cuso (17193) reviewed Volba sládků Poutní (03/2024) from Plzeňský Prazdroj 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tap. Amber color with beige head. Malty aroma with caramel, light roasted notes, light smoke, noble hops. Taste is gentle with malt, smoke could be more pronounced, medium caramel, noble hops. Good but not Stellar.
Marko (22181) reviewed Proud Ležák from Plzeňský Prazdroj 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
So... Prazdroj/Urquell opened their micro, Proud (Current in Czech, making sense both with the rivers near the plant and the fact that it was in Prazdroj's former power station) in, I'd say... 2019. Not to waste the reader's time, in late 2023/early 2024, Asahi decided to pull the Proud brand from the microbrewery, and move it to a new clear bottle modern (in corpobrewer's eyes) lager, light, not bitter, not Czech in any way other than maybe some ingredients and that it's brewed in Plzeň. A lager with natural aromas and isohops not to get skunky. And here it is. 0.33l bottle from Albert Butovice. Crystal clear golden I was colored by something appearance, the thick head, okay in size, but gone soon . The aroma starts with some fake fruity notes (is it stone fruit? is it orange?) on caramel. Fake fruitiness on a clean body with caramelly touches, no hops pretty much, herbal traces at best, and not bitter at all. It's not unpleasant, it's just that it's a bit fake, and the way it was made was such a wild corpo move it's insane. Doesn't call for another, the dryness in the finish is mildly astringent and uninteresting.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
# 4111; 3/2024. Malty, yeasty, bready and herbal aroma. Murky gold body; persistent lacing creamy white head. Malty, yesty, herbal, slightly buttery, high drinkability. Excellent bohemian pilsner. 0,3 l, draught, brewery tour, Pilsen (Bohemia, CZ).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
V duplexe. Vona chmelova mierne dymova silno sladko sladova. Medova cira farba. Chut sladkosladova udena. Zaujimava
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
500ml Can - Pale yellow with a foamy white head. Grapefruit, peach, papaya and tea in the aroma. Tangy, hoppy and slightly herbal taste with notes of grapefruit, hop resins, lemon and a fairly bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear golden with full head. Bread aroma with some citrus. Fresh malty taste with a balanced bitterness. Soft mouthfeel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
# 4109; 3/2024. Malty, caramel, smoky aroma. Brilliant amber body, persistent beige head. Caramel, dried cherry, smoky, herbal, slightly butter. Too sweet body for me. Good rauchbier. 0,4 l, draught, pub (Rychlik), Prague.
dforslund (3371) ticked Pilsner Urquell from Plzeňský Prazdroj 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Tap at The P.U.B. Praha 13. Clear golden-orange body, thick off-white head. Light sweetish malty aroma, light peachy touches. Lean, soft taste, mildly sweetish, vague herbal touches, mildly floral notes, less bitter than 32 IBUs would indicate. I mean, okay overall, nothing wrong with it, glad they are doing these classic styles.