Czech Amber Lager
Built on a blend of Bohemian pilsner with light and dark Munich malts for a complex, malt-forward profile. Saaz hops add a touch of spiciness to this copper-colored lager.
- ABV
- 5.2%
- IBU
- N/A
- SRM
- 13
Czech Polotmavé · Munich Malt · Saaz Hops · Copper
The Vienna Lager's Czech Cousin.
The Polotmavé is the underrated middle of the Czech lager tradition — darker than a pilsner, lighter than a Tmavé, all malt with a whisper of Saaz spice. The Czech amber lane sits right between O.G. Pils and Černé Speciál on the board.
This is what happens when you take the Vienna malt tradition, run it through a Bohemian grain bill, and lager it four weeks in the cold. Toasty, caramel-tinged, copper-colored — but lighter on the tongue than the color suggests.
Sits right between Vienna and Černé Speciál in a flight. Order one of each and the Czech amber-to-dark spectrum tells its own story.
- Appearance
- Copper to deep amber, brilliantly clear. Persistent cream-colored head.
- Aroma
- Toasty Munich malt, light caramel sweetness, gentle Saaz spice underneath.
- Flavor
- Malt-forward through and through — light caramel, bread crust, toasty Munich. Saaz hops add a touch of spice on the finish without disrupting the malt center.
- Mouthfeel
- Medium body. Soft carbonation from the four-week cold conditioning. Clean dry finish.
- Pairings
- Roast pork and schnitzel
- Aged cheddar
- Mushroom risotto
- Smoked sausage
- Rye bread with butter
How it gets to the glass.
- 01
Built on a blend of Bohemian pilsner malt with light and dark Munich for layered malt complexity — the malt-forward Czech approach.
- 02
Saaz noble hops for a touch of delicate spiciness. Four weeks cold conditioning, like every lager.
Brewed to spec.
Every batch passes through the same sequence. Nothing leaves the tank early.
- Style
- Czech Amber Lager (Polotmavé)
- ABV
- 5.2%
- SRM
- 13 — copper
- Malt
- Bohemian Pilsner · light + dark Munich
- Hops
- Czech Saaz (noble)
- Conditioning
- 4 weeks cold lager
About Czech Amber Lager.
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