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Bohemian Ale
Bernard Family Brewery
- From:
- Bernard Family Brewery
- Czechia
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #97 - ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #17,185 - Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 10.88%
- Reviews:
- 18
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 30, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 13, 2015
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 19
Spice up your day with this top fermented special Bernard Bohemian Ale. The beer is bottle conditioned. Despite its 8.2 % alcohol, it has a fresh fruity scent, clean malty flavor with a pinch of spicy coriander and subtle warmth in the aftertaste.
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Ratings by NightINgale:
Rated by NightINgale from Russian Federation
3.55/5 rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Oct 17, 2015
3.55/5 rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Oct 17, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.5/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
March 2018: 500 ml swingtop bottle, at Restaurace U Dvou Pánů, Prague. Deep golden colour, white head. Aroma and flavour of coriander and alcohol, some fruit and spicy yeast too.
Nov 30, 2023Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.83/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Medium honey colored body; semi-clear; lots of suspended sediment; decent carbonation; relatively thin yet lasting off-white head. Rich, earthy, malty nose; light caramel. The taste is malt forward with touches of bitterness and light boozy elements; a smidge of peppery spiciness. Medium-heavy body; lightly syrupy; soft, velvety residual sugar glide on the palate; a little dry, and little sweet.
The bottling code date is a bit incomprehensible to me although I think it is fair to say the beer was bottled in 2017. The 'best by' date is what I'm not sure about. Regardless, for a strong golden ale, at about five years of age, this is quite drinkable. Perhaps, with a fresher bottle, I could get a better grip on this beer as a whole, but I wouldn't turn down another dusty bottle of this relatively "ancient" European delight.
Pouring temperature: 50 °F; bottling data: 2017-17.12.18-L: T22
Jul 31, 2022The bottling code date is a bit incomprehensible to me although I think it is fair to say the beer was bottled in 2017. The 'best by' date is what I'm not sure about. Regardless, for a strong golden ale, at about five years of age, this is quite drinkable. Perhaps, with a fresher bottle, I could get a better grip on this beer as a whole, but I wouldn't turn down another dusty bottle of this relatively "ancient" European delight.
Pouring temperature: 50 °F; bottling data: 2017-17.12.18-L: T22
Reviewed by backblast from Alaska
4.25/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark golden color with a moderate white head and decent lacing.
Taste of rich malts and bread, mild spice, light pear/lemon and light hop plus a very nice lingering aftertaste. Nice.
Aug 02, 2021Taste of rich malts and bread, mild spice, light pear/lemon and light hop plus a very nice lingering aftertaste. Nice.
Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
3.94/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nice beer with a very European character. Tasty, strong and overall good.
Had this beer from a bottle purchased at the Appalachia’n Vintner in Asheville. Poured into a small tulip glass, golden yellow color with good foamy white head and good curtain lacing. Sweet candy smell and taste. Herbal notes in the taste with some grass and lemon. ABV sneaks up on you. One of those beers you would like to experience in its native surroundings.
Jul 13, 2021Had this beer from a bottle purchased at the Appalachia’n Vintner in Asheville. Poured into a small tulip glass, golden yellow color with good foamy white head and good curtain lacing. Sweet candy smell and taste. Herbal notes in the taste with some grass and lemon. ABV sneaks up on you. One of those beers you would like to experience in its native surroundings.
Reviewed by jonmikel from Spain
3.93/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bought at a Supermarket in Olomouc (Moravia, Czech Republic). Half liter bottle poured into a glass.
-Small foam head. Amber colour.
-Sweet taste
-Carbonation can be felt
Good
Feb 12, 2021-Small foam head. Amber colour.
-Sweet taste
-Carbonation can be felt
Good
Reviewed by philbe311 from Pennsylvania
3.69/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A finger's worth of tightly compacted uniform white froth... The color is a medium glossy gold... The nose is of cereal grains and noble hops... There is also a bit of muskiness... The palate is consistent with the nose though there are some very faint Belgian undertones trying to come out... Clean, crisp and straight forward... Light carbonation with a bit of a dry finish... Simple, but slightly unique... Enjoyable overall...
