Primus
Picked this up in Karlovy Vary, in western Czech Republic. Standard brown half liter bottle with an elongated neck and a white, blue, gold and red label featuring a seal containing a night, a griffin and a big sword. All the words are in Czech, but I gather the ingredients conform to the purity law. Best before 12/4/04, I opened it on 8/2/04. Poured a clear standard gold. My hard pour generated three fingers of head with a bit of contour but no retention - I could see the foam level drop. No lace. Sweet raspberry and flowery hop share the nose. The mouth is well carbonated and medium bodied. A nice smooth malt opening yields to a very light hoppy bite, but the malt returns in the aftertaste. A simple beer, but pleasant enough to drink on a warm and muggy Moscow evening.