Pilsner Urquell
330ml green bottle poured in a pint glass. Pure gold colour and clear. Big white head foams up to 1.5 inches at the pour then recedes to a patchy layer across the top. Slightly sweet, definitely hoppy and somewhat grainy aroma. Nice balance of grain and hops at the start. Hops are accented by the carbonation in the middle. Nice crisp finish slides into a mildly bitter aftertaste. Mouthfeel is light bodied and fizzy. Crisp and clean. True to it's claim to fame as the grandaddy of pilseners, this is a fairly universal example of the style. However, there has always been something about Urquell that just doesn't excite me. One element that turns me off is how sometimes the hops exhibit the "skunk hops" qualities and sometimes they don't. When the skunk hops are in then I'm not very interested in this beer, but when they aren't as evident, then this is a decent beer.