Czechvar B: Original by Budějovický Budvar
New Year, New Beer! For the next week’s worth or so of blogs I’m going to write about beer from breweries I have never tried before. Czechvar is the original Budweiser and is a much better beer than the American version (probably because there are no adjuncts like rice!). You can still find this beer branded as Budweiser in Europe but in the United States they had to come up with a new name so Czechvar it is. This is a crisp, clean beer that still has a lot of flavor for a lighter brew. Artesian water and Saaz hops undoubtedly help create this. There’s a hint of yeast and lemon as well as an understated hop bitterness. A little skunkiness comes through but it’s less than a lot of other Euro-lagers have. I’d drink this again but I would never choose to drink the swill that stole the name Budweiser.
