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Czech Style Pilsner
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant
- From:
- Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant
- United States
- Style:
- Bohemian / Czech Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.41 | pDev: 14.08%
- Reviews:
- 135
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 14, 2020
- Added:
- Feb 28, 2009
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 46
Czech Pilsner is a crisp, golden, highly hopped lager. This style beer was first brewed in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia in 1842 using a sample of special yeast smuggled from Germany by a Czech monk. Until this time all beers were dark and cloudy. The new Czech Pilsner was the first beer to be brewed clear and golden.
36 IBU
36 IBU
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Ratings by JeffKowalek:
Rated by JeffKowalek from Tennessee
2.75/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Nov 16, 2015
2.75/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Nov 16, 2015
More User Ratings:
Rated by davidward from Florida
3/5 rDev -12%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -12%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A decent American version of a Czech Pilsner.
Nov 14, 2020Rated by sunsjammer from Arizona
3.74/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
from a growler supplied by my bro arizcards.
Oct 18, 2018Reviewed by Slatetank from Pennsylvania
3.74/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I enjoyed this on tap in Atlanta Airport served chilled in a willybecker
The color is golden with white head
The aroma is mostly hops with a subtle lager yeast smell
The feel is mostly dry with moderate bitterness and carbonation
the flavor has a spice-like hop character with a dry malt foundation with low sweetness and lingering bitterness in the dry finish
Overall a pretty decent pilsner, very drinkable
Oct 03, 2018The color is golden with white head
The aroma is mostly hops with a subtle lager yeast smell
The feel is mostly dry with moderate bitterness and carbonation
the flavor has a spice-like hop character with a dry malt foundation with low sweetness and lingering bitterness in the dry finish
Overall a pretty decent pilsner, very drinkable
Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
3.76/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.76/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From the back label: "BOTTLED ON: 11:09 335 04/03/17"
Appearance: The body has brilliant clarity. It is medium gold colored with a thick, fluffy, white head. Good retention.
Aroma: I immediately get a sweet smelling grain aroma with a light spicy hop aroma.
Taste: Up front and in the middle there is this very light bitter herb flavor with a touch of grain. The back end is slightly floral with a nice spicy hop character and a light bitter finish. The aftertaste is a light grain flavor with a touch of sweet honey. The flavors are a bit muted or watered down but they still taste good.
Mouthfeel: The beer is very clean, well carbonated, light, and easy to drink.
Overall: It is an enjoyable beer to drink. The flavors were a bit watered down which gave the beer a bit more elevation towards the bitterness. Both the malt and hop flavors were good though. I would drink it again and I would recommend it but it isn't a beer to rush out and pick up.
Jun 04, 2017Appearance: The body has brilliant clarity. It is medium gold colored with a thick, fluffy, white head. Good retention.
Aroma: I immediately get a sweet smelling grain aroma with a light spicy hop aroma.
Taste: Up front and in the middle there is this very light bitter herb flavor with a touch of grain. The back end is slightly floral with a nice spicy hop character and a light bitter finish. The aftertaste is a light grain flavor with a touch of sweet honey. The flavors are a bit muted or watered down but they still taste good.
Mouthfeel: The beer is very clean, well carbonated, light, and easy to drink.
Overall: It is an enjoyable beer to drink. The flavors were a bit watered down which gave the beer a bit more elevation towards the bitterness. Both the malt and hop flavors were good though. I would drink it again and I would recommend it but it isn't a beer to rush out and pick up.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
3.57/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Type: 0.6L draft
Glass: Gordon Biersch 16-oz. Wallenstein glass
From: Gordon Biersch Brewery in San Diego, Calif.
Price: $5.95 (I think)
Purchased: Jan. 16, 2017
Consumed: Jan. 16, 2017
Reviewed as: Czech Pilsner
Misc.: N/A
Kind of rushed this review as I thought I had already reviewed it and I was at dinner. Really wanted to get back to trying some of these Gordon Biersch beers since I was not reviewing some of these true to style.
Poured a medium yellow clear color with three fingers of rocky white head when I got it. A few bubbles coming up from the bottom of the glass. Very good foamy lacing. Excellent retention. (Sight - 4.25)
Smelled corn, hay, grass and honey. Not getting much spice from the Saaz hops as I would have thought. Definitely could tell it was a pilsner. (Smell - 3.50)
Taste followed the nose, getting hay, grass, honey and some spicy Saaz, but not as much pepper as I would have thought. (Taste - 3.50)
Light body. Thin texture. Lively carbonation. Abrupt, crisp finish. (Feel - 3.75)
This was a good Czech Pilsner, but not great. (Overall - 3.50)
3.57 | 81 | B
Jan 20, 2017Glass: Gordon Biersch 16-oz. Wallenstein glass
From: Gordon Biersch Brewery in San Diego, Calif.
Price: $5.95 (I think)
Purchased: Jan. 16, 2017
Consumed: Jan. 16, 2017
Reviewed as: Czech Pilsner
Misc.: N/A
Kind of rushed this review as I thought I had already reviewed it and I was at dinner. Really wanted to get back to trying some of these Gordon Biersch beers since I was not reviewing some of these true to style.
Poured a medium yellow clear color with three fingers of rocky white head when I got it. A few bubbles coming up from the bottom of the glass. Very good foamy lacing. Excellent retention. (Sight - 4.25)
Smelled corn, hay, grass and honey. Not getting much spice from the Saaz hops as I would have thought. Definitely could tell it was a pilsner. (Smell - 3.50)
Taste followed the nose, getting hay, grass, honey and some spicy Saaz, but not as much pepper as I would have thought. (Taste - 3.50)
Light body. Thin texture. Lively carbonation. Abrupt, crisp finish. (Feel - 3.75)
This was a good Czech Pilsner, but not great. (Overall - 3.50)
3.57 | 81 | B
Reviewed by matcris from Arizona
4.18/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
For the style. A clear golden with minor bubbles rising, and a small white head that recedes quickly to a thin layer. Minor lacing. Aroma is hoppy! Grassy/hay, almost a tamale husk/corn scent, and crackery/bready malt. Same with the flavor, nice doughy, bready quality, and the above mentioned hop notes. Medium body for the style, full carbonation, and dry on the finish. Aroma is great. Full, hoppy, and bready. Flavor is good, as well, but the nose is out there, in a good way.
Jan 20, 2017
Czech Style Pilsner from Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
367 ratings
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