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Jantarový Ležák 12°
Bernard Family Brewery
- From:
- Bernard Family Brewery
- Czechia
- Style:
- Czech Amber Lager
Ranked #12 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #24,803 - Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 16.85%
- Reviews:
- 12
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 03, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 30, 2010
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 5
No description / notes.
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Ratings by DOCRW:
Rated by DOCRW from Kentucky
3.72/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Oct 24, 2015
3.72/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Oct 24, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia
4.1/5 rDev +15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Purchased at Albert Hypermarket in Pilsen, Czech Republic, and drunk a week later at Freistaat Camping in Sulzmoos, on the last day in our campervan.
L: Murky, copper brown with a big, fluffy, creamy white head. No carbonation seen in the glass.
S: Dark, roasted and caramel malt.
T: Rich caramel malt with burnt toast residually and especially retronasally. Moderate bitterness.
M: Smooth, with low levels of carbonation.
O: The toasty bitterness really sets this one off. Very nice!
Cheers!
#425
Jan 03, 2024L: Murky, copper brown with a big, fluffy, creamy white head. No carbonation seen in the glass.
S: Dark, roasted and caramel malt.
T: Rich caramel malt with burnt toast residually and especially retronasally. Moderate bitterness.
M: Smooth, with low levels of carbonation.
O: The toasty bitterness really sets this one off. Very nice!
Cheers!
#425
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.38/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.38/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottled in a very dark brown glass receptacle and purchased from a big Eastern European convenience still mini supermarket in Northenden
Pours a rich cherrywood stain coloured body with thick off white head
Aroma is brazil nuts and caramel
Flavour is slightly sweet, bready with a deft bitter finish
I have been a huge beer fan for 30 years real ale, lager & craft, rated 27th BeerAdvocate in world where have over 5000 reviews of different beers
Aug 02, 2022Pours a rich cherrywood stain coloured body with thick off white head
Aroma is brazil nuts and caramel
Flavour is slightly sweet, bready with a deft bitter finish
I have been a huge beer fan for 30 years real ale, lager & craft, rated 27th BeerAdvocate in world where have over 5000 reviews of different beers
Reviewed by jonmikel from Spain
3.74/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bought at a Supermarket in Olomouc (Moravia, Czech Republic). 0,5 liter bottle poured into a glass.
-Nice look. Small foam head.
-Usual Pilsener taste and feel.
Jan 22, 2021-Nice look. Small foam head.
-Usual Pilsener taste and feel.
Reviewed by BFrederickJudd from Czech Republic
4.19/5 rDev +17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Nice, dark colour. Smells like a nice euro dark lager. Taste nicely malty and hoppy. Overall, it's a good semi-dark Czech lager, would definitely buy again .
Nov 29, 2017Reviewed by monkist from Hungary
4.72/5 rDev +32.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.72/5 rDev +32.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Jantarovy Lezák - the way I heard in Prague it means "mixed" beer. In our case it stands for a really well-balanced mix of dark and pale pilsner.
As Czech pilsners (or rather lezák, as they call it) are usually quite mild and low on bitterness and carbonation, this mix also feels extremely smooth. The two different tastes create a quite interesting flavor with on the one hand a little strength in taste but on the other hand immediately light and drinkable.
I found this beer extremely enjoyable and drinkable. It is somehow typically Czech, I feel like being there as I am drinking it. Even though it is a mix, It is very well created to achieve a perfect balance - it is the best of both worlds. Recommend it!
Sep 08, 2017As Czech pilsners (or rather lezák, as they call it) are usually quite mild and low on bitterness and carbonation, this mix also feels extremely smooth. The two different tastes create a quite interesting flavor with on the one hand a little strength in taste but on the other hand immediately light and drinkable.
I found this beer extremely enjoyable and drinkable. It is somehow typically Czech, I feel like being there as I am drinking it. Even though it is a mix, It is very well created to achieve a perfect balance - it is the best of both worlds. Recommend it!
Reviewed by SCproUA from Ukraine
3.97/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.97/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
quite an interesting taste of beer, but still lacks the richness of taste, seems to me a little bitterness in the taste, aftertaste and a very short, but the cons are not influenced my final grade !!!
Apr 17, 2016Reviewed by Dentist666 from Russian Federation
4.25/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12,3% Plato. Poured into lager glass.
Pours dark copper clear beer with thick beige head, good retention.
Aroma - caramel, dust, dough, slightly nutty.
Taste - good portion of caramel, excellent hop finish.
Medium body, creamy, good carbonation.
Outstanding czech amber lager.
Mar 04, 2016Pours dark copper clear beer with thick beige head, good retention.
Aroma - caramel, dust, dough, slightly nutty.
Taste - good portion of caramel, excellent hop finish.
Medium body, creamy, good carbonation.
Outstanding czech amber lager.
Rated by clarknova from Germany
4.37/5 rDev +22.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +22.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
brilliant dark lager with a taste of walnut and chestnut.
Mar 19, 2015
Jantarový Ležák 12° from Bernard Family Brewery
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
37 ratings
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