetal aroma. Lean, dry, bit flat salty, slightly citric taste, light tartness, lightly vegetal. Simple, good enough, smooth. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Slánka on 02 Nov 2024 at 18:50 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6. Original review text: Tap at the brewpub with ElDesmadre. Hazy pale yellow, off-white head. Floral, salty, aroma, bit of DMS. Salty taste, light coriander, DMS. Would be a great little gose... but for the DMS.
Tried
from Draft
at
Pivovar & Café Lajka
on 18 Jul 2025
at 18:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample. Lightly hazy golden, small head. Tart woody nose with yuzu and apricot. Tart with slender body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Tart woody yuzu. Lightly piney finish. Interesting!
Tried
on 25 Jun 2025
at 17:29
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draught at the brewpub. Golden yellow with a white head and a slight haze. Yeasty notes but also some resinous hoppy notes in the aroma. The taste is spicy and slightly tangy with notes of lemon, hops and pepper.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2025
at 18:58
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draught at the brewpub. Copper red in colour. Caramel, dried fruit and leather in the aroma. Malty taste with notes of dried fruit, caramel, cherries and pecan nuts. Plenty of body.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2025
at 18:55