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Gold in Czech Pale Lager

Bohemian Pilsner

Von Trapp Brewing, Stowe, VT

Category
Czech Pale Lager
Entries
104
ABV
5.4%
IBU
42
Style
Bohemian Style Lager
Malts
Continental Pilsner malt
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Tasting Notes

Spicy and zesty aromatics from Saaz hops combine with notes of honey and hay from continental Pilsner malt to create a fulfilling and quenching bright lager…

Source: vontrappbrewing.com

The Beer's Page at the Brewery

Brewery Medal HistoryCategory HistoryBrewery Website

Hop Profile

Hop Profile. Select a column header to sort.
FormUseFarm or LotSource
SaazSaazNot FoundNot FoundNot Foundvontrappbrewing.com

Hop Profile Cards

Saaz

Origin Country
Czechia
Alpha Acid
2.5 to 4.5%
Oils
0.4 to 0.8 mL per 100 g
US Acreage
84 acres in 2025, 1 states
Medal Beers in 2026
12
Breeder
Czech landrace, cultivated into nine clones since 1952 (John I. Haas sheet)

Aroma

Bergamot, honey, woody, chamomile tea, spicy

Grown by

Not Found

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Beer Details

Description
Here is our award-winning interpretation of the original Czech-style pale lager. Spicy and zesty aromatics from Saaz hops combine with notes of honey and hay from continental Pilsner malt to create a fulfilling and quenching bright lager with a dry and subtly bitter finish.Source vontrappbrewing.com
Tasting Notes
Spicy and zesty aromatics from Saaz hops combine with notes of honey and hay from continental Pilsner malt to create a fulfilling and quenching bright lager with a dry and subtly bitter finish.Source vontrappbrewing.com

Research Notes

Bohemian Pilsner is a Czech-style pale lager hopped with Saaz from von Trapp Brewing, the Austrian-style lager brewery in Stowe, Vermont.

Award

Category Medal Entries Brewery Location
51, Czech-Style Pale Lager Gold (1st place) 104 Von Trapp Brewing Stowe, VT

Specs

Field Value Source
Style Bohemian Style Lager von Trapp: lagers and beers
ABV 5.4% von Trapp: lagers and beers
IBU 42 von Trapp: lagers and beers
Hops Saaz von Trapp: lagers and beers
Malts and grains Continental Pilsner malt von Trapp: lagers and beers
Yeast Not Found Not Found
Adjuncts, fruit, spices none listed Not Found
Other 12 oz cans in 6 and 12 packs; 1/6 and 1/2 kegs von Trapp: lagers and beers

Brewery Description

Here is our award-winning interpretation of the original Czech-style pale lager. Spicy and zesty aromatics from Saaz hops combine with notes of honey and hay from continental Pilsner malt to create a fulfilling and quenching bright lager with a dry and subtly bitter finish.

Source: von Trapp: lagers and beers

Tasting Notes

Spicy and zesty aromatics from Saaz hops combine with notes of honey and hay from continental Pilsner malt to create a fulfilling and quenching bright lager with a dry and subtly bitter finish.

Source: vontrappbrewing.com

Ingredients

The brewery names Saaz hops for spicy, zesty aroma and continental Pilsner malt for honey and hay notes (von Trapp: lagers and beers). No yeast strain is named.

Hop Profile

Hop as Published Variety Form Use Lot or Farm Source
Saaz Saaz Not Found Not Found Not Found vontrappbrewing.com

Brewing Details

Field Value Source
Color (SRM) Not Found Not Found
Original gravity Not Found Not Found
Final gravity Not Found Not Found
Water Not Found Not Found
Process Not Found Not Found

Style Context

As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for Czech-Style Pale Lager calls for a slightly sweet, toasted, biscuity or bready malt character, 4.6 to 5.1 percent ABV, 22 to 40 IBU and 4 to 7 SRM. The published 5.4% ABV and 42 IBU both sit slightly above those ranges.

Awards History

Year Competition Category Medal
2026 Great American Beer Festival Czech-Style Pale Lager Gold

Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.

Brewery Context

Von Trapp Brewing is in Stowe, VT. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.

Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.

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Links

Gaps

  • Not Found: Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked vontrappbrewing.com, vontrappbrewing.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.

Research Notes

  • The brewery has no individual beer page; its all-beers page is the beer url, and it links out to Untappd and BeerAdvocate listings that were not opened.
  • Search results also showed a 2024 sell sheet and a Bierhall menu with the same 5.4% ABV and 42 IBU; those files were not opened.
  • The brewery home page mentions its 2024 GABF Brewery of the Year award but not the 2026 medal.
  • Researched 2026-10-13.
  • Catalog.beer 2026-10-14: Catalog.beer: Bohemian Pilsner lists 5.4% ABV, 42 IBU, style "Bohemian-Style Pilsener" (entry last modified 2020-05-02). Where it differs from the brewery's own published value, the brewery's value stands.
  • Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery's tasting words are recorded; no yeast or process detail.