Koutský 10° Světlé Výčepní

Brewed by Pivovar Kout na Šumavě
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Kout na Šumavě, Czech Republic

Back from a Czech Republic pub-crawl this is part of my express ratings for the “typical” Světlý 11°- (Czech light Pils), Světlý 12°+ (Czech Pils), Polotmavý (Czech Amber Lagers) and Tmavý (Czech Black Lagers). Non-typical beers will receive personalized descriptions after the express ratings.
-------- /> How: Tap at Koutland, Pilsen, Czech Republic
The look: Clear golden blonde body with a medium white head
To me a typical Czech Světlý 11° and below is: Well malted body with lots of smooth cereals and a light fresh honey sweetness flavour. Some fruity notes (more fruity notes than in the 12°+) with mostly citrus fruits and a little lemon. The finish is somewhat herbal and citrusy with but unlike the 12°+ there is only a hint of the dry grassy bitterness usually associated with noble/Saaz hops. Bitterness is mild and does not really play a big role in the overall flavours spectrum. A light meringue sensation and an overall freshness impression.. Carbonation is typically very soft. These beers are low in intensity but very refreshing and drinkable in scarily large quantities.
This one: As above but everything multiplied by 2 (despite being so very light). Like an unsweetened lemon pie. Super citrusy/lemony nice tartness. THE refreshing Světlé of my Czech Republic trip. Extraodinary. Drinkable in extra large quantities and god knows I did. I went back a few times to Koutland to drink more of it just to make sure that it was so good (for the science)

Tap at koutland. One of my highlights of the trip. Alround rating: Floural, lychee, lager malts, really well balanced, bicuity buttery note. Super drinkable.

on tap at modry abbe in klatovy and u skodovky in pilsen. quite a deceptive desitka. pale golden with a lasting foamy head. grassy saazy aroma. unexciting for the first few sips, seems like a regular desitka with some sugar as an adjunct but overcomes this with a buttery texture, floral and grassy flavour and a resoundingly bitter finish. seems to be the preferred drink of the skoda workers who frequent u skodovky and i’d say they’re onto something. very good session drinking

My Bottom Line:
This scintillating Světlé Výčepní sports a tireless equilibrium of grassy, spicy hops and honeyed bready malts in a crunchy and ever-so-quenching vehicle. Another smashing quaffer by Kout.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A frothy head of foam mushrooms atop the pale golden.
-Some citrusy fruitiness precedes the hop’s wooden bitterness.
-The body is slender (but plumper than most 10-degrees) and leads to impressive drinkability levels.
-The maltiness in this one is a tad more clearly expressed than in the 12-degree.

On tap at Koutland, Plzen.

Several pints at the inimitable Koutland. A fantastic blast of raw, resiny hops (quite different to most Czech beers) and a touch of sulfur in the aroma. The hop aroma really wouldn’t be out of place in something like a bitter. Light, lean pils malt flavour with more resiny Saaz. Loads of character for a 10%, but still has that requisite lightness/wateriness that makes them so drinkable. It didn’t matter how drunk I was (and boy was I drunk!) I could still drink this stuff at a rapid rate of knots. An absolute masterpiece of refreshing drinkability. Thanks to motelpogo for showing me the way.

This was the last and longest stop on the Plzen mircrobrewery rampage that montelpogo put on for my cousin Tim and I. The 10 degree was the first out of the gate here. .3L glass on draft. This beer seemed so bright that it was a neon golden and quite fruity. Some passionfruit hoppy bitterness intertwined nicely with the base malts. A mellow finish makes this "so drinkable" that it was a shame to have only one.

Ausdrucksstarker, deutlich karamelliger, sehr aromatischer und ansprechender Geruch. Kräftig würziger, integriert karamelliger und fein herber Antrunk. Keinen Moment an Laschheit oder Wässerigkeit zu denken. Die Hopfigkeit ist markant, passt also unglaublich gut zu den samtigen, aber auch charakterstarken Noten. Im Mittelteil wird das Prickeln etwas reduziert, ansonsten werden die Aromen beibehalten. Anhaltend sehr würzig und die Karamelligkeit zieht sich erst im Abgang etwas zurück, dafür gewinnt die Herbe an Einfluss. Geniales Bier! Voilá, motelpogo!

First rating
(Draught at Koutland, Plzen. Thanks motelpogo for the tip!)
Golden (or something, kinda dark place) color, small white head. Hoppy and malty scent, quite nice. Veru hoppy taste for a Czech beer! Medium mouthfeel, medium to high bitterness.
8/3/8/3/15=3.7

Rerate
(Draught in Plzen)
On June 26, 2008
Clear golden color, white head. Sweet, malty and herbal taste. Moussy mouthfeel, low bitterness. Sweet malty and yeasty scent.
7/3/6/3/13=3.2

Rerate
As "Koutska Desitka Svetle"
Draught at the Czech Beer Festival in Prague, on May 22, 3009
Clear golden color, fluffy white head. Herbal sweet hoppy scent. Sweet, herbal, bitter hoppy taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
9/4/8/3/17=4.1