Pražačka
Tradiční pivovar v Rakovníku (Pivovar Rakovnik)

Poured from 500mL can into my Bierwerk Züri becher. Best by 5/11/27.

Appearance: medium golden hue with a crystal-clear body and a finger of frothy ivory foam atop.

Smell: a little sweet at first, but it ends up drier, with a grainy character. There are a few light but earthy hops in the mix. Not bad a for a cheap convenience store pilsner.

Taste: the sweetness in the aroma makes it all the way through the flavor, with the same kind of grainy malt. There's a little yeastiness as well and a moderate bitterness for the style. Nothing too rich or exciting here, but it's alright.

Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a big carbonation and decent creaminess.

Overall: well, it's definitely drinkable at 4%. Maybe not the world's best pilsner, but totally serviceable.

First time I’ve had this beer. Good Czech beer. Will have again.

 

Pale golden color, average white head. Aroma is malty with herbal notes. Standard lager taste. Light bitterness. Watery with medium carbonation. Drinkable.

Reviewing again as last time I think the girl might have influenced my decision making too much. Though the girl on the can literally looks like the perfect girlfriend. 4 beers thank you, I shall drink all. But 4%. 4%? Are you serious?

Smooth head and small bubbles. Combined with the girl on the can, 5 for look. Plus the red and white looks good too, not just the girl. Like England.

Aroma is musky, slightly off malt. Not much hops and not particularly inviting.

Taste is also rather musky malt...it's bitter without freshness. Rarely do I ever want sweetness or honey added to a beer, but a little honey would improve this lots. This is more honeycomb. And the hops kind of dissolve into this musky bitterness. It's bitter in a twigs, sticks, root and bark kind of way, as opposed to a Saaz or Mosaik hop way. The little honey maltiness either should be stronger, or not exist. It's a very kind of wild, aggressive bitter lager. Definitely not a pilsner. And quite unique actually. The friendly looking girl on the can isn't an accurate representation at all. A girl wearing black leather/lycra, carrying a whip, and holding no beers, would be far more accurate.

Regardless of the girl, do I like it? For a can the mouthfeel is thick and amazing. Mega impressive. The bitterness is really unique and interesting. Not at all refreshing. No tropical flavours...just harsh citrus peel, roots, sticks and bark.

In conclusion, yes I like it. I just think they should change the girl on the can.

Pražačka has a medium, white head and a bubbly, fine sediment-filled, deep gold, clear appearance, with heavy lacing. The aroma is of soda cracker. The flavor is similar, with moderate, grassy hop bitterness. Pražačka has a medium body and a crisp finish.

RJT

 

This one pours a golden straw yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

There’s a light hop character on the nose – grassy and lightly spicy, with some minerally notes and a bit of sweet maltiness.

This is fairly decent, with a nice balance of hops and malt. It’s lightly spicy and lightly bready – all very lightly flavored overall.

This is pretty drinkable, but not with quite enough bite or crispness on the finish for me.

This is solid but I’ve definitely had better.

 

 

Saturated orange tone, bright clarity, visible carb trails, a billowing rocky head with a ton of lacing, looks about perfect in the glass.

Aroma of fresh baked rustic bread, slight herbal edge from the Saaz hops.

Taste is similarly bready, light malt sweetness and grassy herbal bitterness. White grape and apple esters from the yeast linger in the aftertaste.

Very smooth and round from the double decoction and open fermentation techniques. Nice crisp bite from the CO2.

Overall this is excellent when judged to style. Old world and flavorful, it’s a good one to pair with smoked meats or charcuterie.

 

 

 

Bought at a Supermarket in Olomouc (Moravia, Czech Republic).
-Pours a golden colour with a 1 mm foam head.
-Grain smell.
-Sweet-citric taste. Pilsener taste.
-A middle carbonation can be felt.

Pretty regular but it is good.