Budweiser Budvar

Style:Czech Pilsner
Alc %:5
Brewery:Brewery Budweiser Budvar 
Country:Czech Republic
Tap/Bottle?:500ml bottle
Where/When:Home, July 2012
Cost:$4-5
Rating:6.5

Pours a pale gold colour with a small white frothy head that completely dissapears.
Nose is a little grassy with decent hint of malts.
There is a hint of spice as well upon tasting this, with a bit of grain and lemon.
It's clean and more flavourful than I expected it to be but all the same it's nothing great but I wouldn't complain if I was drinking it for a session. A decent summer drop.

Brooklyn Brewery 'Tour'

I got up early one Saturday morning and went to see the All Blacks vs England game @ Baker Street bar. Then I went back to the apartment before making my way to Brooklyn Brewery for their tour which just involved a worker standing between a couple of vats talking about how beer is made and a history of the Brooklyn Brewery. It wasn't overly educational tho you had an opportunity to ask questions if you had any.
What was quite good for the locals is the drinking area- they had a fairly decent sized 'bar' with tables where people could sit and people could BYO their own food or order from some of the local joints that had menus near the entrance. It was very popular and therefore very hard to find a seat.
Anyway, I'd bought 6 tokens ($20) before the 'tour' and I had to do something with them didn't I?
I cued for ages and got a Pilsner and a Wheat beer which were both solid.
I cued again and got the East India Pale Ale and the Blast which were good aswell.
On the way out I got 2 t-shirts.

Budvar Czech Pilsner

Style:Pilsner
Alc %:5
Brewery:Budvar
Country:Check
Tap/Bottle?:Tap
Where/When:The Local, 3/10/09
Cost:$13 as part of a flight
Rating:5/10

Clear clean crisp easy and light tho not very flavoursome.

Flight of 5

L to r
Budvar Czech Pilsner,
Holgate Mt Macedon Pale Ale,
Trumer Pils ( but was in fact, Five Islands Barbeerian Wit),
Mountain Goat Spicy Duck Nuts,
Bridge Road Imperial Porter.

The flight cost $13 at The Local on 3/10/09.
So overall nothing blew me away with these 5 beers-still worth trying tho!

James Squire Pilsener

Style:Pilsener
Alc %:5
Brewery:Malt Shovel Brewery
Country:Australia
Tap/Bottle?:Bottle, 345ml
Where/When:Home, 10/10/09
Cost:approx $20 a six pack
Rating:6.5

Nice fluffy white head, about 1 cm that disappears.
Nice golden body.
A bit grassy on the nose- fresh, lively.
Spicy up front, then the malt comes thru. Theirs a definite citrus hit in their too.
A slight bitterness to finish with.
Juicy and quite drinkable, it went down quite easily. Flavoursome certainly compared to the Budvar Pils.
If my local had this on tap I would drink it more regularly.
Tasty solid Pilsener.