KISZ BIER

Appearance: deep dark red garnet liquid, the head is a dense, light brown foam of small bubbles irregular bubbles.

Aroma: The aroma is sweet caramel malt with a slight dusty sensation with very little hops. The moment between those lip and sip reveals more of the malt character and a slight hop sensation.

Mouth Feel: a medium bodied beer, it seems to be rather late in carbonation for bottled beer.  However, it was poured at below 40° Fahrenheit.

Flavor:  The malt flavors are of candy and roasted grain.  Carbonation has no effect on the flavor and the hops can be detected only at the very end.

Finish: there is nothing wrong with the finish to this beer.  It is clean, balanced and doesn't stay around very long.

Comments: What I taste when I taste this beer is not quite a black beer and not quite a porter.  It also lacks the hops that would make it a American-style traditional amber beer. 

The label on this bottle says that it is a "classic check dark.".  It goes on to tell me that this is a quality product of the Czech Republic, the birthplace of lager beer.  On the front label it tells me that it contains 11.2 fluid ounces and on the back label at the bottom right corner, there is a symbol; it seems to tell me it is kosher.  Other than that I can not tell you much about the origins of this beer.

Brewery Site: http://www.pivovarystaropramen.cz/

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