Session Ale #48: Czech Please!
East End Brewing Company
- From:
- East End Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Czech / Bohemian Pilsner
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 2.56%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 06, 2010
- Added:
- Nov 27, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Stigs from Pennsylvania
3.8/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
64oz growler from the brewery, served in a standard pint glass
A - pours with almost half an inch of loose, sudsy bright white foam. eventually settles to about half its original height before slowly creeping back to a thin film and ring. leaves behind a considerable amount of lacing around the glass. the beer is very light gold in color, with just a tiny bit of haze.
S - bright, lemony and slightly citrus aromas fill the glass. crakery malts, grains, and hay sit underneath an ample amount of noble hops: slightly grassy and piney, and perfumey floral notes - as expected.
T - starts off from the first sip with a solid mix of bright, crackery malts mixed with lemon, bold grains, and just a slight hint of sulfur. hops quickly take control over the back half of the tongue bringing some earthy and grassy Saaz to the forefront. just a faintly sweet, slightly buttery finish closes this out.
M - medium bodied with that typical East End growler level of carbonation - soft yet prickly. slightly dry in the finish, though goes down a bit slick and oily. lingering grassy bitterness.
D - quite the thirst quencher and easy drinker here. a solid Czech Pils, nicked only by a faint diacetyl finish in the taste. why release this in November/December though? make this again, in the heat.
Dec 06, 2010A - pours with almost half an inch of loose, sudsy bright white foam. eventually settles to about half its original height before slowly creeping back to a thin film and ring. leaves behind a considerable amount of lacing around the glass. the beer is very light gold in color, with just a tiny bit of haze.
S - bright, lemony and slightly citrus aromas fill the glass. crakery malts, grains, and hay sit underneath an ample amount of noble hops: slightly grassy and piney, and perfumey floral notes - as expected.
T - starts off from the first sip with a solid mix of bright, crackery malts mixed with lemon, bold grains, and just a slight hint of sulfur. hops quickly take control over the back half of the tongue bringing some earthy and grassy Saaz to the forefront. just a faintly sweet, slightly buttery finish closes this out.
M - medium bodied with that typical East End growler level of carbonation - soft yet prickly. slightly dry in the finish, though goes down a bit slick and oily. lingering grassy bitterness.
D - quite the thirst quencher and easy drinker here. a solid Czech Pils, nicked only by a faint diacetyl finish in the taste. why release this in November/December though? make this again, in the heat.
Reviewed by Hojaminbag from Colorado
4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Session Ale #48: Czech Please! has a straw colored body and big, airy, white head. Retention is good and the lacing is excellent.
The aroma is all grass and lemon. Well, maybe some lemongrass also, with a little bit of a pale malt aroma in the background.
East End's website describes Czech Please! as a bright, hoppy lager, and I think I would agree with that assessment. The hops, especially saaz, definitely take a featured role in this one, with a slight earthy flavor, and a strong mix of grass and lemongrass. The hops bring a moderate amount of bitterness that is balanced slightly by a clean pale malt that only adds a bit of soft sweetness.
Mouthfeel is right on for the style.
I drank at least half of this growler myself, and was sad when it was gone. Although East End doesn't brew too many lagers, I don't think it is because they are unable to.
Nov 27, 2010The aroma is all grass and lemon. Well, maybe some lemongrass also, with a little bit of a pale malt aroma in the background.
East End's website describes Czech Please! as a bright, hoppy lager, and I think I would agree with that assessment. The hops, especially saaz, definitely take a featured role in this one, with a slight earthy flavor, and a strong mix of grass and lemongrass. The hops bring a moderate amount of bitterness that is balanced slightly by a clean pale malt that only adds a bit of soft sweetness.
Mouthfeel is right on for the style.
I drank at least half of this growler myself, and was sad when it was gone. Although East End doesn't brew too many lagers, I don't think it is because they are unable to.
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