Master Tmavý 18°
Plzeňský Prazdroj

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From:
Plzeňský Prazdroj
 
Czechia
Style:
Baltic Porter
ABV:
7%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 14.03%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
25
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 19, 2016
Added:
Apr 09, 2011
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by GONZALOYANNA:
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Reviewed by GONZALOYANNA from Spain

4.67/5  rDev +19.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Tasted on Dec 2010.Served in 33cl bottle. Pitch black in your Snifter. Thick & creamy crown. Small Bubbles & extended foam, beige in color. In nose toasted malty notes & a gentle hop aroma. Your mouth will receive a caramel & licorice flavor. Dry & smooth bitterness in your palate. Good carbonation. At the aftertaste will return caramel & tosted malts. Easy to drink, medium body, refreshing & kind flavor. You´d better remember it´s 7.0 ABV
Apr 09, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by ChadPop from New Jersey

3.84/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I'm about two weeks into a Eastern and Central European trip, and this has been the best beer I've tasted so far. While a bit watery, it's well-balanced in taste. My wife got the Master 13 which was a bit more sweet (put me in the mind set of malta). Definitely not Victory at Sea, but well worth a sip when in Prague.
May 19, 2016
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Reviewed by Schoeni from Germany

4.36/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
You got to imagine: I took this out of Prague at Jun2010! Meaning I had this bottle 5 years in my cellar...
Beers at 18° Plato are suited for storing... this beers' style is between a Doppelbock and an Imperial Porter. OK, lets try: Pours very oily, tarry, dark colour. Nice smell of dark fruits and wood, plums. I can even smell a smoky Aroma, just like blood sausage.... damn. Good drinking, very smooth. Roasted Malts and blue fruits.
Nice one, I think this beer has gotten better and better over the years....like good wine.
Nov 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by der_meister from Ukraine

Aug 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by BRami127 from Illinois

Jul 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by sharpski from Canada (BC)

Apr 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by Dusan from Serbia

Oct 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4.08 by Chrisjonus from Minnesota

Aug 24, 2014
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.32/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Served on-draught earlier tonight at a bar in Bratislava, Slovakia. Reviewed from notes. Served into .4L Master branded stemware. Cost was 1.60 euro. Expectations were average.

No bubble show forms as it's poured.

HEAD: Pours a 3 finger wide head pf pale khaki colour. Good creaminess and thickness. Has a smooth, even complexion. Nice consistency. Spotty inconsistent lacing. 4-5 minute retention.

BODY: Solid opaque black colour. No yeast particulate or sediment is visible.

Looks good for the style. I'm looking forward to trying it. It's not unique or special, but there are no obvious flaws here.

AROMA: Cream, dark malts, bready malts, hints of bready yeast, and I think a faint hint of vanilla.

No alcohol, off-notes, or overt hop character is detectable. Overall, it's a muted aroma of below average strength, and suggests a somewhat bland flavour profile.

TASTE: Dark malts, chocolate malts, cream, and some faint breadiness. Simple and balanced. A pretty plain dark beer. I do like it, but there's not much subtlety, intricacy, or nuance here. Average depth, duration, and intensity.

MOUTHFEEL: Smooth, wet, creamy and nicely, aptly soft. Well-carbonated. I would like a fuller body and more thickness, but overall this texture does suit the taste well, and it's well executed, with good presence on the palate. Not boozy, oily, harsh, astringent, gushed, or hot.

OVERALL: It's drinkable and enjoyable. I'm surprised how light on the palate it is for a dark beer. I'd probably get it again at this price point, and I'm glad I tried it, but I wouldn't recommend it to friends or trade partners in terms of quality alone. It's likable but unremarkable, and far from world class. Gets better as it warms.

Low B-
Jun 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by jlmathis from Michigan

Apr 04, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by His_Royal_Hoppiness from England

Mar 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by MaxWildwood from Georgia

Feb 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by CoryR from Oregon

Dec 31, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by weeare138 from Pennsylvania

Oct 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Adamostella from Washington

Aug 27, 2013
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Another beer I picked up in Prague, now enjoyed in Israel.

Pours a mocha colored fizzy almost 2 fingered head that fades at a med pace, nice lacing, dark mahogany molasses color with barely any light coming through.

NOse nice dark malts, a little cocoa chocolate like, hint of a roasty aroma, touches of fig and date like dark fruits, some caramel and hint molasses like dark sugars, touch of toffee.

Taste semi sweet, creamy darker malts, little cocoa and hint of roast, hint of creamy coffee too, light powdered cocoa, into an iced mocha like flavor. Bitterness is present, with a bit of earthy slight grassy hops. A hint of an estery booze comes through with warmth, covered slightly by the sweetness, which brings a bit of caramel and molasses, hint of toffee. Finish is still a bit sweet but attempts to dry, more bitterness ramping a bit with some spicy hops, booze kicks up a bit too as it slightly tingles, and more molasses toffee flavors lingering.

MOuth is med to a bit fuller bod, a bit creamy, nice fluffy carb.,

Overall not bad, nice porter flavors, a bit on the Belgian porter like style with the esters and dark fruits, nice malts, decent hop profile, booze comes off a bit too much though overall for only being 7%, but still a nice beer.
Aug 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by hunteraw from China

Jun 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by BillHilly from Washington

May 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by RD1163 from California

Apr 08, 2013
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.83/5  rDev +23.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
I have no idea who brought this to me, but I do recognize the picture. I might as well crack it open and see what's what.

From the bottle (loosely translated): "The premium materials and a special furnace Experienced Sladku Pilsner Urquell Master VAM brings a unique taste experience."; "Special dark beer."; "Drinking and driving don't mix."; "Pilsner Urquell beer specialties."; "The delicate flavor."; "Dark [beer]".

Any Baltic Porter, in my eyes, is going to have to measure up to Baltika # 6. We'll see ... I got two dense fingers of deep-tan head with decent retention off of my pour. Color was a deep-brown with ruby/garnet highlights. Nose had a chocolaty aspect along with dark, dried fruits (raisin, prune). Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite creamy, but approaching it and the taste was like a liquid Cadbury Fruit & Nut bar, sans the nut, although a student recently described me as "a nutty teacher". Man, I thought that nothing could ever match my beloved Baltika # 6, but this is really making me sit up and take notice! Heavy lacing began to appear as I worked my way through it. Finish was semi-dry, with an appearance of a smokiness to go along with the fruit and chocolate. I have been watching the commercials for Viking River Cruises recently and I would love to take a trip into the Baltic States and hit up the Czech Republic while in the area. Hell, I might even look for a bride while I'm at it! To my old drinking buddy and owner of the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern, Stosh, this one's for you.
Oct 24, 2012
Master Tmavý 18° from Plzeňský Prazdroj
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 25 ratings