Staropramen Ležák (Premium Lager) 12°

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

Golden coloured body with a nice frothy white head and tons of bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of metal, malt and nice crisp hops. Light-bodied; Strong assertive malt up front with a light and refined freshness tucked in with some very subtle sweetness. Aftertaste shows some metal, but otherwise - a nicely crafted beer. Good to try, I did find this pretty much everywhere in Praha, and obviously is pretty affordable. I sampled this particular entry on draught in Praha 1, Ceska Republica in March 2007.

This is (or was) one of my fav Czech, nay, ALL pilseners. But I’m having a little difficulty in pinning down exactly which one it is due to varying label styles and info. A certain other beer review site has what I think I have as a different beer. eh. Usually I drink it, when they have it, at Bodega Brew Pub in La Crosse, Wis. USA. This .5 l can I got here at the nearby Supermercado Carrefour in Recoleta, Buenos Aires. Poured with a nice head and some lace. Clear gold color. Beery, malty, slightly sweet yet a bit hoppy nose. Flavor is very similar to aroma but with the good texture. Just right carbonation. Not too bitter, not too sweet. Quaffable. Decent finish. Session beer. I likes it!

500ml bottle from Sainsburys. Starw with a fast fading white head; grassy hop aroma; sweet grainy flavour with lots of leafy hops. Crisp and clean and more satisfying than most InBev offerings.

Chemical Vomit in a bottle or some sort of animal alcoholic piss whatever this is it has to be the worst beer ever (have i said that before) yes this sucks beyond all comprehension, the sensation on the palate is disgusting for hours afterwards.

(Draught at Renen, Duved, Sweden, 20 March 2009) Golden yellow colour with foamy, white head. Malty, bready nose with notes of hay, grass and sourish hints of tropical fruit. Malty, bready taste with hay, grass and a moderate grassy bitterness in the finish. Slightly below medium body, balanced sweetness. Sadly, this beer keeps disappointing me. Ten to fifteen years ago it used to be quite a lovely Bohemian style pilsener, but it seems the Evil Empire InBev (as expected) has turned it into yet another middle-of-the-road-euro-lager. Give ’em a couple of years and they might relable it Stellapramen.

Not a bad lager. Middle of the pack. Many European and American are better and as many worse. Nice hops flavor which I like. All in all, not a beer I would say no to.

Clear golden pour with a foamy quickly fading head. Sweet honey-like malt aroma. Good crisp bitterness and sweet taste. Well balanced, crisp, clean and refreshing.

Bottle. Very clean and crisp. Aroma is faint malts, corn, grass, some hops, and skunk. Flavor is watered down, and sweet malts. Decent beer, not anything too special.