The Bar Towel

I don't know if this is new, but I don't remember seeing it in Ontario before.

I picked some up at Summerhill. Appears to have Nov. 15 canning date, so quite recent production.

I was interested in how this would compare to the bottled version whose green glass always put me off a bit.

I find the canned version better: richer, cleaner, just a better beer. The relationship to the bottled one is much like (I find) canned Urquel to bottled Urquel.

This has a fresh yeasty and biscuity nose (but fresh biscuit with no hint of oxidation). Some good mild Saaz in there too.

The taste is sweetish, rich, a little earthy. Very digestible.

Good European product, their best still sets a standard. The can indicates some malt extract is used along with the barley malt, but I couldn't really tell. There is a faint dryness in the palate, or drying effect, which may come from it.

Excellent import. I would buy Staropramen again any time, but only in the can.

Gary

Interseting...so Staropramen follows the Urquell, Beck's and Heiniken trend of having fresher brighter tasting beer from cans than the green bottle.

Truth be told, I only ever had one bottle of "Star" with "Dutch skunk"...but plenty of the others... but their canned products have never given me a skunked sample.

I've been jumping with joy for the last 2 weeks... FINALLY!!! Not only Kozel but now STAROPRAMEN in cans...

I guess I should stop dropping by the LCBO buying only 6-8 at a time and bite the bullet to get a case...before they run out...again...(In some Ottawa locations)

Now if only 'Czechvar' could do the same...

frosken

frosken wrote:
Now if only 'Czechvar' could do the same...

frosken

I've had the odd "stale" Budvar in both brown and green bottles... but never had one with the "dutch skunk" that comes from sulpher compounds from photo degeneration of hop oils...this is what cans were supposed to stop...and they do....but they won't cure "stale" over date beer.