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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled (from Tesco). Yellowish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is grains and some bready tones. Flavour is grainy, herbal and some mild earthy yones. Very simplistic, and actually just plain boring. Not off or anything. Just too mild elements of everything here.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2023 at 21:46

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pour is a clear but dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is a small roasty malt but more of a raisin. Flavor is more of a dark fruit than anything else. Finish is a little syrupy with some caramel left on the tongue. Probably one of those beers where having it in the home country would do it a world of difference. As it is now it's kind of meh but was still going in the right direction.
Tried on 08 Dec 2022 at 00:04

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Huge thanks to quack-duck for that one! Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass with a small head. Starts dry malty with some metallical notes, bitter background. Some soapy hints. Finish well balanced, still a bit metallical-malty. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2022 at 17:47

Tried on 02 Nov 2022 at 08:54

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. Bright honey gold color. Frothy white head. Grainy malt aroma has bready, herbal notes. Zesty, honeyish malt flavor. Grainy, sweet notes. Herbal hops. Slight bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2022 at 04:19

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Bottle 50 cl. Golden, clear, good white foam. Aroma: a little sulphurous, spicy and grassy hops, a little sweetness of malt. Taste: malty, medium body, a little bit butter, biscuits, grassy-spicy, medium bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2022 at 09:18

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
500 ml bottle. Dark, mahogany brown color. Rocky tan head. Sweet, earthy roasted malt aroma. Flavor is sweet roasted malt. Very lightly carbonated. Not much character other than the dark maltiness. Caramel, dried fruit, dark bread. A bit on thin side. Somewhat disappointing.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2022 at 02:56

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Lahev (@ Albert, Arkády Pankrác) : Deep golden, clear, small and stable white head, mild to moderate sweetish-caramelly and mildly toasty nose with a mild but distinctive earthy -leafy background; more moderate than robust bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied; slightly lingering malty and earthy-bitter finish. V pořadku! Ale na štitku se najde malý žertík: “Nejlepší pivo typu BOCK na světě”…
Tried on 28 Sep 2022 at 20:00

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle 50 cl, as Vershovice Tmavý Ležák. Dark brown, creamy coffee foam. Aroma: sweet, caramel, kvass, a little sourness and bread. Sweetish taste, caramel with sourness, kvass and prunes, black bread, a little bit of hops. Beer without enthusiasm.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2022 at 18:04

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle 50 cl, as Vershovice Světlý ležák. Golden, clear, white foam. Aroma: slightly sulphurous and spicy hops with grassy tones, some sweetness and candy malt. Malty taste, light initial sweetness and even a touch of honey, candy, grassy hops, from light to medium bitterness in the finish, clean, overly refined, a little soulless.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2022 at 18:01