Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottled (BB 11/2006)
Dark red ruby, decent tan head, lace. Sweet yeasty and caramelly aroma. Reasonably malty, somewhat hoppy, a bit caramelly with yeasty sweetness like from unclean tap - but this is bottled and from somewhat modern brewery I believe. At least interesting to say.
MiP (20379) reviewed Premium Svetlý Ležák from Pivovar Samson 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle (4.9%). Dark golden colour. Semi-stable white head. Smells like ashtray. Flavour is malty, but mouthfeel is very thin. Low carbonation. Not much flavour, but well-balanced bitterness. A little disappointing.
oh6gdx (51641) reviewed Golden Originale 3.5% from Pivovar Samson 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2
Canned. Golden colour, small white head. Diacetyl and sweet malt in aroma. Also some grassy hints. Flavour is grassy and skunked hops/malts. Very boring and quite unpleasant.
TBone (30380) reviewed Golden Originale 3.5% from Pivovar Samson 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Can (BB 06/2006)
Made for Swedish markets.
Pale golden color, creamy white head. Buttery hoppy, cardboard aroma in the light nose. Malty, light, mild Czech-type hops. Slightly harsh hoppy aftertaste. Quite typical. Czech bulk lager.
Lubiere (24605) reviewed Černý Tmavé Výčepní (Dark) from Pivovar Samson 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bought last fall. Diplomat Dark label. Dark reddish brown with a thick light moka head wich collapses. Sweet chocolate malt with raisinous notes, but showing signs of oxidation. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity apple malt with moka notes and light sustained hops in finish. Oily mouthfeel. Medium bodied. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Newly imported bottle consumed on 10/20/2005 in a Ococim Pils glass, significantly chilled. Pours a deep urine-gold with some copperish-red tinges, clear, large-bubbled and with a prominent white head that is fully collapsing, after a few minutes, but provides some light lacing and retains at cover. Smells doughy-sweet, moderately hoppy (lightly spicy and floral notes), with some very faint yellow fruits in the background (golden apples). Flavor is very dry and undermalted, was actually expecting some sweet doughiness based on the nose. Good hops bitterness, but no real hops flavor is the biggest problem. Mouthfeel is lightly watery, but not exceedingly so by any means. Some light touches of honey and grains here and there, but lo and behold, in creeps the plastic/crayon notes that scream of short lagering time. Has potential and was not altogether unsatisfying, though I can think of tons of cleaner pilsners I’d rather drink as a session beer. Light bodied, some metallic notes, but still has a nice yeast bite coupled with monotonous hops bitterness on the end. . .and crayons.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Draught. Golden colour, creamy white head. Vegetably malts in aroma. Flavour of vegetably malts along with some hoppy hints. Wellbalanced. Has some strange side flavours, maybe dirty tap on this one too?
oh6gdx (51641) reviewed B.B. Dark (brown label) from Pivovar Samson 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draught. Dark amber, brown beige mediumsized head. Raisins, plum, a bit roasted malt in aroma. Sweet plum in flavour along with weak hints of caramel.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Draught
Golden color, small white color. Sweet corn, malty nose. Sweetish, malty, a bit harsh "bulk lager" -like. Buttery aftertaste.
TBone (30380) reviewed B.B. Dark (brown label) from Pivovar Samson 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Draught
Dark brown, small tanned head. Yeasty, malty nose. Malty, lemony, sweetish. Unclean tap in SBWF festival ruined this a bit.