Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Vratislav Lager

The third and last beer i picked up from my Tesco run was Vratislav lager, which is a Czech Pils brewed especially for Tesco. The beer was ok, but again it was by no means a good Pilsner and didnt have that combination of malt and hops that makes up a good example of a Bohemian pils. The beer was thin and tasted like all "Bottled for Tesco" lagers do.
Some of the ideal tastes were like a good whack of diacteyl (buttery taste) but again it has the tinny, chemical tase that plagues cheap lager. I found another review on it here which i have reproduced below.

This is brewed and bottled in Bohemia for Tesco, the UK supermarket chain. [Brewery name kindly provided by David Wheldon.] The nose consists lots of hops, very characteristic of a pilsner, with a buttery quality and some strange washing powder notes. On the palate it is quite fizzy (carbon dioxide is added to the brew). The hops (Saaz?) produce a pleasing bitterness, but it is quite refreshing and the buttery notes from the nose reappear in the mouth, along with hints of lemon. There is a slight tinny taste in the back of the throat towards the finish. Aftertaste is again hoppy, with some light malt. All in all, not a bad effort, especially for the price - definitely a cut above the mass-market brigade.

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

if you dont forget what you paid for it, its a good trad. brewed beer. those who like the taste of hop and enjoy a beer with character are right here, the others shall enjoy their heineken.

June 9, 2013 at 12:47 AM  
Anonymous Jake said...

Eh, it's alright for what you're paying. It's 99p in Tesco currently.

July 10, 2013 at 6:20 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It is brewed by Staropramen. I like it!

April 6, 2014 at 7:40 AM  

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