Klášter Svetly Special (Premium Lager) 14°

Clear golden with a lasting white head. Grainy malt aroma with a hint of grass. Sweet malty flavour with a touch of alcohol.

Clear orange color with a lasting white bubbly head. Aroma is less than appealing. Light malts, soggy cereal, and spoiled hops. Flavor was about the same, mainly sour malts and a little bitterness. Palate is really soft and flat. I could not finish the entire glass.

Name: Svetly Special
Date: November 01, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: gold, wispy white head
Aroma: sweet cereal and floral hop aroma
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of earthy bitterness, touch of cereal sweetness, long bitter finish
Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 6/20
Rating: 1.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: 4

Had this some years ago and it was better in my memory. Poured with a quickly fading to almost no head and a tiny bit of lace. Color is a slightly hazy deep amber. Aroma was bitter sweet, malty, a little hop, and grainy. Flavors about the same but stronger in the sweet malt. Hint of green bell pepper of all things. Nothing special, but not bad. Ditto with the finish. Session beer maybe...

Great beer, golden appearance, malty flavor, great balance, great texture. I love this beer.

No aroma that i can pick up. Nice amber gold color, medium head. Malty, slightly sweet taste but bitter at the same time.

Poured from the bottle a golden yellow color with a nice fluffy head. The aroma is sweet and floral. I know sweet is not really an aroma character but that is how it hit me. The beer is smooth and balanced on the palate but a bit light bodied.

Vegetables and slight maltiness in the aroma. Pours an effervescent golden with a strong white head. Flavor is lightly malty and grassy with a sharp bitter tang on the end. Traditional Bohemian pilsner style done well.