Showing posts with label Pilsner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pilsner. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Brewdog - Fake Lager

It has been a while since I last posted a brew from Brewdog.  Not that I have not drunk any as punk ipa is a regular in my house. So I picked this one up today and the first thing that struck me, no pretentious label blurb to laugh at. Like come on, is the label fake as well ? So I hunted down the description...

Fake is the new black. Fake is where it is at. Fake Art, fake brands, fake breasts, and fake lager. We want to play our part in the ugly fallout from the Lager Dream. Say hello to Fake Lager – a 21st century faux masterpiece.

Awwww they never let me down, brilliant ! :) I quite like their 77 lager so how will this bohemian Czech pilsner compare...

A light waft of sweet malt, grass and hops from the pour.

Fake Lager pours hazy orange gold with frothy white head. Very nice malt taste on the intake along with biscuit, grass and hops ending with a mild to medium bitter finish. The aftertaste is more malt and hops, saaz and ? The mouthfeel is as expected, watery.

Much like the 77 lager this is a good step above the usual industrials. The amount of malt surprised me and there was nothing crisp about it, more of a sharp hoppy ending. To me this tasted like a cross between a malt heavy German and a saaz laden Czech. I enjoyed this one and would have no problem buying or drinking again. Summing up, a huge step above mass produced industrial crap.

This scored 7/10 on the 'Fake chinese digital' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.7%
Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard 53, Kbh V


Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Svaneke Bryghus - Pilsner

Svaneke Bryghus (website in danish) really annoy me ! Most of their beers are just mediocre to above average for me and I always get the feeling they could be so much better if they were not brewed for an exact retail price. A couple of years ago they had a Session Pilsner in their range which, excuse my french was f*****g fantastic, yet it cost a few kroner more which when getting a beer like that I certainly did not mind.

Now it is gone from the range and the only time I think about Svaneke is when christmas comes around as they still make a decent christmas beer or two. So Svaneke, pull the smoked herring out from your asses and re-release the Session Pilsner, please !

On to the beer in question....

Malt, hops and grass in the light aroma from the pour though not a lot going on.

Pilsner pours a cloudy yellow gold with a frothy white head.  Malt, bread, hops and touch of caramel on the lightly sweet intake while it has quite a dry finish with mild bitterness. The aftertaste is smokey malt and fruit. It has a light mouthfeel without being watery.

Well well well, this was a lot better than I expected. Having tried this one before a good while back I wonder if there has been a recipe change. Although it is not mentioned anywhere this is a very German tasting pils. Very easy to drink though I guess the hot weather is helping. I have no problem buying this again or drinking a few on a session. Summing up, a bit of a surprise for no money as it is on offer this week at half price. Decent above average Danish pilsner that I have no gripes over.

This scored 6/10 on the 'I'd still have have a Session Pils, please re-release' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.6%
Where to buy CPH : All larger supermarkets.




Friday, 19 July 2013

Kissmeyer - PilNZer

Brewed by the former brewmaster of Nørrebro Bryghus who went it alone in 2010. The blurb on the back label says...

'Crisp, dry, full bodied German style pilsner gently dry hopped with New Zealand aroma hops for an extra fruity, aromatic and exotic hoppy flavour and taste. A smooth drinking session beer with character.'

With a blurb like that this has a lot to live up to, time to get on with it...

Has a light malty aroma on the pour with honey, grass and citrus.

PilNZer pours clear light yellow gold with a white head. Malt, lemon and grassy on the sweet and fruity intake while the finish is dry and hoppy with a mild bitterness. Has a nice aftertaste of hops and what I can only describe as light herbs and honey lockets. Smooth and light mouthfeel to this without being watery.

I quite like this, it is a bit different from the norm with a good malt and hoppy flavour. I don't know about the crisp bit in the blurb but the rest is as it says. I would have no problem buying or drinking another. Very easy drinking and perhaps a pilsner for industrial lager heads to try something just a little bit different. Summing up, a pretty decent pilsner that you can session on.

This scored 6.5/10 on the 'what is the true definition of a heatwave ?' Beerometer.

Alc : 5%
Where to buy CPH : Superbrugsen


Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Vejle Bryghus - Pilsner

This blog started off with three beers brewed at Vejle Bryghus so it is time to revisit with one of their own labelled brews. I quite like their porter so let's see what their pilsner is like.....

