Eggenberg Svetlý Lezák (Premium Lager)
Pivovar Eggenberg & Restaurant Eggenberg
- From:
- Pivovar Eggenberg & Restaurant Eggenberg
- Czechia
- Style:
- Czech / Bohemian Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 12.03%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 18
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 25, 2025
- Added:
- May 13, 2005
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has malt, hop and lemongrass hints
Taste has a malt, spicy hop and lemongrass flavors
A light bodied very well carbonated beer
A good refreshing Pilsener
Apr 25, 2025Aroma has malt, hop and lemongrass hints
Taste has a malt, spicy hop and lemongrass flavors
A light bodied very well carbonated beer
A good refreshing Pilsener
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.03/5 rDev -19%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -19%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Average beer. Golden color, medium white head, which quickly disappears. The aroma of malt, hay , and grass. The taste is malty sweet with very light hoppy notes. Easy to drink. Short bittersweet aftertaste.
Feb 18, 2025
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle label data: BEST BEFORE 16 10 14
Bright, light yellow body; gently rising carbonation bubbles; thick, foamy, white head. Very light, low-key biscuit malt aroma; sweet; grassy; lemony. Gentle malt grain sweetness; biscuits and honey; low-level hop bitterness. Medium-light body; semi-dry finish.
This beer really satisfies. There's enough heft and flavor points to let you know you're drinking something worthwhile while it simultaneously feels light and refreshing. Nice balance and deft depth of flavor and mouthfeel, this beer delivers the goods.
May 20, 2015Bright, light yellow body; gently rising carbonation bubbles; thick, foamy, white head. Very light, low-key biscuit malt aroma; sweet; grassy; lemony. Gentle malt grain sweetness; biscuits and honey; low-level hop bitterness. Medium-light body; semi-dry finish.
This beer really satisfies. There's enough heft and flavor points to let you know you're drinking something worthwhile while it simultaneously feels light and refreshing. Nice balance and deft depth of flavor and mouthfeel, this beer delivers the goods.
Reviewed by beerprn from California
4.32/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.32/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Having this beer unfiltered at the monastery as this is written. Pours golden yellow clear not brilliant. White head that does not persist, (I had this same beer filtered in restaurant earlier in cesky Krumlov and head was silky/rocky and very persistent). Low hop aroma mild to moderate round hop bitterness typical of bohemian sazz character. Malt character a bit strong and grainy for style. Overall unfiltered beer is less desirable then unfiltered.
Now the unfiltered pils:
Pours golden yellow with very slight copper tint. Head rocky with silky texture, dissipates quickly, nice round soft diacetyl butterscotch aroma usually undesired but works with this beer. Hop bitterness more foreword than the unfiltered with more spicy and floral character. The diacetyl gives better mouthfeel this is not as thin as the unfiltered. Very nice glass lacing. Taste is crisp, balanced, refined, malt and hop are very distinguishable. Diacetyl comes through as butterscotch but adds character and does not distract but complements complexity. Overall this is one of the best beers I have had in the Czech Republic. If you are her the combo of chesky Kumlov and a monestary that has been brewing for 100's of years is awesome.
Jun 13, 2013Now the unfiltered pils:
Pours golden yellow with very slight copper tint. Head rocky with silky texture, dissipates quickly, nice round soft diacetyl butterscotch aroma usually undesired but works with this beer. Hop bitterness more foreword than the unfiltered with more spicy and floral character. The diacetyl gives better mouthfeel this is not as thin as the unfiltered. Very nice glass lacing. Taste is crisp, balanced, refined, malt and hop are very distinguishable. Diacetyl comes through as butterscotch but adds character and does not distract but complements complexity. Overall this is one of the best beers I have had in the Czech Republic. If you are her the combo of chesky Kumlov and a monestary that has been brewing for 100's of years is awesome.
Reviewed by SilentBrew from Massachusetts
3.31/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.31/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
After a brewery tour of Pivovar Eggenberg, I tasted several of their Pilsners/Lagers. Like most Lagers in the Czech Republic, it was clear, light and refreshing with very little aroma or hops flavor. The sweetness of the grain taste mixed well with the 5.% abv made a decent balance, but it was a little dryer than some of the other Pilsners/Lagers from the region. There are slight hints of earth tone from the Saaz (Chmel) but overall the hop flavor is very minor if at all existent. The carbonation was good and the beer had decent head retention, but it was slightly lacking in mouthfeel coming across as a little thin. While fresh on tap, this beer did not have any bad after tastes, however from another location where I tried one it possessed a slight metallic after-taste which I attributed to the length and location of storage at that location. While in Cesky Krumlov, the Eggenberger Pivovar is an excellent place to try some local Lagers at a decent price, but do not expect one of the best Pilsners/Lagers Czech has to offer.
Jul 21, 2011
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.9/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Served in mug in Cesky Krumlov near brewery
A- light malty aroma. Appealing and somehow a little different.
T - markedly strong flavor, with big contributions from both malts and hops. Nice, slightly dry and long lasting finish.
M - excellent medium-to-medium high carbonation and medium body
O - Very nice, but I liked this notably less than the Eggenberg cerne that proceeded it. Still, highly recommended for style.
Jul 20, 2011A- light malty aroma. Appealing and somehow a little different.
T - markedly strong flavor, with big contributions from both malts and hops. Nice, slightly dry and long lasting finish.
M - excellent medium-to-medium high carbonation and medium body
O - Very nice, but I liked this notably less than the Eggenberg cerne that proceeded it. Still, highly recommended for style.
Reviewed by thetomG from Illinois
3.43/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.43/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Got this one from a friend who was recently over in the Czech Republic.
Pours a clear golden color with some nice foamy white head that lingers slight around the edges. Respectable lacing.
Aroma is mostly malts with a hint of spices. Flavor is similar with just a little bitterness coming from the hops. Crisp and refreshing - goes down very smooth.
Not a huge fan of this style, but I'd drink this again.
Aug 11, 2010Pours a clear golden color with some nice foamy white head that lingers slight around the edges. Respectable lacing.
Aroma is mostly malts with a hint of spices. Flavor is similar with just a little bitterness coming from the hops. Crisp and refreshing - goes down very smooth.
Not a huge fan of this style, but I'd drink this again.
Reviewed by stcules from Italy
2.75/5 rDev -26.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.75/5 rDev -26.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Golden color, with a lot of bubbles. Clean. White average foam, quite creamy, one finger.
At the smell some malt, cooked grains, a bit of hop. Maybe a bit anonimous.
At the taste the same notes. It is quite clean, but nothing above average.
Dry. Maltiness.
Quite light in body, for a good drinkability.
May 21, 2009At the smell some malt, cooked grains, a bit of hop. Maybe a bit anonimous.
At the taste the same notes. It is quite clean, but nothing above average.
Dry. Maltiness.
Quite light in body, for a good drinkability.
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