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Crisp Pilsner Lot 9

Creemore Springs Brewery
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🌍 Canada · Czech Premium Pale Lager · One of 13 Czech Premium Pale Lagers in hopIQ

Brewed to a Czech template with a special pale malt and a heavy hop charge, and the house spring water gives it a soft background. The nose is bready malt with spicy hop notes over it. The palate runs rounder and sweeter than the golden colour suggests, with rich malt flavour meeting a balanced hop finish. The bitterness lingers a little without turning hard. Fire-brewed in the same copper kettle as the rest of the range.

ABV
4.7%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter25 IBU
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4

AWARDS

Gold
Ontario Brewing Awards
Craft Lager
Bronze · 2023
World Beer Awards
Gold — Ontario Brewing Awards (Craft Lager)
Bronze — World Beer Awards
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Crisp mouthfeel.

A sharp texture drives the beer — a clean, direct pour with room for the palate to fill in.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Czech Premium Pale Lager.
Hop character
hoppy
spicy hop
noble hop
Malt character
bready
malty
Fermentation & yeast
clean
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Featured inThe Best Canadian Lagers

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Crisp Pilsner Lot 9

Appearance

A pale golden hue with excellent clarity and bright, effervescent carbonation. The head forms with good initial volume and displays stable lacing that clings to the glass throughout the drinking experience. The overall presentation is clean and inviting, typical of a well-executed Czech premium lager.

pale goldenbrilliant clarityfine carbonationpersistent lacing

Aroma

The nose leads with pronounced bready and grainy malt character, layered beneath spicy, herbal hop notes that recall classic noble varieties. Beneath these primary aromatics lies a soft, mineral quality from the house spring water, which provides a clean, refreshing backdrop without any yeasty or fermentation-derived esters.

bready maltspicy noble hopsmineral waterclean

Taste

The palate opens with a rounded, slightly sweet malt foundation that belies the beer's pale color, delivering genuine depth from the special pale malt bill. Mid-palate remains smooth and full-bodied, where balanced hoppy spice and residual malt sweetness coexist in equilibrium. The finish transitions to a restrained bitterness that lingers without becoming harsh or astringent, allowing the brewed character to persist.

round malt sweetnessbalanced bitternesssmooth bodyhoppy spice

Finish

The aftertaste holds steady with a gentle, lingering bitterness and faint malt echo. The finish remains crisp and clean, encouraging another sip without fatigue.

lingering bitternesscrispmalt echo
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
83
Appearance
85
Finish
78
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Crisp Pilsner Lot 9

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Crisp Pilsner Lot 9

About Czech Premium Pale Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Czech Premium Pale Lager?

Czech Premium Pale Lager is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Czech Premium Pale Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same bready, malty, hoppy character as Crisp Pilsner Lot 9 will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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