Brod
Forest & Main - The Brewery
- From:
- Forest & Main - The Brewery
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Czech Amber Lager
- ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 2.18%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 27, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 18, 2026
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Brod - 4.6% Polotmavý.
We’re really in love with this Czech-style half dark lager; brewed with a decoction mash of Pilsner malt, Caramunich, brown malt, dark crystal, and roasted barley; hopped entirely with Czech Saaz; fermented slow and cold with our lager yeast; and conditioned for many weeks under a naturally built carbonation.
The beer simultaneously has a rich malty fullness, and a quick ethereal dryness that encourages you to quickly have another gulp (perhaps our most favourite quality of a beer). We’re getting notes of sweet plum skins, toasted multigrain bread, herbal bouquets, some hippy oat cereal, and a timelapse of grapes turning to raisins.
We’re really in love with this Czech-style half dark lager; brewed with a decoction mash of Pilsner malt, Caramunich, brown malt, dark crystal, and roasted barley; hopped entirely with Czech Saaz; fermented slow and cold with our lager yeast; and conditioned for many weeks under a naturally built carbonation.
The beer simultaneously has a rich malty fullness, and a quick ethereal dryness that encourages you to quickly have another gulp (perhaps our most favourite quality of a beer). We’re getting notes of sweet plum skins, toasted multigrain bread, herbal bouquets, some hippy oat cereal, and a timelapse of grapes turning to raisins.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Released January 2026; drank 3/26/26 @ the Yarchives.
See-through orange/brown appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice, noisy eggshell-colored head; strong lacing remained.
Acorn, mineral water & mild caramel notes in the nose.
Creamy medium mouthfeel.
Acorn & faint orange peel flavors; mineral water & faint baking soda notes on the finish.
Low ABV but with a lot of flavor; the notes are interesting but it's not a beer I'd look for every day. Good, not great.
Mar 27, 2026See-through orange/brown appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice, noisy eggshell-colored head; strong lacing remained.
Acorn, mineral water & mild caramel notes in the nose.
Creamy medium mouthfeel.
Acorn & faint orange peel flavors; mineral water & faint baking soda notes on the finish.
Low ABV but with a lot of flavor; the notes are interesting but it's not a beer I'd look for every day. Good, not great.
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
4.19/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On draft at the brewery, served via side pull faucet, in mug
Clear dark amber color, creamy layer of white head. Pleasant aroma of toasted bread crust. Similar taste, with a dry finish. Smooth feel.
Feb 07, 2026Clear dark amber color, creamy layer of white head. Pleasant aroma of toasted bread crust. Similar taste, with a dry finish. Smooth feel.
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