Kozel 11° Svetly Lezak

Kozel Medium 11° Svetly Lezak
Brewed by Pivovar Velké Popovice (SAB Miller)
Style: Czech Pilsner (Světlý)
Velké Popovice, Czech Republic
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Velkopopovický Kozel 11° Medium is the newcomer of 2005. Lager beer with an alcohol content of 4,6 % has a pleasantly bitter taste, gentle malt and hops aroma and a perfect spark (www.ratebeer.com/beer/kozel-medium-11o-svetly-lezak/56243/).

We use three carefully selected malts in Kozel 11° which, when combined with a mild hop bitterness, result in a beer that has received a number of awards from both national and international competitions.
Jiri Bernat | Brewer (www.sabmiller.com/brands/brand-explorer/velkopopovick%C3%BD-kozel)

Kozel is de best verkochte Tsjechisch bier in Slowakije. Tsjechisch bier is een rijke traditie en erfgoed dat een unieke bierbeleving garandeert (http://badman.azet.sk/clanok/1430/kozel-prichadza-s-jedenastkou/).

Kozel Medium 11° Svetly Lezak is erg populair volgens Kozelmerkmanager Vladimír Vaněk (begrijp ik uit: http://alkoholia.cz/magazin/obliba-jedenactek-mezi-cechy-roste-kozel-ji-vytocil-o-petinu-vic).

Kozel is een van de meest bekroonde Tsjechische bier - in het verleden tal van nationale en internationale onderscheidingen ontvangen. Reeds verkocht in 24 landen en zijn populariteit blijft groeien. Op de Slowaakse markt zal snel ontdekken zijn nieuwste variant - 11% Kozel Medium (24.05.2011 Autor: PR článok, http://badman.azet.sk/clanok/1430/kozel-prichadza-s-jedenastkou/).

Kozel Medium is helder met behoorlijke slok pils bittere smaak, zachte mout aroma en uitzonderlijke schittering. Het heeft een alcoholpercentage van 4,6 procent. In Tsjechië na twee maanden dat hij een best-selling Elf markt. Zijn unieke smaak gewaardeerd door de juryleden van verschillende bier wedstrijden zoals České pivo jaar of Privilegium 11 (http://badman.azet.sk/clanok/1430/kozel-prichadza-s-jedenastkou/).


Competition Pivex Gold Cup - bier van 2014 verdiende Kozel 11 °. Dezelfde bier won ook de categorie jedenáctek en lichte lagers. Central Bohemian brouwerij Plzensky Prazdroj groep op een denkbeeldige troon werd vervangen Prerov Zubr, die in de afgelopen jaren regeerde. Alleen Zubr keer won in de categorie van de donkere bieren.
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We zijn blij dat, verfijnde smaak Kozel 11 ° serie won de harten van de liefhebbers van veel bier, maar ook van de jury Pivex en Kozel ging naar huis met de titel van kampioen en absolute winnaar ", zei een woordvoerder van News Plzensky Prazdroj Catherine Krasova (www.novinky.cz/muzi/328601-pivem-roku-2014-je-velkopopovicky-kozel-11.html).

Velkopopovický Kozel is a Czech lager produced since 1874. when Franz Ringhoffer founded a brewery in Velké Popovice, a town 25 km (15 mi) southeast of Prague. Their symbol is a goat (Kozel means "male goat" in Czech) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velkopopovick%C3%BD_Kozel).