Dec 14, 2019Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4.19/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bernard Family Brewery "Bernard Bohemian Ale"
330 ml brown glass bottle, "PRODUCTION DATE / BEST BEFORE 2017-24.03.19-L:T23"
$2.79 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ
Notes via stream of consciousness: So what is this? A Bohemian ale? But of course, at some point in time all beer was ale. And it's 8.2% which is interesting as well. I wonder if this is a historic recipe or something they just came up with. The brewery is historic though, although now owned by Duvel Moortgat. So, it's poured a mostly clear (it's bottle conditioned) deep amber body beneath a full head of fluffy off-white foam. I'll have to wait for the head to settle on this one! The aroma is brightly fruity (apple, banana, orange), lightly floral, and a bit spicy. There's a bit of a woody note to it, like sandalwood, but I think it's actually coming from coriander. The flavor is surprisingly malty. It's caramelish but lightly so, and rich but not too rich. It's been fermented out pretty well, and I'm sure there's some sugar in use as well. The fruitiness remains, and it's surprisingly hoppy. My initial thought was Saaz hops as it's quite spicy, but there is definitely some coriander in there as well, it comes out in the finish. There's a bit of alcohol there as well, and it has a nice, spicy finish without actually being "spicy" as in a spiced beer. It reminds me a little bit of Kwak, although that's a Beglain ale, but lighter, and spicier. It's got a median bitterness to it. It's nice, I could go for another of these. In the mouth it's medium bodied, and the natural, very fine-bubbled carbonation gives it a light caress on the tongue before warming to become more velvety smooth. I don't know. I find it very interesting which might be swaying me, but at the same time I can see all of it's parts. As I said earlier, I could go for another one of these. This to me is the perfect night cap beer, something to relax the stomach after a big meal, or as an apertif, but mostly something to sit down and relax with, just sipping at it in front of the fire (or the TV) or with a good book. That doesn't mean I wouldn't pair it with food, I think its spice and malt would be nice with some meat and gravy; or that I wouldn't just drink one on its own. I'm going to have to look for more of this, and as they produce a fairly large range of beers that includes a bunch of lagers as well I'm inspired to seek those out. In fact, I'm actually inspired to seek out the brewery on my next trip to Czechoslovakia.
Review# 6,278 (one was lost yesterday so this resets back one)
Oct 09, 2018330 ml brown glass bottle, "PRODUCTION DATE / BEST BEFORE 2017-24.03.19-L:T23"
$2.79 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ
Notes via stream of consciousness: So what is this? A Bohemian ale? But of course, at some point in time all beer was ale. And it's 8.2% which is interesting as well. I wonder if this is a historic recipe or something they just came up with. The brewery is historic though, although now owned by Duvel Moortgat. So, it's poured a mostly clear (it's bottle conditioned) deep amber body beneath a full head of fluffy off-white foam. I'll have to wait for the head to settle on this one! The aroma is brightly fruity (apple, banana, orange), lightly floral, and a bit spicy. There's a bit of a woody note to it, like sandalwood, but I think it's actually coming from coriander. The flavor is surprisingly malty. It's caramelish but lightly so, and rich but not too rich. It's been fermented out pretty well, and I'm sure there's some sugar in use as well. The fruitiness remains, and it's surprisingly hoppy. My initial thought was Saaz hops as it's quite spicy, but there is definitely some coriander in there as well, it comes out in the finish. There's a bit of alcohol there as well, and it has a nice, spicy finish without actually being "spicy" as in a spiced beer. It reminds me a little bit of Kwak, although that's a Beglain ale, but lighter, and spicier. It's got a median bitterness to it. It's nice, I could go for another of these. In the mouth it's medium bodied, and the natural, very fine-bubbled carbonation gives it a light caress on the tongue before warming to become more velvety smooth. I don't know. I find it very interesting which might be swaying me, but at the same time I can see all of it's parts. As I said earlier, I could go for another one of these. This to me is the perfect night cap beer, something to relax the stomach after a big meal, or as an apertif, but mostly something to sit down and relax with, just sipping at it in front of the fire (or the TV) or with a good book. That doesn't mean I wouldn't pair it with food, I think its spice and malt would be nice with some meat and gravy; or that I wouldn't just drink one on its own. I'm going to have to look for more of this, and as they produce a fairly large range of beers that includes a bunch of lagers as well I'm inspired to seek those out. In fact, I'm actually inspired to seek out the brewery on my next trip to Czechoslovakia.
Review# 6,278 (one was lost yesterday so this resets back one)
Bohemian Ale from Bernard Family Brewery
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
61 ratings
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