Kozel
Pivovar Velké Popovice a.s.

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From:
Pivovar Velké Popovice a.s.
 
Czechia
Style:
Bohemian / Czech Pilsner
Ranked #312
ABV:
5%
Score:
77
Ranked #27,234
Avg:
3.32 | pDev: 16.87%
Reviews:
67
Ratings:
164
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 29, 2024
Added:
Aug 12, 2002
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  37
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Ratings by Mindsquall:
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Reviewed by Mindsquall from Canada (ON)

3.88/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured a golden yellow with a slight head and a little lacing. Smell is a bit metallic, with some evidence of floral notes. Taste is pretty good, not overly bitter, a little sweet and an aroma of fresh barley in the finish. Pretty smooth and easy going which is actually not very characteristic of this style.

This is a good beer.
Mar 18, 2006
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.27 by Eychung from New York

Jan 29, 2024
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Reviewed by Caoimhin from Pennsylvania

4.09/5  rDev +23.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look - poured into 6 ounce Stange; clear, golden, visible carbonation, thick head, lacing

Smell - slightly sour malt

Taste - very similar to Urquell and Budvar; light, crisp, refreshing, light hops, but even lighter malt, nice noble hops aftertaste

Feel - clean, crisp, noticeably carbonated

Overall - excellent PIlsner, as good as any; the Okay rating is inaccurate
Nov 10, 2023
 
Rated: 3.85 by hopley from Massachusetts

Oct 28, 2023
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Reviewed by LanceBiggums from Canada (AB)

4.24/5  rDev +27.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a clear golden yellow with three fingers of frothy white head. Looks as good as any lager. The smell is rich with light malt that smells of fresh baked bread. The taste follows the nose, with bready malt accompanied and balanced by mellow, earthy hops, with hardly any bitterness. It is smooth, simple, refreshing, and good. Overall a very good Czech lager.
Jun 27, 2022
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

3.14/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours clear and clean. The aroma is a bit musty, more faded hops than grassy goodness. The sip shares the same qualities, although it’s not really prominent until the finish. Drinkable, but could use a fresher sample.
Jan 21, 2022
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Reviewed by jonmikel from Spain

3.48/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bought a Supermarket in Olomouc (Moravia, Czech Republic). 0,5 glass bottle poured into a mug.
-Herbal fresh smell
-Pilsener taste
-Bitter mildly carbonated aftermath

Usual Pilsener Beer
Feb 13, 2021
 
Rated: 3.05 by Askala from Spain

Aug 28, 2020
 
Rated: 3.02 by smi69 from New York

Jun 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by zenithberwyn from California

May 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.6 by F_riedrich from Germany

Apr 08, 2020
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Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)

3.79/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bought can at loblaws poured into my beer glass with a one finger head .
It was easy drinking lager beer very popular in Poland at the clubs I hear .
Nice light beer you can drink in the summertime while doing some gardening.
Cheers
Mar 20, 2020
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Reviewed by FBarber from Illinois

3.22/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a light, crystal clear golden color. Somewhat effervescent. Aggressive pour yields a full four finger frothy white head. Head collapses steadily leaving no residual head. Sticky white lacing is left on the glass.

Aroma has notes of grains, sweet breads, with a slight grassy hop aroma.

Taste has some light sweet bready malts, some light grainy notes. Grassy hop notes on the back end with some moderate bitterness. Its closer to a simple pale lager than a bohemian pilsner, but its solid for what it is.

Feel is light, smooth with vibrant lively carbonation. Semi-dry finish.

Overall its a forgettable beer - inoffensive, but not one I'd seek out again. Would certainly revisit fresh on tap from the source if I ever get the chance.
Oct 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by bdlusa from Texas

Jun 02, 2019
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Reviewed by GingerFinn from Canada (ON)

1.89/5  rDev -43.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
Bought 500mL can from LCBO at $2.25, served chilled in pilsner glass. Best before date 10.12.19

I had high hopes for this beer, as I am a huge fan of lagers.

When I opened the can, the smell that hit me was that of a lovely yeasty bready smell, which got my mouth watering. There was a weird very faint smell of citrus, but it dissipated after I poured it into the glass.

Upon pouring the beer, I liked the dark straw colour of the beer, but that was the end of it. There was little to no head, and a very troubling amount to fizz that, almost 5 hours after I poured it (no, I really could not finish it), it is still fizzing up from the bottom, and has developed a bit more of a head than when I initially poured it.

Also, it poured very thin, as if I was pouring water. The mouthfeel was thin and barely there, which was a strange sensation because of the strong flavour.

The first taste was OK. It reminded me of any Euro lager you could get, really. Nothing special. Malty upfront, with some hops in the back. Not really any of the bread or biscuity flavour/sweetness that I had hoped for upon smell. Upon the next few sips, there was a really rough skunky flavour, which is OK to an extent, but this was just rough. It became so bitter and sour that I almost gagged. Also, my throat started going numb, maybe because of the caustic sourness, or the bubbles, but even after a shot of vodka, or any carbonated beverage, that has never happened before.

I had enough after half a dozen swings, would not go back.
Feb 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.47 by batu from Turkey

Nov 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.37 by PrideofCleveland from Ohio

Nov 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.05 by redbarnbikes from New York

Nov 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by Kevin101 from Canada (ON)

Aug 25, 2018
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Rated by smieci15 from North Carolina

4.88/5  rDev +47%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
The best taste of lager I had in ny life
Jul 26, 2018
Kozel from Pivovar Velké Popovice a.s.
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 164 ratings