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Budvar Tmavý Ležák (Dark Lager)
Budějovický Budvar, n.p.
- From:
- Budějovický Budvar, n.p.
- Czechia
- Style:
- Czech Dark Lager
Ranked #60 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #23,416 - Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 12.74%
- Reviews:
- 94
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 06, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 11, 2005
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 66
Inspired by a time when Bohemian beer was brewed with more roasted and dark malts, this outstanding and world-renowned dark lager sees all the quality, taste and brewing traditions of Budějovický Budvar Original blended with roasted Munich and Caramel malts. This adds a black coffee and dark chocolate depth to the beer’s colour and taste, while retaining the refreshing drinkability of our classic pale lagers. Rich, sweet, dark, bold and more-ish. You don’t win ‘Best Dark Lager in the World’ numerous times by being average.
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Rated by paylstep from Canada (ON)
3.05/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
3.05/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
really nice DARK beer. not a stout. - in berat albania.
Feb 06, 2024Reviewed by Hoppsbabo from England
3.45/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.45/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
First beer after a seven week detox. I recently dreamed that I was downing dark Czech lager and it was delicious, so I decided to break my abstinence with one.
Tastes like walnut with a hint of toffee. Mildly effervescent. Lovely big head with excellent retention. Gets a bit more dimension to it after several sips.
Overall a pretty good example of a less than remarkable style of beer.
Nov 19, 2023Tastes like walnut with a hint of toffee. Mildly effervescent. Lovely big head with excellent retention. Gets a bit more dimension to it after several sips.
Overall a pretty good example of a less than remarkable style of beer.
Reviewed by jonb5 from England
3.66/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: Dark to the point of being opaque, small thin head.
S: Roasted malt.
T: Followed the nose, added dark chocolate, hints of yeast & diacetyl.
M: Slight coarse edge, medium body.
O: Good colder weather beer which could be consumed in the summer
Aug 02, 2023S: Roasted malt.
T: Followed the nose, added dark chocolate, hints of yeast & diacetyl.
M: Slight coarse edge, medium body.
O: Good colder weather beer which could be consumed in the summer
Reviewed by monkist from Hungary
4.02/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This is the Tmavy Lezák by Budweiser/Budvar, the dark pilsner - looks are a bit misleading because this pitch-black beer makes you think it will taste like a stout but it does not. Although has some quite strong roasted malts in there, it is not an ale, it is a lager so it is relatively light and easy to drink, lacks bitterness or any overwhelming flavors. It was slightly a bit on the too light side for me but nevertheless it was an all okay beer.
Jun 25, 2023Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts
3.87/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Had a half liter on draft at an Irish Pub along the Vardar River near the Skopje Holiday Inn where I’m staying for a work trip. Always happy to see this style available, although this one is a bit thin and doesn’t have the great rich malty flavors of better versions of this style.
Jun 24, 2023Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.73/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle. Very dark brown with a thin, dense tan head.
Smells of sweet toasted malt.
Tastes similar. Lightly charred bread and dark toffee with a coffee like bitter finish.
On the thin side. Medium carbonation.
Representative of the style.
Jun 17, 2023Smells of sweet toasted malt.
Tastes similar. Lightly charred bread and dark toffee with a coffee like bitter finish.
On the thin side. Medium carbonation.
Representative of the style.
Rated by James94 from England
3.83/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Very dark brown in colour, some head
S: Straw, wheat, citrus
T: Butter, citrus, wheat
F: Balanced carbonation, medium bodied
O: 4
Apr 02, 2023S: Straw, wheat, citrus
T: Butter, citrus, wheat
F: Balanced carbonation, medium bodied
O: 4
Rated by Jelenovipivonelej from Slovak Republic
4.46/5 rDev +20.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +20.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Great dark lager. I had the honor of tasting one in Bokovka - City Arena Trnava.
Nov 24, 2022Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.72/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.72/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Czechvar 'Dark Lager' @ 4.7% , served from a 500 ml can
A-pour is cola brown from the can to almost black in the glass with a small size tan head leaving a streaky lace along the pint
S-mostly barley malt
T-clean tasting dark Euro lager , bit of a watery finish
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-not a great beer , easy drinking dark Euro lager
prost LampertLand
Sep 23, 2022A-pour is cola brown from the can to almost black in the glass with a small size tan head leaving a streaky lace along the pint
S-mostly barley malt
T-clean tasting dark Euro lager , bit of a watery finish
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-not a great beer , easy drinking dark Euro lager
prost LampertLand
Reviewed by ChrisCage from Canada (AB)
4.2/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A- Pours a brownish black color, and the head is an off white eggshell shade that is thick and creamy textured, but fizzles out rather quickly into a ring around the inside of the glass. There appears to be many small columns of carbonation rising to the top quickly, to help maintain the aforementioned ring of foam. Lacing seems to be pretty standard for a Euro Lager, with an even thin film coating my glass, before swiftly drooping back down into the abyss. Overall this looks like a typical lager, just dark in color!
