Klášter Světlý Ležák 11°

Brewed by Pivovar Klášter
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Hradiště nad Jizerou, Czech Republic

Bottled. Deep golden with rich head. Excellent saaz orangey/grassy hop aroma. Soft and sweet, gently malty with oily, butterscotchy, very bitter finish. Old school Czech beer with all the delight the oily butterscotch brings.

Sparkling clear gold to straw color. The head is white, smallish yet mostly lasting. A strong floral, spicy saaz hoppiness immediately shows its unique aptitude to pair along with the maltiness it lives with. Very fresh aromas of enticing bread and cereals. Slightly candyish sweetness lies a fragrant toastiness. Various herbs and straw wave at us on the way to refreshment wonderland. Surprisingly mineral, but even more impressively balanced. Fresh cereals and sweet graininess working in pair with a generous growing hoppy dryness. Long-lasting carbonation, active and engaging. Light-medium body. Most worthy example.

Couleur blonde paille, apparence claire et filtrée. Belle mousse blanche, écumeuse et persistante, adhérant bien à la paroi du verre. Grain, foin et empreintes de levure délicate aux parfums de pain frais. Une belle touche florales et herbales est amenée par ces houblons à caractère noble. Corps d’épaisseur moyenne semblant parfait pour le style, douce et éternelle carbonatation propulsant bien les saveurs. Finale légèrement amère. Rafraîchissante et bien balancé. Un bon exemple de la délicatesse et de la noblesse du style.

En fût. Pinte dégustée chez Klasterni Pivnice (Prague, Rép. Tchèque). Arôme: Odeur de malt et d’houblon. Apparence: La couleur est blonde avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un large col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de malt et d’houblon avec une pointe fruitée. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement fruité. (Rating #1515)

(Draught at some bar in Holosevice, Prague)
On June 25, 2008
Clear golden color, creamy white head. Sweet and dry, butterscotch and nutty taste. Dry, herbal and bitter aftertaste. Malty and butterscotch mild scent. Medium mouthfeel. Medium high herbal bitterness.

Grassy, grainy, cereal malt aroma. Clear golden body with low white head that lasts well and leaves some lacing. Spicy, grassy hops in the flavour with a grainy, soft malt profile. Medium light body with moderate soft bubbled carbonation. Bottle (BB201005) sampled with MartinT, Olivier_MTL and Rastacouere.

Golden colored, medium white head. Strongly buttery aroma with sweetness. Medium bodied. Flavor is also strongly buttery, aftertaste lasts with conveniently biting hops, grass and dryness. I like these Czech-buttery beers, though this has almost too much of it.

First experience, from the bottle in 2005:
The Lure:
Flower petals amongst the crispy hay. An attractive farmstead calling for a relaxing walk.

The Festivities:
Serene equilibrium of straw-like pale malts and wooden, resinous hop flavors and bitterness. Lemony sunrays illuminate the flavorful and agreeable union.

Transcendence:
Authentic, flowing, golden locks.

Second experience, this time from the tap at Praha’s Klasterni Pivnice:
Honeyed maltiness overcame lowly grassy, herbal hops as watery passages made this workman’s pint very drinkable, but not memorable. 3.1/5