Museums and beer, part 2

So we finally reached Medborgarplatsen and we where both pretty hungry, wet and tired at this point. The rain had been pooring down on us all day and the bursts of wind made it feel like it was coming in sideways. When we reached the pub there was already a line forming outside, but thankfully it was opening in 3 minutes. I've heard allot of good things about this place so I was pretty excited to finally set foot in this place. It also felt nice to finally get some warmth and remove the cold and damp jacket.

The place was really cosy with old sturdy wooden tables and chairs. The service was fast and attentive, as soon as I was cloose to running out of beer I got asked if I wanted another one. The food was fairly cheap compared to similar pubs with prices ranging from 100-125. There where also some smaller dishes that you could order with your beer. I was so damn hungry that I decided to start with such a small dish. Turns out they aren't that small, I choose the bread and beer-cheese, which was a big pile of toasted bread served with some soft cheese mixed with chopped up goat cheese (I think) and olives. Very nice but I almost got full on just that dish. After a short while the waiter showed up with our scnitzel. I got one filled with ham and cheese served with fried potatoes and Karin had a plain one served with potato sallad. The one with ham and cheese was really nice and juicy, but the plain one was a bit dry and boring. The potato sallad didn't taste much at all.

Now to the beer, I heard that they had an unpasterourised (spelling?) Pilsner Urquell so I started out with that:
Pilsner Urquell (tap) 4,4%
It poured a clear golden liquid with a big white foam that left big chunks on the side of the glass. It had a very weak smell of sweet malt and some grass. It had a fresh and crisp taste of sweet malt and bread. Watery with a light body. Smooth and nice mouthfeel. It was fresh and had no bad tastes but I would have loved just a hint of hops, now I couldn't feel any at all. All in all a slightly above average lager. It worked well with the food though.
Total: 2,6/5

As I was getting close to the bottom of the glass the waiter came up and asked if I wanted another one. I quickly glanced at the short beer list and ordered the only one I hadn't tried before:
Skalak (tap) 5%
It poured a clear golden liquid with a big creamy white foam, that left big chunks on the side of the glass. It had a weak smell of malt and bread. It had a fresh taste of malt, bread and some sweetness. A bit stingy mouthfeel. No bad tastes but it lacked hops altogether. A bit boring. An average lager.
Total: 2,1/5

All in all my visit at Soldaten Svejk was a good one. The food was good and very affordable, service was great. It's not a place I personally would go back to just for the beer, unless they get some of the better micro beers from the Czech Rep. But I will surely come back for the atmosphere and food.