Alcohol Review of Prague.

Before I begin, I should point out that beer is literally cheaper than water at restaurants in Prague. It's around $2 for half a frikkin' liter. If all you care about in your beer is the price to drunk ratio, this is the place for you. But, there is one big problem with the beer here, and that is...

Beer #19: Prague Drinks Almost Nothing But Fucking Pilsner

Served: Pilsner Urquell, Staropramen, Budweiser (Budvar), Gambrinus. All come from a tap, into a half-liter glass.

Appearance: Light Amber, but not as pale as Budweiser. Huge head on the glass.

Smells: Like Budweiser, except more. Budweiser is also a pilsner, except its a shitty one.

Tastes: The "great pilsner taste" of Miller or Bud or Coors, but more of it, and more balanced. I liked these better than the Berlin pilsners at first. However, since I've literally had over a gallon of the stuff since I got to Prague, I'm actually getting pretty fucking sick of it, since this is usually your only option, and you only get one kind of beer at the bar.

Price: Unless you're at a bar full of Americans watching the national team with an English language channel (in which case you are paying for the atmosphere), you should get a half liter for about 39 Kć. This is a shade over $2 for something that is better than Budweiser.

Overall: 6/10. Yeah, it's good, and yeah, it's cheap, but pilsner doesn't pack a whole lot of flavor, and sometimes a guy just wants a hefeweizen or a porter, know what I mean? If not this stuff, one of the other options is

Beer #20: Kozen

Served: Usual Czech big glass.

Appearance: Black. Big head.

Smell: Guinness-like.

Taste: This stuff rather reminded me of Guinness, but with CO2 instead of nitrogen. A bit like a nice schwarzbier then, but not as strongly flavored.

Price: The usual.

Rating: 4/10. Dark beer production should be left to people who speak English, Flemish, or German. I've had much better examples of this type of thing in those sorts of places.

The Czech Republic also has two unique local spirits. There is slivovice, which is a plum brandy popular in this part of the world. However, I couldn't taste the plum part of the stuff. Mostly it just burned like vodka and had a weird sweet aftertaste, but not a natural tasting one. I couldn't finish the shot. The other local drink is called becherovka. It's a sweet herbal liquor, and tastes like green tea before the alcohol hits you. I probably should have gotten this with lemon and tonic water, as that would probably greatly improve the character of the drink.