Svijanský Rytíř 12%
Pivovar Svijany

Poured from 500mL can into my Belvárosi Sör Fesztivál tulip. Best by 12/21/24.

Appearance: medium-dark orange hue with a clear body and a thick head of frothy ivory foam that’s a little on the darkish side. Head leaves a great lace on the glass; this is a very pretty beer indeed.

Smell: toasty, crackery, somewhat biscuity malt with an almost-citrusy hoppiness that is also earthy; this gives it a very autumnal feel to me. I actually find it growing on me.

Taste: malt is toasty and maybe just a bit biscuity; the hops are citrusy and actually kinda bright. On paper this profile might not entirely appeal to me, but I’m actually rather enjoying this.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a good carbonation and creaminess.

Overall: this is actually a pretty solid beer! Hoppier than your average Czech pilsner (the can literally says “Bohemian bitter Pilsner”), and it’s absolutely working for me.

Bought at Globus supermarket in Olomouc (Moravia, Czech Republic).
-Superb look. Reddish appearance with golden touches. Small white foam head that keeps leaving traces.
-Hints of Orange smell and bitterness
-Bitter taste but not too much. Balanced. Like bitter Orange but less bittee.
-Carnbonation as in a soft soft drink. Superb after taste.

It is very good and different from the usual Czech beer, there is an absolute lack of what I would describe as Red Lagers.

 

This is an unpasteurized, flowery, fruity Czech lezák, with some bitterness in the taste that doesn’t upset the sweetness or the balance of the beer. Not as hoppy as you might want to expect it but hoppy enough still to remind you with every sip that you are drinking a true Czech lezák - good enough! Bitterness is sudden but suddenly disappears as well, smooth, low carbonated, real Czech lezák. Good enough!

 

I liked this beer, brewery, this never ceases to amaze me, the taste of the bright, saturated natural vision bitterly, with a slight aftertaste, zaph heard immediately when you open the bottle, so the beer thirsty and drink at the end of regret that it ended !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The colour is deep gold; the liquid is clear. The large firm head is white. It builds a fine crater on top. Some lacing occurs.

The smell is loaded with noble hops and an elegant bitterness. Some sweet hints. Overall the flavours are very clean and balanced.

The taste is creamy and mellow with quite a lot of clean sweet notes. Lots of aromatic hops, notes of straw and flowers. The aftertaste is soft and a bit sweet. The bitterness grows slowly, as does a hint of old fashioned fruit drops. Saccharin in the finish.

The carbonation is very soft, lost of small bubbles. The liquid is smooth, almost like a nitro-beer.

A bit too sweet for me, especially in the finish. Otherwise, this is a solid pilsner.

500ml bottle, from a shop in prague

appearance: served in hotel water glass - lightly hazed golden body, full frothy white cap and good retention

smell: nicely hopped (as noted by the english word "bitter" on the label), some nice dry malts

taste: nice czech pils - fresh and floral, delicate czech hops, light grain and lightly toasted malts. enjoyable and a nice suggestion from the barkeep

mouthfeel: light, crisp, frothy

drinkability: nice

Love this unpasteurised beer from this great smaller bottler from North Bohenia. I drink it a lot at a couple of places I know that stock it in Prague. I also drink it bottled at home, at it is still superb. A pilsner style lager as it should be made.

Quite enjoyed this beer. Had it from the bottle fresh a few kilometers from the source. The appearance is clear yellow/amber with a thin head which remains through drinking. Quite a departure from other Svijany offerings and one that I wouldn't hesitate to try again. For some reason, and not as a complaint, leaves a slight numbing feeling in the mouth.