The name Kozel and its emblem have their origins in the period after the First World War.[5] At that time there was a lot of competition in brewing. Brewery founder Emanuel Ringhoffer realized that it was necessary to distinguish the brewery. He started to brew in Velke Popovice a strong, dark beer according to local tradition, which was known locally as Kozel. At that time a French painter passed through Velke Popovice. He was moved by the hospitality of the local people, and out of gratitude decided to create for them an emblem for the brewery. The painter was inspired by the figure of the goat, and put it in the form of an emblem. Since then, each beer from Velke Popovice was known as Kozel and the animal mascot has decorated the label for almost a hundred years.
In the 1930s the owners tried to firm and consolidate the position of the brewery and to give it a more attractive image, so they brought a live goat to the brewery as an attraction. The Kozel brewery still has a live mascot and other attractions for visitors today. From the 1970s, after a few generations all the goats have been named after the original caregiver Olda and this name has been passed down from goat to goat for over 40 years (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velkopopovick%C3%BD_Kozel).


After the First World War, brewing became fiercely competitive in the Czech Lands. Kozel’s founder, Emanuel Ringhoffer realised that his brewery could stand out by embracing the local tradition of a strong, dark beer known as a billy goat .
When translated to Czech, the word ‘goat’ becomes Kozel – which gave us our recognisable name.
Around this time, a French painter was passing through Velké Popovice and was touched by the hospitality offered to him by the people of the town. To say thank you, he offered to make an emblem for the brewery. Using the Kozel goat as his inspiration, he created the image of our mascot that has now lasted for nearly a century. Since this time, the beer has been registered as ‘Velkopopovicky Kozel’.
In the 1930s, in an effort to further cement Kozel as the best ‘billy goat’ beer, a buck the size of a calf was brought to the brewery. The caretaker regularly combed the animal's hair and polished its hooves, making the well-groomed goat a source of fascination for visitors ever since… (www.kozelbeer.com/uk/our-mascot)


1870  The Kozel Brewery is reborn…
Historical references to the Kozel Brewery can be found as far back as the 14th Century, with many even praising the high quality of the beer.
But many years of strife led to the demise of the brewery until it was eventually bought by Fransisek Ringhoffer in 1870. He was the Mayor of Smichov and a wealthy industrialist looking for a new challenge. Using his access to new technologies, he rebuilt the brewery and gave it a new lease of life (www.kozelbeer.com/uk/our-history#/year:1874).

1874  The first Kozel beer is brewed…
This is one of the most important dates in our history and marks the beginning of the Kozel legacy.
As our first beers were reaching maturation, the Velké Popovice Brewery received a gift that we still have today. A passing French painter was astounded by the hospitality that he received in the town. To thank the people for their generosity, he created the Kozel emblem as a parting gift (www.kozelbeer.com/uk/our-history#/year:1874\).

The first historical mention of the brewery dates back to the 14th century. The brewery in Velke Popovice, as we know it today, has its origins in the 19th century. After years of disagreements and the gradual decline of the brewery, it was bought by a rich industrial tycoon, František Ringhoffer, who was the Mayor of Smíchov and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Czechoslovak history.
The brewery was built in 1875, and the first batch of Kozel beer was brewed in the same year. The brewery, thanks to its owner, introduced new technologies, giving rise to its modern history. At the turn of the 20th century the brewery passed through its second major reconstruction and its production capacity was increased
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The First World War brewery survived, operating in a restricted mode and without much innovation. It grew again in the period between the wars. Kozel became famous for its dark 14° beer "Bock". However the Second World War brought restrictions again in the production of beer for all breweries.
After the war, the brewery was nationalized and faced a lack of workers. In 1951, therefore, the management company solved this problem by employing the first-ever women in the brewery.
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After thirty years of socialism the brewery achieved independence in 1991 and in 1992 became a public limited company. In 2002, Kozel merged with the brewery Radegast and the Pilsner Urquell brewery conglomerate SABMiller (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velkopopovick%C3%BD_Kozel).


Het bier smaakt wat mij betreft duidelijk anders dan Gambrinus 10°. Het mondgevoel is zacht. De geur van het bier vind ik niet zo fijn, maar de smaak is wel prettig. Er zit een vage bitterheid in de smaak. Ik vind het geen pils of stevig bier. Met nog geen 5% alcohol, is het een licht bier te noemen. Ik kan er weinig bijzondere smaken in benoemen. In de nasmaak zit wel een fijne bitterheid, die een beetje doet denken aan harsige hop. Fijn! Ook die bitterheid wijkt af van Gambrinus 10°. Dat is stiekem mijn favoriete Tsjechische pils!?

