Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(bottle 0,33l Advent calendar from Beershop.cz)
* Good. Interesting hops but quite light. *
Clear golden. Lasting white head. Grapes, light citrus, light sweet, light bitter. Light-medium body. Bitter finish.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
500ml Bottle (Pivní Zastávka, Prague) - Golden with a white head. Grass and some floral notes in the aroma. Floral and slightly grassy taste with notes of bread and a faint hint of lime.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
Med-thin body, med-high carbo. Med bitterness, low sweetness. Background grainy malt. Med-light grassy earthy hops character. Medium fruity esters, honeyish, oxidation. Not the greatest, a bit hard to drink.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Notable absence of both grapefruit and elderflower, only faint echoes of both. Moderate oxidation, papery, general citrusy grassy earthy hops. Drinkable, but not in prime condition.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 0.5l. Cloudy, amber colored. AROMA- toasted, coconut, earthy, apple, pale plums, caramel. FLAVOR- slightly sweet, slightly sour, moderately bitter, earthy, spicy, pale plums, some caramel, some coconut. Medium bodied. Tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled 375ml. -Courtesy of Marko, shared with him & hrabren, thanks! Darker golden/amber coloured, minimal off-white head, sweetish winey and slightly cheesy nose. Sweetish, alcoholic, cheesy and light oxidation with touch of fruits. Quite messy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
0.3 l bottle, huge thanks to Marko who brought it from Prague. Shared with Ogi and him. Hazy amber, minimal head. Viscous fluid, oily. Sour cabbage, cheese, caramel, herbal candy, herbal liqueur, sharp plastic phenols coming up. Oily texture, strong. Sweet candy, ripe raspberry, some fruity sourness. Alcohol hidden.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from BaseCamp. Dark amber, hazy body, off-white head. Sweet grape juice in the aroma, light oxidation, light maltiness, pleasant. Lean, dry taste, soft, sweetish, ending tart, grape juice dominating the thing, some raspberry jam notes, light light phenolic touches. Overly dry malty notes - losing whatever dinkel could have given it. Very well hidden alcohol really. Imperfect but nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from BaseCamp. Hazy golden-orange, with a fairly lasting slightly off white head. Flowery, mildly citric, honeyish aroma. Interesting taste, soft maltiness, pillowy, though ending a bit dry and bitterish. The theoretic 55 IBUs are not that much in evidence. The main aspect of the hop profile here is something going in between slightly unripe stone and/or tropical fruit and melon, this soft, pleasant touch before the dryish, lightly astringent finish. Well well, very much a decent lighter rye IPA from Krkonošský Medvěd, not falling into the orange rock candy or earthy pitfalls the style usually forces. It won't rock anyone's world, but after a 9 hour shift with some very energy draining cases, it worked!