Klášter Winter Lager

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

Clear gold with a two finger white head. Plenty of lacings. Aroma is malty. Taste is sweet malts with a balanced amount of hops. Mouthfeel is good with adequete carbonation and a nice dry finish. A sessionable beer in spite of the 5.8% abv. Give it a try, I definitely enjoyed this beer.

Tan-bronze with decent head. Aroma of candy corn and caramel malt and grains. Flavor is similar to the aroma, but a bit more reserved. Slight caramel and candy corn notes, mild graininess. Not bad

15-Jul-08 (500-ml bottle: Purchased 03-Apr-08 for $2.25 from liquidsolutions.biz) Lighter in style than expected for a "winter lager", this malty beer is bready and mildly toasty with an odd buttery character that is rarely found in lagers. A very gentle Noble hop flavor and bitterness is nicely balanced against the malt base. Light-medium in body with gentle carbonation and a smooth, easy mouthfeel. Bready, grainy and very lightly toasty nose with no hop aroma. Clear and golden in color with a small, whitish head that holds a thin layer throughout most of the session. Not as "wintery" as I want from a winter beer, and the butteriness is out of place, but it’s tasty enough to finish the bottle. Not a repeat purchase though...

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bright golden color with a large white soapy head. The aroma was sweetish, tangy and lightly malty. The flavor was tangy and bitter with a hint of butterscotch and a dry tangy finish.

Bottle. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Grainy aroma with corn, grass, metal, and mustiness. Flavor follows the aroma with a light bitterness and metallic notes

500ml bottle. Clear, Light orange, golden color. White foamy head. Aroma of fresh sweet wort and a hint of mustiness. Really the aroma resembles a Märzen. Flavor is an interesting malt and big bitterness. Lots of sweetness and a bold hop. This is made for American tastes. Not exactly to my liking but it is very bitter. For a European Lager, it lakes balance. Lingering bitterness,Medium bodied. Maybe different yeast profile and this would male a very good Pale Ale!

Ugh...terrible beer. Aroma was all metal. Pour was a thick nasty pee yellow with no head. Taste was very flat and metallic. Strong hints of copper and sweet malt in the front with a hint of hops in the aftertaste. To metallic tasting and hardly any carbonation. Blah.

bottle. Decent head, full lager taste. Good balance of malts and hops. Better than the "dark beer". Not what I expected for a winter brew, but good.