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Budweiser Budvar Dark - Premium Czech Republic Lager Beer - 20 x 500 ml - 4.7% ABV

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The label is visually striking, with the only part in red the Ceske Budejovice crest which is consistent across all their range of beers. The fingerprints are very 'private investigator' with the names and signatures of Adam Broz, Brewmaster at Budvar, and Ales Dvorak, Budvar official Beer Sommelier giving it a nice design touch. Smell: A beautiful bouquet of grassy floral hops, a slight graininess to the beer. The bitterness is slightly metallic but not in an unpleasant way. Lightly toasted malts and a hint of bread. a b Notte, Jason (2016-05-11). "Budweiser's 'America' no longer exists". MarketWatch . Retrieved 2017-12-06. Using the same process of lagering as Budvar Original and Budvar Reserve, Budvar Dark is made using three types of malt to add more style and characteristics to the final brew. It used caramel and roasted hops to create the dark colour and allow more of a sweet, nutty and roastiness to enter the flavour profile.

With slightly more body and alcohol intensity than a light lager, Budweiser can stand up against a bit more flavour. However, it's most perfectly matched with medium/low intensity fatty and fried food that are a staple of most menus. Pilsner: Originating in Czechia, and popular across central Europe, pilsners are lightly straw coloured lagers, tending to come in at around 4 to 5%. Pilsners, on the whole, are a tad hoppier and more aromatic than your typical lager, and are characterised by a mild, pleasant bitterness.a b c "Wem gehört das deutsche Bier?". Frankfurter Allgemeine (in German). 2016-02-16 . Retrieved 2017-12-05. MAPA: Komu patří pivovary v Česku? Čtyři piva z deseti jsou z Prazdroje". iDNES.cz. 14 October 2015.

The profile of the beer, as always with Budvar, is one of harmony. It has a modest 24 IBU (International Bitterness Units) from the hops, but the roast of the specialty malts gives the beer a note of bitterness too. It’s a combination that balances the touch of sweetness from the caramalts and ties the profile together. Budvar Dark manages to tread the tightrope that keeps it refreshingly drinkable, while delivering a fistful of flavour. Notes of roasted malt, baked caramel, a touch of ground coffee and cocoa are joined with aromatic floral hints and brown bread. T- The flavors are smooth and deep for a lager, which is very nice on the palate. Creamed medium roast coffee, a mix of milk- leaning into dark chocolate liqueurs, toffee/caramel, dry roasted bread grain, mild bitter hop leaf on the finish, with perhaps just a hint of dark fruits. Known as "The King of Beers," Budweiser was first introduced by Adolphus Busch in 1876 and it's still brewed with the same high standards today. Budweiser is a medium-bodied, flavorful, crisp American-style lager. Brewed with the best barley malt and a blend of premium hop varieties, it is an icon of core American values like optimism and celebration. Pale and lightly golden in appearance, with a medium, foamy head when poured, Breeze is an inviting looking lager with a moreish balance of flavours. Refreshingly effervescent to drink, the contrasting Jester and Boadicea hops used in its production give the beer subtle hints of spice and mild fruitiness that pair well with its sparkling character. Thanks to these juxtaposing flavours, as well as Breeze’s clean aftertaste, each sip of this easy-drinking lager seems to beget another, and another, and another…

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It's got a pretty dense body for a lager which is malty at first with a touch of sweetness to it, almost like the kind of sweet bread dough you get from brioche. It's not sweet, but it's finely balanced with the malt to even out the flavour.

While a simple lager may not be the most exciting or innovative of beers, especially in the craft beer age, it's a fitting testament to how good a beer can be if you nail the basics. Budvar Original: Taste Test Consequently Budweiser Budvar beer is imported as "Czechvar" in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines and the United States [18] [19] and Anheuser-Busch sells its beer as "Bud" in most of the European Union.Rail, Evan (2009-01-15). "A New Brewmaster Takes Over at Budweiser Budvar". Beer Culture . Retrieved 2017-12-06. Overall: A very enjoyable and well made lager beer. Good flavours, high drinkability, better than 95% of Australian lagers on the market and would choose this over those. Appearance: a lovely golden Appearance, soapy white head that's disappating leaving a ring of froth. Lots of champagne-esque bubbles racing to the top. Looks like a lager.

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