Rotmistrz Polish Pilsner
Malcolm S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

Part of a 10 pack 16.9oz cans Costco $29.99
Date stamp 3-11-24 so assuming that is Nov 11 and makes it 238 days before best by date
Smell of grains
Golden color
Medium mouthfeel
Medium carbonation
Taste of grains, crackers, has a distinct taste that I'm not sure what it is
Overall was good to try.

This is a deep golden hued clear pils with decent head and good lacing. The aroma is crackers and toasted malt, very nice. The taste is rich malt nicely balanced with some spicy hops and a smooth lingering bitter. Just another excellent example of a European pils / lager from the Costco European Beer Collection. They've all been good, but this is one is probably the best of the lagers. If you like this style beer, I'd recommend the box. Personally, though all the beers were enjoyable I would have really enjoyed seeing a little more variety... maybe a saison or a dunkel thrown in would have been more interesting.

 

beautiful golden pour, lots of activity although limited head that quickly exited leaving only some lacing behind.

Corn husk, corn field scent. Pear/Apple.

Complex flavors upfront. Both malty, crackery, herbal, some subtle apple flavors -almost a caramel apple sauce. some subtle sweetness, maybe like a canary melon might provide. Big mouthfeel and carbonation keeps crispness and smoothness at bay. Bitter finish, with some white pepper spice that which lingers on the tongue. Not as refreshing as some Czech pils, but makes up some ground with complexity.

 

Malcolm S.A. "Rotmistrz Polish Pilsner Beer"
500 ml can coded "21.01.2025 RC PO 38211023". Sampled on 17.02.2024.
$29.99/12-pk European Beer Collection @ Costco, Christiana, DE

Notes via stream of consciousness: So what makes a Polish Pilsner a Polish Pilsner other than it's being a Pilsner brewed in Poland? I've heard it's got to be brewed with Polish hops but I don't know. Anyway, it's poured a mostly clear (I can't see my fingerprints through the glass) deep golden body beneath an inch of rocky white foam. The aroma is herbal, floral, and grainy/malty. It's clean and pleasant. On to the taste... as you might expect it follows the aroma. The herbal character from the hops is strong, and the bitterness is quite firm. The malt is grainy but a little dull, and it finishes dry with herbal and floral hop notes lingering nicely. The body is medium-light and it's gently crisp. To top things off the head has dropped but remains a creamy, complete surface covering. surface covering. The lacing is limited but at least there's some there. All in all this is a decent, well put together, nicely balanced, and highly quaffable Pilsner.
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From the half liter can, it pours a clear light golden color with a very large white head that slowly reduces - very pilsner like! The nose gets some light spice. The mouth gets a bit of spice as well, with a nice malt base. While I am not sure what a "Polish Pilsner" is, this is reasonably good.

 

 

 

From a box of ten different European Beers imported by a firm I never heard of before. But they smartly curated for Costco where I bought the box. Somewhat similar to the curated-for-Costco Kalea's Advent Calendar, these ten European Beers all cannot be found in the U.S. Using Costco's excellent distribution network, I like this beer importing model seemingly circumvents -- or at least simplifies-- state interference and expands the number of European micros that can compete in the North American market.

Rotmistrz' micro, Malcom, is near the Polish/Czech border; indicating the authenticity I taste instead of just an imitation Pils. Malcolm does not have a website listed on BA, but I will root around for it when I review its IPL also in the box.

Poured into my BA Respect Beer glass, this Polish Pils has good color; but only short-lived foam and no lace. Smells are mostly malt, with a hint of hop aroma in the back of my nose. Taste is well-balanced as the bitter hops don't dominate until the semi-dry finish. (A common complaint of mine about the Czech pils style is the hops tend to dominate from the attack and don't stop.) Medium-mouthed mostly. Worked well to wash down a lunch of Taiwanese noodles with bean paste.