Staropramen Ležák (Premium Lager) 12°

Brewed by Staropramen Breweries (InBev)
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Prague, Czech Republic

Poured a golden with a respectable white head (while it lasted, which wasn’t long). Mild skunkiness from the green bottle, but it dissipated after a few minutes. Predominantly grassy aroma, with a faint earthy undertone. I’m not a big fan of the style, why pay import prices for the same flavor as cheap american lagers, but this one isn’t as bad as most.

Dark gold in colour with lots of carbonation. Grassy hop aroma with a touch of malt. More honey flavored malt flavors with a decent enough contribution of herbal and grassy hop notes. Medium bitterness. A basic Czech pils.

(bottle) Clear and pale golden colour with a medium foamy white head. Cookie malt aroma with hints of floral hops. Somewhat crispy mouthfeel but this one lacks a bit character compared to its Czech counterparts. Anyway it has a nice bitterhoppy finish.

Nice beer, mostly lasting head. Yellow colour, OK aroma and flavour. An average czech pilsener.

Faint, sweet flowery aroma. Clear golden colour, with a off-white head that fades quickly but doesn’t disappear totally, but sort of clings to the inside of the glass. A little sweetness can be detected but is overshadowed by the medium/heavy hop bitterness - much more hoppy than a standard euro-pilsner. The body is light/medium, with a soft and pleasant carbonation.

Bottle. Pale gold. Nice enough lager. slightly buttery not too much carbonation with nice biting hop finish, some citrus not much aroma with faint hops. Not bad at all

Better than average European lager. Attractive dark colour and a small white head. Very little aroma, a hint of malt perhaps. Flavour was sweet and malty followed by refreshing dryness.

Pours a golden colour with a foamy head and excellent carbonation. A sweet, grassy nose. Well bodied malty cereal flavour with an even bitterness. Not too bad. (500ml bottle)