 oteyj (713), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
Nov 7, 2009 Golden yellow pour with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malt, some graininess, caramel, and a slight hop bitterness. Flavor is sweet light sugar malt, sweet citrus, and a mild bitterness. Palate is full for the style- smooth finishing resinously.
craftycarl21 (510), South Hero, Vermont, USA
Nov 7, 2009 Clear, light gold pour, minimal head. Aroma holds lots of grain, toasted sesame, and a bit of hop bitterness. Sweet malt flavor, grain, a bit of citrus hop- nothing complex, but a tasty lager. Solid for the style.
travita (1851), Frisco, Texas, USA
Nov 6, 2009 The look is golden orange in color, clear, has an off white head. The smell is sweet, grains, floral, and creamed corn. The taste is sweet, grains, hops, and light fruit and floral notes.
jujubeast6000 (768), Houston, Texas, USA
Nov 5, 2009 Reviewed 8/16/2009 (Draft at Flying Saucer, Houston, TX):
Pours a clear golden yellow color body with a smallish white head. Hoppy malty bitter citrus aroma. A little musty, not overly strong. A little fruity smelling. Bitter taste, drying, almost acidic. Strong taste, alcoholic. Almost a platricy taste. Very hoppy and bitter tasting.
Cletus (4999), Connecticut, USA
Nov 1, 2009 Pours copper with a white head. Smells of sage, dry malt, floral. Tastes peppery and crisp with some earthy elements and a spicy bite on the finish.
sigma23 (217), , Maine, USA
Oct 28, 2009 pours bright amber with large white head lingering. aroma is bursting with bitter pine hops and alcohol. toasted malt and some citrus is also there. drinks with a nice balance of bitter hops and sweet malts throughout but has a bit of bitter citrus on the front and a mild roast finish. alcohol is noticeable but not overwhelming. pretty tasty stuff.
MartinT (5026), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 25, 2009 My Bottom Line:
Honeyed malts and spicy hops benefit from a slight alcohol nudge to take this brew to more potent yet still diplomatic realms. I have to admit it’s nice to see a Svetle Specialni being tried out in North America.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A large head of foam remains atop the transparent pale golden.
-The mouthfeel is super clean and the flavor profile is well balanced.
-Minerals appear in the middle. Or is it oxidation already setting in?
-The cereals also develop hay.
-The nose is a little too subdued for my tastes in the style.
-The spicy hop bitterness is levelled with the rest of the flavor profile.
Bottle.
blankboy (3156), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 20, 2009 My bottle [12oz] shared with HogTownHarry. Pours a slightly hazy yellow-gold with an average size lasting frothy white head. Aroma has a good amount of Saaz hops along with bread, honey and floral notes, and some alcohol. Flavour is grassy along with bready malt and alcohol. Finish is very bitter and alcoholic. Medium bodied. Not great but pretty good and definitely interesting.
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