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Maly 8°

Schilling Beer Co.
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🌍 United States · Czech Pale Lager · One of 1 Czech Pale Lagers in hopIQ

A 'výčepní' — the everyday Czech session lager brewed to just 8° Plato. All the noble Saaz-driven soul of a great Czech pilsner packed into a beer light enough to drink all afternoon. Bready pilsner malt, delicate spicy hop and a snap-dry finish. Session drinking as the Bohemians perfected it.

ABV
3.1%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
golden5
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

Light-bodied and crisp.

A trim frame with a clean finish — the beer arrives, pleases, and makes room for another.

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

AI-generated sensory profile for Maly 8°

Appearance

A pale golden hue, bright and transparent with excellent clarity. A fine white head forms readily and leaves delicate lacing around the glass as it recedes. The carbonation is lively and sustained, creating a visibly active bead.

pale goldencrystal clearfine white headwell-carbonated

Aroma

The nose leads with the distinctive spicy-floral character of Saaz hops—delicate and refined, never aggressive. Beneath runs a clean, slightly sweet bready note from the pilsner malt base. A whisper of herbaceous greenness completes the profile, with no harsh alcohol or solvent notes.

Saaz spicefloral and herbalbready malt sweetnessnoble hop finesse

Taste

The palate enters clean and crisp, with a soft pilsner malt foundation delivering subtle bread crust and grain character. Saaz hops introduce a restrained, peppery bitterness and herbal complexity in the mid-palate. The body remains light and quenching throughout, with no sweetness lingering.

crisp and cleansubtle grainherbal bitebone-dry finish

Finish

A snappy, dry exit with the noble hop bite persisting pleasantly into the aftertaste. The finish is short to medium in length, leaving the palate refreshed and ready for the next sip.

dry and snappyrefreshing aftertaste
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
82
Appearance
85
Finish
80
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Maly 8°

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 Maly 8°

About Czech Pale Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Czech Pale Lager?

Czech 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 Pale Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same clean, refreshing, light character as Maly 8° will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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