Pivovar Samson

Commercial Brewery in České Budějovice, South Bohemian Region, Czechia 🇨🇿
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev

Established in 1795

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Lidická tř. 458/51, České Budějovice, 37001, Czechia

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5.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

500 ml green bottle from Binny’s. Familiar skunky smell of an import lager in a green bottle. Pours a nice looking pils color, short-lived head, that counts for something here. Once the skunk has cleared, though,m there some decent soft water and malt smell. Spicy hops, but they’ve lost individuality by now. Still, not too bad. Just that I hate to think that the birthplace of pilseners can’t manage to get anything over to the US that’s as decent as a Canadian-brewed Pilsner Urquell. But I’ll keep looking.

Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2008 at 22:05


3.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottled(330ml). -Very disappointing Czech beer. Weak malty and hoppy with notes of corn, grain and bread. Rather bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2008 at 04:38


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Clear golden with medium wite head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel and malty notes. Sweet fruity flavor with caramel and grainy notes.

Tried on 12 May 2008 at 08:47


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Dark brown with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with notes of roasted malt and caramel. Sweet flavor with caramel, roadsted malt and chocolate notes.

Tried on 12 May 2008 at 08:07


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a lacing white head. Dry hoppy aroma. Flavour is dry hoppy with a light acidic touch and mild bitterness into the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2008 at 03:19


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a redish glare and a collapsing off-white head. Dry malt aroma with a mild roasted note. Sweet initial flavour, very sweet actually. Shows a light breadish note along the sweet flavour. Sweet and light fruity finish. Light cane sugarish note. WAY too sweet for my liking, tap version does so much better.5-3-4-2-9=2.3

From tap at the Den Engelske, as Den Engelske, 4.5%. Pours clear and golden brown with a redish glare and a lacing white head. Mild spiced and slight roasted malt aroma. Flavour is sweet malty with a mild toasted note. Sweet and mild toasted towards the finish. Ends with a vague bitterness and quite sweet malty. Nice brew and quite easy to drink.6-4-7-3-13=3.3

Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2008 at 03:13


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

50 cL bottle. Pours golden brown with a slowly diminished tan head. Mild roasted malt with a light earthy touch. Flavour is sweet and light fruity. Almost sugarish sweet and mild breadish. Goes into a light roasted and minor bitterness into the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2008 at 18:03


5.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

First rating(Draught at "Transilvanija" in Vilnius, Lithuania)On May 1, 2008Clear dark brown color, light brown head. Acidic, malty, metallic, roasted, butterscotch taste. Acidic scent. Perhaps on it’s way to get sour or with badly rinced lines/pipes. High co2 spritzy mouthfeel. Low to medium bitterness.4/4/6/3/8=2.5Rerate(50 cl bottle bought at Tesco in Plzen)Sampled on the train between Plzen and Praha on June 30, 2008Labeled 4.9% ABV BB 26.11.08Clear golden color, fluffy white head. Butterscotch, red meat and nutty scent. Buttery, malty sweet, red meat taste. Sweet aftertste. Moussy mouthfeel, low bitterness.4/3/4/2/8=2.1

Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2008 at 14:00


4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle. Releases a skunky and swamp water odor that covers a thin straw colored body with little head. Flavor is heavy on honey and bread grain with a touch of skunky hops. Kind of like a really light Becks.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2008 at 22:45


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

50cl bottle. Says 4,6 %. Pours dark amber/brown with a creamy bubbly head. Sweet caramel & bready aroma. Solid mouthfeel - medium. Heavy caramel & some sugar. Drinkable!

Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2008 at 04:47