A light floral aroma along with hops, malt and grass on the pour.

Pilsner pours unfiltered cloudy orange gold with an off-white head. Sweet malt, bread, grass and floral hops on the intake while the finish is dry with a light bitterness. Not much in the aftertaste apart from some more hops and caramel malt. Softly carbonated, this has a light mouthfeel without being too watery.

Not a whole lot going on with this Czech style pilsner. Well, a total taste bomb if you were to compare it to the Tooheys New which I recently posted and sits in the memory for all the wrong reasons. A decent enough pilsner with no surprises. I would have no problem drinking this again.  It is not one I would rush out to buy again though I would probably pick one up if choice was limited. Summing up, an average pilsner that offers a bit more than standard multi-nationals.

This scored 3.5/10 on the 'be as well buying a pilsner urquell' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.6%
Where to buy CPH : Fakta


Saturday, 13 July 2013

Mikkeller - Citrus Dream

It has been absolutely scorching outside today. That calls for a...light and refreshing beer, hopefully.

Aromas of citrus, pine and peach from the pour.

Citrus Dream pours a clear yellow gold with a white head. Very fruity on the intake with orange and lemon peel, malt, light floral hops and pine while the finish is dry and mildly bitter. A peachy syrup with orange and lemon zest are left lingering in the long aftertaste. This has a thin and light mouthfeel without being watery.

Well I wanted a light and refreshing beer and that is what I got. It is as it says on the bottle, a pilsner with orange and lemon peel. Very easy drinking and I would have no problem with buying or drinking a few as a session beer. My only personal gripe with this is that probably after 3 bottles I would be tired of the taste. Summing up, nice and light tasty pilsner that went down a treat on a hot summers day.

This scored 7/10 on the ' blindfolded I would not have guessed this was a pilsner ' Beerometer.

Alc : 5%
Where to buy CPH : Kihoskh, Ølbutikken or the Mikkeller & Friends bottle shop.


Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Refsvindinge - Prima Landøl

Taking a break from American imports it is time to look at another 'everyday' Danish beer.

Refsvindinge could be called a starting point for craft beer drinkers in Denmark, specifically Ale 16 is the beer that many Danes started their voyage away from the monopolies of the big brewers. It was the first Danish ale I ever tried which back then was a revelation to me and opened my eyes.

Quite similar to Newcastle brown ale and a lot of others I think the quality of it has gone down over the years, perhaps in line with all the E-numbers, whatever else they are adding nowadays and probably using lesser quality ingredients ? It certainly does not taste the same as 'back in the day' though that may be due to the fact that there is a huge choice of better beer out there now.

On to the beer this post is about...This is a smoked pils !

What a great smell. Wafts of bonfire smoke, malt and burnt caramel from the pour.

Prima Landøl pours clear dark gold with a small white head that quickly dissipates. Smoke, malt, caramel and a hint of hops on the intake while it ends with a light bitter smokey finish. Next to nothing in the short aftertaste apart from more smoked malt.  It has a watery and light mouthfeel.

I would have enjoyed this a whole lot more if it was not for being so watery. Nice tasting Danish 'rauchbier' that is a lot more subtle than the German counterparts. Apart from being too watery I have no complaints. I would have no problem buying or drinking this again but I would choose Krenkerup Rauch over this as a Danish alternative, which is very similar and more widely available.

This scored 3.5/10 on the 'smoooooookkkiing' Beerometer.

Alc : 4.6%
Where to buy CPH : Høkeren, Ravnsborggade 13, Kbh N.



Friday, 24 May 2013

Pivovary Vratislavice - Konrad Svetly Lezak

Taking a break from the Scottish beers and back to a beer that has regularly landed in my shopping basket the last couple of weeks, probably due to being on offer which is always a bonus.

Konrad as I will call it is a Czech pilsner... Pours golden with a white head. A lot of light malt, bread, a bit of hay and a mild saaz hop bitterness on the intake leaving a lingering malty sweetness in the aftertaste.

Very tasty pils and way above, to borrow a phrase just this once, poxy McLagers. Excellent pilsner, good value for money and hit 6.5/10 on the beerometer.

Alc : 4.8%
Where to buy : Føtex