8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Clear golden coloured body with nice copper highlights and a great micro-froth white head. Bubbles rising from the bottom just like you’d expect. This one looks perfect for the style. Aroma of canned corn, wheat, rice, raisins, caster sugar, grapes and a light malt. Medium-bodied; Tart astringent malt flavour with a light hoppy flavour. Tons of sugars and grapey flavours come out moments later. Taste is full with a good amount of character - especially for the style. Very light and fragrant while still having a nice astringency. Aftertaste leaves the palate sweet, yet tart. Overall, a damn good beer - one of the better lagers i’ve had recently and one to pick up if you can find it! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Whole Foods in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia on 03-March-2005.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2005
at 21:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle (from the Beer Gallery in Prague): Very dark brown with some red sparks, huge firm off-white head, lasting; aroma: roasted malts, liquorice, smoked malts from far behind; malty flavour, very smooth, medium bodied, well rounded, not sweet; dry, slightly bitter aftertaste with some traces of chocolate and distictive hints of alcohol; not unpleasant, well quaffable !
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2005
at 05:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle (from Pivni Galerie in Prague): Deep golden colour, thin fluffy white head, long lasting; malty and also a bit fruity nose with a tinge of bitterness and some alcoholic notes; the initial full-bodied sweetness quickly moves into a dry, sharp, bitter aftertaste; robust, but not well rounded, alcohol not well hidden......Kind of unharmonic.....
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2005
at 00:42
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at County Hotel (JDW) Ashford. Red coloured ale. Caramel malt on nose with sweet alcohol in mouth. Flavour of stewed plums and vanilla on end. Interesting, but not worthy of a second pint
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2005
at 08:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle (bought at the Pivni Galerie Prague): Dark golden colour, thin but lasting off-white froth; malty, bready nose with a tinge of bitterness in the background; smooth, light to medium bodied; malty body, holding notes of bread or cookies; the finish is dry with a longer lasting bitterness, which is not too aromatic; nevertheless, quite well balanced and kind of typical bohemian./ From the tap (at "U zpevacku", Na struze, Prague): firmer, longer lasting froth, fizzier than the bottled version. Quaffable
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2005
at 05:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, bought at Pivni Galerie, Prague. Deep golden colour, moderate head. Nice hoppy aroma with hints of caramel. Flavour is fairly malty (at least if you want to categorize this as a pilsener), but a substantial hoppy bitterness and solid ABV (5.8%) make this a very robust relative of the lighter-bodied pilseners. Long bitter aftertaste. Way ahead of your average lager-swill.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2005
at 14:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, bought at Pivni Galerie, Prague. Label says " Herold hefeweizen Bohemian Wheat Lager Kvasnicové psenícné pivo - kvasnícový svetlý lezák 12 degrees plato unfiltered blond lager ABV 5.1%". So is this a "real" hefeweizen (which I thought were technically ales?), or is it a wheat lager with hefeweizen yeast added in the bottle? Or am I asking stupid questions? Anyway, the beer is "murky golden" with a large to moderate head. Aroma is fairly sweet and fruity (blackberries/brambles, blackcurrants?) with hints of sheepshed and old leather. Lagerish elements. Some cloves too, but not as strong as with most German hefeweizens. Flavour is a strange combination of a typical premium lager and a typical hefeweizen. Moderately spicy. Dusty finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2005
at 03:12
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle, bought at Pivni Galerie, Prague. Label says Herold Bohemian Black Lager, tmavý speciál, 13 degrees plato, Schwarzbier, ABV 5.2%. Very dark reddish brown colour, nearly black, deep ruby when held to the light. Moderate tan head. Excellent aroma of roasted malts, tar, leather and tobacco. Flavour of roastiness, notes of dark chocolate and liquorice, well balanced with the hops, not particularly sweet. Mouthfeel a bit too thin to deserve a straight "10", still a very good beer. Recommended!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2005
at 13:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, bought at Pivni Galerie, Prague. Label info: Herold Bohemian Golden Lager, Svetlý Lezák, 12 degrees plato, Pilsenerbier, ABV 5.1%. Golden colour, large head that doesn’t last long, little lacing. Lovely hoppy aroma, flowers (incl. heather flowers), honey and a hint of oak. Flavour is hoppy bitterness from start to finish, long bitter aftertaste. Moderate carbonation. A good pilsener, but not quite as good as Svijansky Rytír Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2005
at 15:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Very lovely colored dark black with some deep crimson mixed with mahogany tones. Garnet highlights on the edges. Moderate light tan head, rapidly disipating. Decent lacing. Aroma of large amounts of hops, good caramel, black pepper, dark earthy/rootiness. Hints of vanilla extract mixed with toffee. Flavor opens up with a wonderful full chewy caramel flavor that is well-integrated with the hops providing wonderful balance. Medium body that is much more flavorful than it is filling. Light roast notes, some black licorice and a smooth velvety dark chocolate round it out with a great dose of bitterness and hops apparency on the end. Superb stuff. A number of times after sipping, the finish was strangely sour/bitter and lightly alcoholic, some odd off flavors at any rate. But as it warmed, this diminished and I couldnt really pinpoint it. Still, it is a bit bitter on the end and very hoppy for a schwarzbier. But wonderfully flavorful nonetheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2004
at 20:39