Godspeed Brewery Chmelová Brigáda: Premiant – India Pale Lager at 5.3% ABV (C$6.25 at Collective, 355 ml, packaged on 23-Oct-2024, acquired 28-Nov-2024, reviewed 3-Jan-2025)
Appearance: slightly hazy straw with one finger of rocky white head, good retention and moderate soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: citrus, lavender, tea, hint of pepper. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium-light body, moderate carbonation, medium duration peppery finish. (4/5)
The brewer calls this a “Hoppy Czech lager” but the choice of more modern (albeit still Czech, and Saaz-derived) Premiant hops makes me agree with the Untappd classification as IPL. I went back and forth on my rating here, and could maybe have gone half a point higher overall. For me, though, it came down to it being a little bit neither fish nor fowl, and slightly confused. (In particular, I found the bittering to be slightly emphatic for the style.) Not unpleasant, but not great either. (15/20)
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