Paka Pramen
Nova Paka Brewery

Copenhagen 28/3 2015. 50 cl bottle from supermarket in Tel Aviv. Off-white label with an old building and a beer barrel thrown in for good measure.

Pours clear golden yellow with a small white head. Bubbly. Disappears quite quickly. No lacing.

Aroma is a bit bland and not very intense. Some sweet malts and sourish grains.

Medium strong carbonation. Thin, watery and lively texture

Flavor is watery and not particularly sweet. Aftertaste is a more pronounced with a lingering bitterness.

Too anonymous to be of particular interest.

Presentation: 500 milliliter bottle poured into a pint glass. Purchased from Total Wine & More.

Look: dark golden color. Relatively large head that lingers. Plenty of lacing.

Smell: maltiness, grains, sweet honey, bread. Faint hops aroma. The smell is not very pronounced but still pleasant.

Taste: similar to the smell, maltiness, grains, sweet honey, and bread. Light hops flavor. It also has a slightly metallic aftertaste.

Feel: light mouthfeel. Not as creamy as I’d expect. Moderate carbonation.

Overall: this is not one of the better Czech Pilsners, but it is still an adequate beer. The flavors aren’t as pronounced as you’d expect from this style of beer, and it has a slightly metallic aftertaste, which is disappointing. I don’t think it’s worth trying, because there are many readily available Czech Pilsners that are much better, but it is drinkable.

 

500ml bottle poured into a pint

A- pours a clear dark amber color with a one finger creamy white head that has good retention

S- grainy malt, bread, grassy hops, strong metallic note

T- grainy up front with bready malt and grassy and floral hops, the finish gives a metallic note, similar to aroma

M- light body with moderate carbonation, foamy mouthfeel turns creamy into the finish

A pleasant Czech pale lager. It doesn't stand out compared to other Czech pale lagers much. Just a really well made beer.

BTW, the front label says 4% ABV, and the back label says 5% ABV.

Nothing special.

I stumbled across this at my local liquor store. It is a solid representation of a Euro lager. It's smooth and crisp from start to finish. There is a faint aroma of hops, with a more medium malt aroma. The bottle I have indicates the ABV is 4%, so perhaps the recipe changed since this was added to BA. Definitely give this one a try if you can find it.

 

A watery Czech pilsener with flavors of smoke and sweat. Goes down but hopefully I never have to drink it again.

 

A: Pours all massive white head at first, looks wheaty. The head is light but still pretty compact. As the head settles the clear golden liquid rises with lots of bubbles. Somewhat decent lacings.

S: A bit soapy actually. Canned vegetables; corny. Some bitter hops. Overall artificial.

T: Still very artificial; thin in taste. Corn rather than malt. Faint bitter hops, but very watered down.

M: Thin as water, aggresivly strong carbonation and corny aftertaste.

O: I hope for their sake that I got hold of a bad bottle, but my guess is that this is as good as it gets...

The colour is pale gold (6 EBC), the liquid is clear. The white head sinks down to a very thin lid leaving no lacing.

The smell got some bitterness and metal. Wet cardboard, boiled vegetables and some sweet notes.

The taste got a medium strong bitterness and a mild sweetness. There are a number of off-flavours: Wet cardboard, metal, moss, saccharine. The aftertaste is short with some paper/pulp and moss flavours.

The carbonation is strong. Short-lived large bubbles. The liquid is light.

Unpleasant.