Gurthnar (14451) reviewed Brokát Märzen from Pivovar Kaltenecker 13 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
On tap at Hostinec Richtár Jakub. Lightly hazy amber colour. Heavy airy, rather stable yellowish head. Aroma caramel, honey, light roasted, very light coffee. Mouthfeel somewhat sticky. Taste well balanced, medium sweet, almost medium bitter. Finish is rathes sweet, but balanced with some bitterness. Well drinkable. Good beer, though a bit uninteresting. Better only lightly chilled.
pivnizub (12821) reviewed Kras med a zázvor 12° from Pivovar Kaltenecker 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Flaška(děkuji Cusu!):Golden, hazy, small and stable white foamy layer, grainy-yeasty nose with very faint traces of hops and ginger, delicate fruity traces of infection detectable,as well; light to moderate bitter-sweet and sourish flavour, light to medium bodied, at least quite soft; short sweet-sourish finish with hoppy traces and a faint tinge of zazvor (ginger). No, not my cup of tea…
pivnizub (12821) reviewed Kras 10° from Pivovar Kaltenecker 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Flaška (gšeft s Cusem!):Golden, hazy, mid-sized lacy head, typical house character: chalky and fruity nose , minerals and some hops detectable; light bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied and really soft; short bitter-tart finish, fruity traces as well. No, not bad; You’ll find worse Desitký in Bohemia and Slowakia…
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Archa from Pivovar Kaltenecker 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Huge, dark brown-greige head, pretty stable over black beer, viscously pouring. End of bottle solid yeast. Ink, C-hops, straw or silodust, chocolate, suggesting melanoidins. Very bitter black coffee, ashes, tobacco, bitter pure chocolate. Very roasted in any case, alcohol and even fusels obvious. Again dry UK or USA hops, if less easily recognisable than in the nose. Very thick, viscous and oily; mild alcoholburn, utterly full-bodied; creamy texture. Quite good R.I.S., they could deliver in St. Petersburg! Na Zd’ravie, Peter!
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Brokát B27 Old Beer from Pivovar Kaltenecker 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Slowly building tan head, over fully hazy cola-coloured beer. Nutty, spicy notes, lightly curry-like spices, tad bready, dark malts and liquorice. Very complex, vinous taste, with bitter hops, old wood, fusels à gogo, dark chocolate; and again a spicy surrounding, difficult to say which ones - juniperberry being definitely a possibility. Not really full-bodied, but very slick, viscous and lots of alcoholheat. Layered, long-lasting flavours into the aftertaste. Impressive to discover such a beer from Slovakia. Definitely one for the annals, and one to search for! Many, many thanks to Peter V. and his helpers!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Small, but reasonably stable light-beige head over practically black beer. End of bottle solid yeast. Chocolate, with distinct praliné aroma, then relieved by very inviting noble hops. Coffeeish, even ashy flavours mixed with more chocolate (black & milk). Mildly roasted witha pinch of lactose. Not very well-bodied, feels well-carbonated and moderately slick. This is pretty good, and goes well beyond your ordinary Dunkel. Many thanks to Peter V., and all the people he mobilized to get the beers to Ursel!
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Brokát Märzen from Pivovar Kaltenecker 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Ultra-thin off-white head, over hazy amber-brown beer with a mossy sheen. Bottom of bottle solid yeast. Grassy, yeasty notes at first, with dark or wholemeal bread, fainly sweetish; autumn leaves, ivy; all of those moderate. Nice dry-ish , leafy, yeasty, bready and even nutty notes, with mild sweetness in the finish, that does not prevent a reather dry aftertaste. Rather thinnish, missing body. Carbonation proves more marked in the mouth than in the visual; slight (yeast?) slickness. Quite regular, convincing Märzen, quite German in character. Many thanks to Peter V., and all the people he mobilized to get the beer in Ursel!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Small white head, fed by lively carbonated pale yellow-golden beer. Dry, spicy nose, giving a soft-bitterish impression. Some pale malts in the background. Dry-bitterish, spicy (if short-lived) flavour, pimented with a bit of citrus(peel). Not very outspoken, but rather nice. I would have expected at least a bit more peppery flavour from the ginger. Originally very carbonated, but it levels down, leaving some CO² pique (maybe a bit of ginger after all) on a fast flattening beer, MF- and tastewise. Again, really not bad, but it can’t keep up the effort. Many thanks to Peter V., and all the people he mobilized to get the beer in Ursel!
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Kras 10° from Pivovar Kaltenecker 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
No head; lazily carbonated metallic golden beer. Sweet, malty nose, with a touch of caramel, even toffeearoma. Malt, caramel, CO², touch of corn, but also mineral water, and, above all, virtually no restsweetness, resulting in a quite desalterating, fresh drink; utterly light, of course, but pleasing; Even hoppiness in the background. Warming up, there’s a light cigarette-ash smokiness, that doesn’t spoil anything! Surprisingly balanced; beats most comparable English pasteurised bottled bitters hands down. Many thanks to Peter V., and all the people he mobilized to get the beer in Ursel!
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed English Pale Ale from Pivovar Kaltenecker 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
No head to speak of; veiled orange-ochre beer. Very flowery, even fruity nose, but with a marked sweet undertone (caramel?), and distinct touch of almonds. Hoppy-sweet, with even more outspoken (bitter)almonds flavour, as marzipan, made from bitter almonds, subsequently liquidized and watered down. Touch of citruszeste. Quite light body, certainly for a 6% beer (which would be considered strong ale in the UK!). Watery and spritzy, despite little visual carbonation. Not really bad, just a tad too watery, and a bit too much of this weird almond flavouring (yeast?). Many thanks to Peter V., and all the people he mobilized to get the beers in Ursel!!