Sedm Kulí (13% Speciální Pivo Polotmavé )
Pivovar Ferdinand / Pivovar Benešov

Poured from 500mL bottle into my Bierwerk Züri glass. Best by 12/23/26.

Appearance: medium copper hue with a clear body and a thick head of dark ivory foam. Nice!

Smell: very bready and caramelly, without any of the biscuity character I don't care for that usually goes along with amber lagers. There's a subtle yeastiness, too; it's maybe a bit sweet, but I really quite like it.

Taste: on the sweet side, with a caramelly and slightly bready maltiness and a moderate bitterness. Not like a pilsner-level bitterness, but enough to stand up to the sweet. Well-balanced.

Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a decent carbonation and creaminess.

Overall: I think this is a really good example of the style. I wish more amber lagers were like this!

Copenhagen 8/2 2017. 50 cl bottle from SuperBrugsen, Nordre Frihavnsgade, Kbh. Ø. Part of a "Ferdinand-giftbox". Brown label with all the mandatory heraldic stuff with shields, banners and a lot of gold. Why feel cheap when drinking beer?

Pours clear, amber with a red hue and a white head. Settles as a 1 cm thick creamy layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Lacing on the side of the glass.

Aroma is sweet and quite intense. Caramel and brown sugar with light sour notes. Caramel and toasted malts.

Soft carbonation and slightly thick palate. Soft, almost flat texture.

Flavor is quite sweet followed by a medium strong bitterness. Lingers for a while.

Pleasant Czech variation of a Vienna Lager.

 

500 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet Sauda. ABV is 5.5%. Beautiful amber to reddish brown colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of herbs, herbal hops and caramel, hints of liquorice. The flavour has a slight sweetness with notes of liquorice and caramel, and a dry herbal and hoppy finish, notes of black pepper and basil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a beautiful ruby colour with a distinctly creamy head.

Sticking my nose in the glass and there were traces of liquorice, pepper and even a touch of basil - three of my favourite smells on the planet.

Thus it was with expectation that I took my first mouthful, and sure enough it was malty and quite sweet. However, I found the sweetness to be rather syrupy, and the beer in general to be uninspiring.

I picked up my bottle of Sedm Kuli on a recommendation from the owner of Pivini Galeri. I'm glad that I did, as it was easily the best of the brews I brought home. It pours a pleasant garnet color with a lacy head. The aroma is slightly herbal and hints at caramel. The flavor is nicely balanced with a somewhat more aggressive hop presence than I expected from a Czech beer. There are plenty of cereal flavors and a pleasant kettle caramel. The brew had a nice body and as expected from Czech brews and excellent drinkability. It definitely didn't finish leaving me thinking it might have been overly sweet.

A big head and lovely shaded colour. Lacing as well. Plenty of dark malt in the aroma, excellent selection, a good blending. Like a herbal bitterness. Some wheat as well is detecable in the mouthfeel, another good choice as it seems to round out the flavour nicely. A bunch of flavour meets a pronouced mouthfeel meets easy drinkability. I could agree to Vienna (though, higher than average in my opinion for that style) or even as marzen or dunkel. Neat beer and very well rounded overall, especially in the mouthfeel. A malty body with great finish. Well produced beer, excellent for the style. Enjoyed!

Big head though beer smell, lace, and nice reddish dark colour. Well malted. Carbonation on the aggressive side. Overall bold taste, with some herbal addition. There is a bit of yeast and wheat in the taste. Good finish.A good Vienna, thanks to Jan Biegeman. Good with food.