Konrad Jocker Svìtlý Ležák 14°
Pivovar Konrad / Pivovar Hols

500mL bottle marked L1350 (I was hoping Dec 2021, but it might be April 2020) labeled as Světlé Pivo 14° (I think it's a match) poured into a becher glass at fridge temp 6.0% ABV per label. The beer pours medium amber in color with a ton of floaties and light khaki head. The head recedes to a thin ring and island leaving a few spots of lacing. The aroma is mild with stale malt and cardboard. There are hints of grass also. The taste is malty and grassy with more cardboard. Minimal bitterness. Pleasant, just old. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with just less than average carbonation and a semi dry finish. Overall, no way to tell. Age and room temperature storage have definitely impacted this beer. Would try again if fresh or on draft.

 

 

 

Pours a one finger white head that fades very quickly leaving no lace. Clear pale amber color. Good carbonation and light-medium bodied. Grainy nose and flavor is smooth, bready with some grass. $3.95 for a 500ml bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, Ma.

Pours a light golden color - clear except for some effervescence. Thin velvety white head thins out but has excellent overall retention. White velvety lacing is left on the glass.

Aroma has notes of bready malts with some grains, slightly spicy herbal hop aroma along with some slight sweet honey.

Taste follows the nose with notes of bread, grain, herbal grassy hops, dried grass, a hint of peppery spice, with some sweet orange blossom honey throughout providing sweetness.

Feel is light and smooth with a somewhat drier finish. Moderate carbonation.

Overall its a quite good - not great - example of the style. As available Czech pilsners from the Czech Republic in the US go, this would be one I'd certainly drink again.

 

 

 

16.9oz bottle. Poured out a clear, straw-yellow color with a small, white head of foam. It smelled of toasted caramel and grassy notes. Sweet caramel with a subtle bitterness.

Poured from bottle into a Pilsener glass.
A - A bit of copper color, a wandering stream of gentle carbonation puts on the most delicate of
dances. Slow steady support of a creamy white cap.
S - Floor malts, yeasty bread rising, fresh grass, and a bit of honey all wonderful. Collectively
a treasure of a nose here.
T - A bit of that malt base, supports a friendly hop, that has a nice grass flavor.
F - Pitch perfect, wonderful medium body, carbonation cleans the edges, and the slightest bitter finish.
O - Possibly my best Czech lager experience.
Worth seeking out.
Cheers

 

This beer pours golden amber, bright with a white head that lasts a long time. Spontaneous bubbles make their way to the top cheerfully but not in droves. Mild malty nose with an extra dash of dapper hops. Weedy herbal and strong hop spice.

This beer is an easy mouthful and everything I like about the pils. Bread and hops meet and the finish is where the herbal really shines. Good swift bite from carbonation to keep that malt lively and crisp. No alcohol on the palate, no diacetyl, no dms.

The lack of bitterness in the czech style and the forward sweet herbal can sometimes over power the palate when combined with the czech style soft and doughy malt. However, I must say that this beer showed me a bitterness that I would liken to the humorous use of the word "gratis." It frees the palate and the finish beautifully and shows plenty of dry breadiness to the palate. I thought I tasted a brief hint of chalk in the middle of the beer and decided to ignore it.

Dry bubbly and very enjoyable

Poured from a brown 16.9 oz. bottle. Has a dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of grains, malts. Taste is malts, grains, hops are their at the finish, highly refreshing and drinkable. Feels medium/full in the mouth and overall a good beer that I could easily down several of.

 

Aroma grains, biscuity malt, cereal, faint butter, grassy hops. Taste mild sweet malt, caramel, grass, hint of spice, bread crust. Ok;

A: Poured from a bottle to a pilsner glass. Had a golden color and a clear texture. There was a huge, creamy, long-lasting head. Pretty good lacing.

S: A mixed bag on the aroma: The moment you open the bottle you're hit with a definite skunkiness, but it's kind of offset by hops, malt, and light citrus.

T: Tasted of a moderate amount of hops, malt, a bready quality, and some lemon. The skunkiness in the aroma isn't as big of an issue with the taste. This beer has a much heavier (a relative term) character than most of its style. A solid flavor.

M: A good amount of carbonation with a somewhat slick finish. Light-bodied.

O: Not necessarily a stellar example of a Czech pilsner, but still worthwhile. Drinkable.