Comments on: The New Gambrinus 11° Excelent Pale Lager

By: Only one sip… « my paper bag.

Only one sip… « my paper bag. — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:12:11 +0000

[...] this because I’m heading out for a brew – the Friday before a long weekend. Not a Gambrinus, unfortunately, but I’m sure the first sip will be sweet. I’ll be careful to make [...]

By: kex4u

kex4u — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:35:25 +0000

A good beer is good for creativity!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brEpsdhMZ5I

By: Michal

Michal — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:14:15 +0000

Well, pivnizub, then we’ll probably never meet – I enjoy G12 very much and it is usally best served when it is the only beer on tap, like U Hofmanu. And from tank, of course… I’m looking forward to try the new G11, it could be a nice addtion, although I don’t expect to go crazy after it.
Something like Kozel 11 they have at the new Kozlovna at Lidicka – decent beer but nothing to write home about.

By: Kjetil, Norway

Kjetil, Norway — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:58:50 +0000

Bernard is one of many czech favourites. I have brought home bottles from Tesco and enjoyed others at Kyvadlo. The new non-alcoholic beers and 11° Polotmave are “still missing”. I had the Sváteční Ležák in 2007, and it was great!

By: Evan Rail

Evan Rail — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:05:16 +0000

Hey Kjetil, I think you might enjoy this new Gambrinus. And I would definitely recommend giving other Bernard beers a try: their Sváteční Ležák won the prize for best pale lager of the year at the SPP beer awards earlier this month, along with first and second place for their two non-alcoholic beers (they also make a great dark lager):

http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/2008/11/20/spp-czech-beer-awards-2008/

Pivnizub, somehow I have the impression you’re not going to be trapped in such a place anytime soon.

By: Kjetil, Norway

Kjetil, Norway — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:50:22 +0000

I agree that many top rated beers on RateBeer can be some kind of “extreme” and mostly prefered by advanced beer lovers. Another thing is that these beers can be hard to find, especially many small local micro breweries. I have been in Praha four times, but never tried Gambrinus at a local pub. I`ve always looked for something more interesting, Bernard, Primator, Svijany, unpasteurised Pilsner Urquell, Policka, Cerna Hora and all czech micro brewery I can find! Unfortunately, czech beer is hard to get in Norway. It is possible to find Pilsner Urquell, Staropramen Cerny, Starobrno (Medium), Budweis Bohemia 1795 Lager and Krusovice Imperial. But, recently I bought two new bottles in my local supermarked (Rema 1000): Bernard Lager (11 svetle), which I did not like, and Gambrinus Svetly, which I liked a lot. They were not to expensive either, according to Norwegian standard…. A little more than 3 Euro for a 0,5 L bottle. I know that this price for a standard lager could provoke a heart attact down in Central Europe!!By the way, Bernard also had Norwegian text on the label.

So, next time I`m in Praha, I think I have to try this new Gambrinus Excelent.

By: pivnizub

pivnizub — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:38:44 +0000

I hope, that I’ll be never forced to enter a hospoda, that only offers Gambrinus. The regular 10° and 12° Gambrinus brands are so far away from a typical “Bohemian Pilsener”, that they should be better called “German Premium Pilsener”……… ;-)

By: Velky Al

Velky Al — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:52:05 +0000

“But if you find yourself in a pub that only has Gambrinus, you might enjoy Gambrinus 11° instead of ordering water or whatever iffy wine they have there.” – that sounds remarkably like my football watching habits at Zlata, although generally I leave the wine for 6 Nations afternoons.