June 14, 2012

Beer Review: Harpoon Bohemian Pilsner

Serving Type: Bottle

ABV: 4.7 percent

Appearance: Bohemian Pilsner pours a straw-colored gold. It has a thin and slightly fizzy, white head. The body is somewhat hazy, an odd characteristic for a pilsner, and doesn't appear to have much carbonation. You can see things through it, but they're very distorted.

Smell: This beer's initial aroma is a good helping of yeast. Some citrus and grassy notes follow behind that.

Taste: This pilsner is very malty on the front and the grassiness and hops seem to takeover as it rolls towards the back of your mouth. That translates to a rather weak biscuit/bready taste on the back of the tongue that you look for in pilsners. This wasn't a totally bad beer until that point. The flavor came off as rather weak.

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Overall Bohemian Pilsner is an attractive brew. The haziness of the body mixes well with its golden color. I was somewhat disappointed in the taste of the beer. I smelled citrus, but couldn't taste it. I also feel it lacked that trademark biscuit-taste.
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