 Wulfstan (509), California, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Feb 11, 2008 Updated: May 1, 2008This is very nice. It is a deep gold with a thin bu long-lastin white head that leaves some decent lacing. The aroma is very nice, being yeast with strong, nutty grain and hints of herb and citrus. The taste is a full-bodied malty, toasty, nutty grain with bitter herbal, piney, and slightly citrusy hops that lightly dominate the beer nicely, through to the finish which is a nice blend of bitter herbal and piney hops with nutty grain. The flavour is strong from start to finish and the body is fairly thick and oily.
eicolque (3), , Alabama, USA
does not count  | 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 Great beer, golden appearance, malty flavor, great balance, great texture. I love this beer.
omhper (12232), Stockholm, Sweden
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 7, 2002 Deep golden coloured. Grassy aroma. Medium bodied, dry, slightly fruity, very bitter. Maybe the best balanced and most flavourful of the Czechish 14% lagers I have tried.
noelcb (271), Toledo, Ohio, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 3, 2005
Dark, amber with lots of bubbles. Had a head in the bottle immediately after opening. Poured with a decent dense, lathery head. Very strong roasted malt flavor with good hop bitterness and notes of fruit, especially lemon, nuts, and coffee. Aroma is apple, pear, flowers, herbs, slightly metallic, but pleasant.
Unusual in that this is Czech but not a pilsner. The Klaster brewery makes mainly this and a dark lager. According to them they use Saaz hops and pilsner yeasts. Yet this beer is dark and even pours a little hazy. Perhaps its the aging they do. If the recipe really dates to 1570, there must have been some happy monks in Hradiste nad Jizerou!
THIS IS NOT A PILS!! Why do people insist all Czech beers are Pils. This LAGER is dark and cloudy, with flecks of sediment from bottle aging. That is not a Pilsner!
Oakes (8093), gone rambling, Vietnam
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
May 23, 2002 Amber; thick head; aroma drips with Saaz. Full body, big biscuity malt profile, fat hop tang - big & balanced.
Jedsbrew (465), Rhineland, Missouri, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 19, 2004 Poured a fairly rich golden color with a moderate head and a hoppy, spicy and woody aroma. Medium to full bodied, quite flavorful, the balance favored the hoppy side with a slightly carmelized and bready maltiness. The Czech hops were all over the finish, no watered down pretender, excellent Pils!
VENOM (941), Connecticut, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 12, 2002 Mostly clear amber. Thin white head. Slow carbonation. Aroma of caramel and Saaz hops. Quite strange. Medium body. Thick and rich for a pils. Toasted white bread maltiness. Bitter Saaz hops. Clean lagered taste. Finishes bright and full and more intensely hoppy. A darker, richer pils than usually offered.
motelpogo (4394), Plzen, Czech Republic
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 14, 2003 having not been overly impressed with previous klaster offerings, i approached this with trepidation, which the full sweet apricot aroma did nothing to help. but the rich brandiness took the edge off the nastiness of the lighter beers. surprising presence of dark malt. good stuff
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