Purkmistr Plzeň Světlý 12°

[on tap at brewpub] Sulfury and spicy base malt aroma with very fresh hops. Almost clear dark straw with a lasting, frothy cover. Nice, almost crisp, base malt flavour with assertive hops bitterness and less hops flavour than amoa may suggest. Some peppery/spicy flavour that doesn’t seem to work for me in this beer. Medium body, moderate carbonation, clean finish.

Draught at the brewpub:Golden, slightly hazy, smaller loose white head; distinctive herbal hoppy nose, supported by sweet pale malt and bread and yeast in the background; moderate bitter-sweet flavour; lingering dry, herbal-hoppy finish. Not bad, but a bit unbalanced........

(6/23/08) Draught at Zlý Casy in Prague. Slightly hazy, but almost clear golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, honey notes, a bit of grains and some hoppy notes. Sweet malt flavor with caramel notes and a mild bitter finish with hops and a bit of grassy and spicy hints. Medium-bodied. 6/3/6/3/13=3.1
(6/27/08) Draught at the brewpub in Plzen. Slightly hazy golden with a medium, quickly-diminishing, beige head. Aroma of yeast and some grassy hoppiness. Flavor starts a bit sweetish with some bready notes and finishes with a pleasant hoppy bitterness. Medium-bodied. Nice. 6/3/7/3/13=3.2

(Draught) Pours golden to light amber. The aroma is light to medium sweet with tones of light caramel, bread, straw and herbal/grassy hops. Light floral and earthy undertones. The flavour is light sweet and medium bitter with some bready tones alongside grassy and herbal hops. The mouthfeel is clean, light dry and medium crisp. Medium bodied.

On tap @ Purkmistr brewpub. Semi clear and golden in colour with a mediuim sized head. Quite well balanced with notes of grain, hay, metal, bread, and hops.