Beer Review: Czechvar

The other day while working at the liquor store I was assisting a customer. We talked about Czechvar's history and legal situations with Budweiser, how it is a beer named after the historic beer making city of Budweis. This beer is labeled Budvar, but in America we get it as Czechvar. I hadn't the privilege of consuming this bohemian pilsener styled lager yet which is Czech for "Czech Brewery". He went a step further by arranging for a cashier to give me a bottle out of his 6 pack. If there is a beer Heaven that guy is going to it for sure. Not only a great gesture but then this allowed me the opportunity to improve this beer even more because it was "free". So in his anonymous honor I have cracked this bohemian beer from a historic brewery and am pleasantly surprised. It carries a golden color and relatively light texture. It's refreshing with a slight hoppiness, but is balanced and has a somewhat lingering finish typical for a pilsener. However, this beer gives hints of the green beer syndrome. This is a bad skunkiness for me which results in a somewhat bitter aftertaste (unlike good skunkiness for IPA's and pastime college habits :) I can respect Czechvar for what it's worth, but really isn't the beer for me. Learn more about Czechvar! Check out this great article from Micheal Jackson's Beer Hunter posts on the Czech Republic's brewing history "Does the world understand Czech beers?"

Rating from ratebeer.com, Retail $2-4/11.2oz btl

Percentile 66 overall	A Bohemian Pilsener brewed by Budweiser Budvar Ceske Budejovice České Budějovice, Czech Republic bottled common on tap common Broad Distribution Find this beer
Ratings Average Score ABV Style Pctl Serve in 1073 3.25/5.0 3.25/5.0 5% 85.5 Flute, Footed Pilsner Readers...whats your rating? Any thoughts on Czechvar? How about beer out of green bottles???