 MartinT (4307), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 30, 2007 Updated: Oct 18, 2007
My Bottom Line:
This snappy Bohemian Pilsener is gloriously Saaz-y throughout, convincing the style’s aficionados with its spicy flavors and gripping wooden and herbal bitterness. A slick mouthfeel and accompanying cereal sweetness point towards drinkability and an Urquell-esque state of mind.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam skirts the clear golden.
-The nose is not as captivating as the flavor profile, showing some Saaz hops battling with a dusty, mineral character.
-The cereal sweetness is not exactly expressive, offering a little honey and mostly support.
-Carbonation is rather prickly.
-You have to say that brewing this hoppy a Pilsener is a gutsy move for your brewpub’s "house blond". And they really don’t want to take it down a notch! Kudos to them!
On tap at the brewpub and at Vices et Versa.
Lubiere (3184), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jun 29, 2008 A golden pils with a thin white head. Fresh grainy malt with light German hops. In mouth, super fresh pils with grainy malt and nice crisp fresh hops. Tasted at Festival des Fromages de Warwick, June 14, 2008.
Radek Kliber (3284), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 2, 2008 Draught at Mondial 2008
Appearance: dark gold with fizzy white top. Fine carbonation.
Nose gentle yet quiet proper “Pilsener hop” aroma , mineral hay like with golden clean malt base.
Flavor/Palate : Soft malted base , clean full –Grain character. Gentle , light yet solid hop profile. Quiet nice rendition of Bohemian pils.
Sammy (3023), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 1, 2008 A superior malty aroma. A good bitterness, very good craftsmanship of Saaz hops. Medium mouthfeel. Yellow with low carbonation bubbles. A drying aftertaste, very natural , satisfying.
Enjoyed at Mondiale 2008, at the recommendation of Fred of Hopfenstark.
red éric (1379), montréal, Quebec, Canada
Mar 6, 2008 On tap at the Brouhaha, bright golden color, with a frothy white head, yeasty bubblegum, flowery hop saaz leafiness, with a hint of grassy spiced hop mintiness, some crisp grainy pale malt aromas follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a very nice spicy floral herbal hop saaz character, with a fresh cut hay accent, underlaying a good cleanliness, of grainy pale malt, leading towards a saaz hoppy leafy, dryness finish. Good interpretation of the bohemian pilsener style from a québec brewery.
stinger666 (3), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
does not count  Feb 6, 2008 My opinion is that new blonde should its part of prizes this year. As a start, it should be acclaimed as the best rookie of 2007.
A fresh Saaz hop taste that may drive you nuts just like absynth. Maybe that’s because it comes from the same country.
A clear light blonde beer with a lot of personnality. That lager fulfill it’s promess as it is mostly refreshing.
The best beer among the twenty-nine offered at the Vices & Versa in Mtl. Seb, bring me another one please.
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