Zatec beer is new to the outside world but has been brewed in the heart of the world's most famous hop region since 1004. The Zatec brewery occupies the site of the old Zatec Castle of which one tower and the huge cellars remain, today's brewery buildings were completed in 1801. Ingredients: Water, Malt and Hops
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by staleyiv from Newnan, GA, USA who has tried this beer once. (8/20/2008 12:29:46 AM)
"Aroma is a tad floral but offers more bready and sweet malt overtones as well as some corn malt with maybe some grassy or grainyness coming through. Appearance is a brilliant, golden in color when held to the light with a medium-sized head on top that is fuzzy and diminishes to light lacing that sticks to the glass. Mouthfeel is crisp and sharp with decent balance between the hop and malt content with a palate that is wet-like. Flavor is of corn malt and grassy overtones with some organic grainyness with an aftertaste that is very bready with sweetness and a finish that is lightly hopped and decent and is wet-like. Overall, interesting beer here and a tad on the malty side to be a "great" example of style but this is classic Bohemian...the style that knocked off the darker, English-ale style in the mid 19th-century for a time period in England, Great Britain, and Scotland. Recommended."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $3.49 Unit Cost: $3.3 per Pint
[2] Review by bigred00 from buffalo, NY, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/30/2008 6:08:56 PM)
"Presentation: It was poured from a brown, 1pt.0.9floz. or 500ml bottle into a pint glass.
Appearance: The body has a bright golden color with some visible carbonation and very good clarity. The head is thin and foamy with an "egg shell white" color. It leaves only a little spotty lacing on the glass.
Smell: The aroma is full of floral Czech hops with some light white bread malt.
Taste/Mouth feel: There is a clay like earthy quality with some very light metallic notes mixing with hops on the tongue. The hops are floral, grassy and a little bit leafy. They add a mild, pleasant bitterness to the flavor. Its body is light with a zesty texture and carbonation that tickles the tongue. The finish is quick, crisp and end on a mildly bitter note.
Notes: This is a good solid Czech pilsener. It was very refreshing and enjoyable.
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Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $3.1 Unit Cost: $2.93 per Pint
[3] Review by Stoutlover72 from Northern, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/27/2008 3:13:05 PM)
"This beer had something in it that I've yet to smell before in a beer. Vick's Vapour rub. And yet, it wasn't a total turn-off. The aroma was mostly corn and Vick's (perhaps the hops?) though. It had a solid golden color to it, clear with a nice fluffy head. Flavors of bready yeast went well with the hops and malt to make a nice, refreshing pils. "
Aroma:
4/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[4] Review by beercronic from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who has tried this beer once. (5/10/2008 3:11:03 AM)
"Poured out a clear gold brew with a so-so white crown with average retention and a small bit of lacing. Smell really right off of the start with lots biscuit malts, floral notes, soapy but in a good way (minor characteristic) and slight fruit. The taste was also very pleasant with tons of malts (biscuit, weak caramel), grass, a good amount of perfectly bitter hops, bit of soap - overall well balanced. Medium bodied, zippy carbonation, nice short lived mild bitter finish. I like! I buy more. I slammed it. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $2.54 Unit Cost: $2.4 per Pint
[5] Review by Suds McDuff from Suds City, AleTown, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/17/2007 10:22:28 AM)
"pours with a respectable pils head. lacing is damn fine! .. smell is of a fresh picked hop and honey corn flakes ... refreshing drink, good amount of bitters .... Not bad, would love to try fresh on tap! Goes down smooth but there is something just a tad off about it that makes it a good beer and not a great one.. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $2.87 Unit Cost: $2.72 per Pint
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