Wat voor smaken kunnen anderen benoemen?

Velkopopovicky Kozel 11
ABV: 4.60%
Category: Lager
Origin: Czech Republic
Style: Czech Pilsner
Europe Silver 2014
“Mid palate sweetness. Lasting bitterness. Slightly watery, highly drinkable.”
“Herbal nose, bittersweet, herbal taste. Watery. No faults.”
(www.worldbeerawards.com/velkopopovicky-kozel-11.23193.html)

tderoeck (6580) - Gent, BELGIUM - SEP 17, 2015
Clear orange beer, small irregular white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, sweet, some banana. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet malty start, pretty fruity, little sourish. Aftertaste: very malty, nice bitterness, some banana, grassy finish (www.ratebeer.com/beer/kozel-medium-11o-svetly-lezak/56243/)..

Gurthnar (3336) - Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - AUG 5, 2015
Tap at random restaurant. Clear golden colour, moderately stable head. Pretty drinkable when served cold, watery, mild. When it warms up, raw grainy flavour comes out which does not suit me well. Still aboce average macrobrew (www.ratebeer.com/beer/kozel-medium-11o-svetly-lezak/56243/).

flyingpig, May 08, 2014
Grassy hops & light malts, some sweetness to it & a touch of bitterness plus some earthy notes.
Grassy & Saaz hops , some spice & an earthy bitterness as well. Larger malts & some sweetness next. Standard but good.
Light & smooth yet not bland or thin. A crisp, non-offensive palate that was easy to drink. There was a hint of spice towards the end as well & the beer has a solid, easy-going drinkability to it.
A fairly standard lager and quite enjoyable without really standing out from the crowd. A nice, easy drinking lager; nothing spectacular but certainly worth picking up (www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/448/45384/).

woodychandler, Jul 10, 2012
Now why is there a prevalent goat if it is anything other than a Bock? The Crack was unobrusive but the Glug netted me two fingers of rocky French Vanilla-colored head with decent retention. Color was a beautiful sunshine-yellow with NE-quality clarity and lots of carbonation in evidence. Greg Koch may not approve, but I liked it! Nose was slightly grassy, so maybe the categorization is right, but it is muted for the style. It was definitely a lager, however, but again, why the goat if not a bock? Mouthfeel was full, thanks to all of its inherent carbonation and the taste was of a Czech Pils, albeit a muted one. It had a grassy hoppiness on the tongue, but I have had better during the madness known as The CANQuest (TM). It was as if they had just gone through the motions with this one where others really had some solid flavor. Finish was dry, but kind of bland. It just lack a sense of "Oomph!" that the style needs to distinguish it from a GER Pils. That's IMHO FWIW. The vilification may begin ... now (www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/448/45384/).

WoodBrew, Nov 20, 2011
The beer poured clear golden. A foamy white head forms initially then tones down. There was no lacing. The smell was malty with a touch of fruit. The taste included malt, dark fruit and slight hop. The mouthfeel was medium body and mild carbonation. Overall this was a good beer,(www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/448/45384/).

CampusCrew, Oct 15, 2008
Has a pleasantly bitter taste, gentle malt and hops aroma and a perfect spark. It has a higher alcohol % than the regular Kozel which is 10 degrees. That's how the measure ABV in czech. It has a slighlty darker color and little more bitterness than the regualr. Overall great beer (www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/448/45384/).
Op het achteretiket is te lezen: České pivo:



České pivo a pivovarnictví má dlouholetou tradici a patří mezi nejznámější piva ve světě (https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A9_pivo).

Op het etiket staat zo'n symbool voor een regionaal product: České pivo

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