Bottle from (obviously) an Albert Heijn supermarket. Pours a deep and pure golden blonde, cristal clear with calm fizz, a tad darker than usual for the style; thin, snow white, quickly dissolving head, leaving a steady rim on the edge of the glass. Weak aroma dominated by malt sweetness (maltose!), dull graininess and leafy and somewhat cheesy hoppiness, but not much else. Taste reflects the aroma: on the neutral side, predominantly grainy with some bready malt sweetness, a tad metallic, with early presence of leafy, dull, bitterish hops, establishing a medium long finish; somewhat less carbonated than I am used to from the style and a bit watery as a consequence. Perfectly acceptable standard pale lager but I hesitate to call this a ’Pilsener’, if this term is to be reserved for the ’original’ Czech- and German-style ’forefathers’ of the pale lager style.

Can, 0.33l. Clear golden color with medium frothy white head and sparkling appearance. Aroma is grainy, grassy, herbal hoppy and a bit papery. Taste starts with light sweet and sour grainy malt, follows by obvious metallic note, crisp and dry mouthfeel and medium bitter finish. Light to medium body, slick texture and lively carbonation in palate. Average supermarket pilsener...