S- Smells somewhat like a proper Pilsner, with subdued bittering hop profile, soapy tang, some citrus, and piney aromas. What is nice about this one is the noted increase in malt sweetness, showcasing some mild toffee/caramel/molasses notes, perhaps some dark chocolate, and a dry grainy breadiness. The increased richness over the standard Czechvar in the nasal cavity is quite nice!
T- The flavors are smooth and deep for a lager, which is very nice on the palate. Creamed medium roast coffee, a mix of milk- leaning into dark chocolate liqueurs, toffee/caramel, dry roasted bread grain, mild bitter hop leaf on the finish, with perhaps just a hint of dark fruits.
M/O- Thin in body (as it probably should be) and not overly carbonated but it lets you know its there. The drinkability factor is high in this one, with a lower alcholic content, and nice flavors that leave the palate clamouring for more. I find it a nice blend of sweet, bitter, and with dry baked character. Overall I quite like this and think it would be a good one for anybody who wants something easygoing but with more oomph! Will pick up again....cheers!
Jun 29, 2022S- Smells somewhat like a proper Pilsner, with subdued bittering hop profile, soapy tang, some citrus, and piney aromas. What is nice about this one is the noted increase in malt sweetness, showcasing some mild toffee/caramel/molasses notes, perhaps some dark chocolate, and a dry grainy breadiness. The increased richness over the standard Czechvar in the nasal cavity is quite nice!
T- The flavors are smooth and deep for a lager, which is very nice on the palate. Creamed medium roast coffee, a mix of milk- leaning into dark chocolate liqueurs, toffee/caramel, dry roasted bread grain, mild bitter hop leaf on the finish, with perhaps just a hint of dark fruits.
M/O- Thin in body (as it probably should be) and not overly carbonated but it lets you know its there. The drinkability factor is high in this one, with a lower alcholic content, and nice flavors that leave the palate clamouring for more. I find it a nice blend of sweet, bitter, and with dry baked character. Overall I quite like this and think it would be a good one for anybody who wants something easygoing but with more oomph! Will pick up again....cheers!
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
3.82/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle poured into a pint
A- Pours brown in color with a ruby hue, one-finger creamy khaki head has great retention
S- smells of cereal grains, roasted barley, chocolate, toffee and brown bread
T- malty and sweet up front with cereal grains, chocolate, hints of caramel and dark fruits. The finish is dry, with more chocolate and grains on the linger
M- light-medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that finishes creamy and smooth
May 17, 2022A- Pours brown in color with a ruby hue, one-finger creamy khaki head has great retention
S- smells of cereal grains, roasted barley, chocolate, toffee and brown bread
T- malty and sweet up front with cereal grains, chocolate, hints of caramel and dark fruits. The finish is dry, with more chocolate and grains on the linger
M- light-medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that finishes creamy and smooth
Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)
3.55/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I bought a can at the LCBO in Ontario 500ml at 4.7%.
Poured a 1 finger head into glass the color dark with good carbonation
Maybe a little dark chocolate and roasted coffee flavors Caramel .
Overall a dark lager beer.
Cheers
Dec 24, 2021Poured a 1 finger head into glass the color dark with good carbonation
Maybe a little dark chocolate and roasted coffee flavors Caramel .
Overall a dark lager beer.
Cheers
Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
4.21/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a gorgeous dark ruby with two fingers of creamy head.
Smell is roasted and a bit fruity with note of coffee, toast and hints of chocolate and leather.
Taste is softly roasted with notes of coffee, chocolate, leather, brown bread, toast and a solid bitterness,
Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and well carbonated.
Overall, a beautiful, very tasty lager.
Nov 06, 2021Smell is roasted and a bit fruity with note of coffee, toast and hints of chocolate and leather.
Taste is softly roasted with notes of coffee, chocolate, leather, brown bread, toast and a solid bitterness,
Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and well carbonated.
Overall, a beautiful, very tasty lager.
Reviewed by LanceBiggums from Canada (AB)
3.56/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From a 500mL can labelled Czechvar in Canada. Very dark, opaque brown, almost black, kinda like a Guiness, with a big pillowy three finger tan head. Toasted malt profile on the nose and tongue - caramel, toffee, brown bread, hint of bittering hops on the finish. Overall very drinkable, if not particularly complex.
Sep 18, 2021
Budvar Tmavý Ležák (Dark Lager) from Budějovický Budvar, n.p.
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
286 ratings
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