Bayern Pilsener

At Bayern: Bright, but pale yellow with a small white head. Nice sheets of lacing. Faint yeast and malt in the nose. Crisp and wheaty with a light floral element. A little earthy in the tail before a lingering floral ending.

Decently smooth, not very distinctive but quite drinkable. A thumbs up from me.

Bottle... Poured clear, barely golden or yellow with a white head head that dissipated immediately. Cracker malts on the nose. A little hoppy and citrusy, but mostly a dull malt character that dominated. Wasn’t a fan of this pilsener at all. More like a pale lager to me.

Light golden color with a few white bubbles atop. Sweet grain and malt aromas with hints of herbal hops and a bit of earth in the background. Grainy and fruity flavors that don’t remind me of a crisp, sharp pilsner. Really jones’n for a good pilsner.

12 oz bottle. Pours golden, small head, lively carbonation. Malt and lemon aroma. Grassy, hints of banana, and a mild spice is present in the flavor. Crisp light finish with some hop bitterness. It’s easy to drink, but nothing to brag about.

Bottle. Citric grassy nose, soft water predictions with lemon cream and delish pale malts. Slightly hazy yet still transparent golden with a leggy short head. Taste is dry and surprisingly bitter, with light herbs and spice. Hay, light grain. Light-medium body with a slightly chalky after. Has a lot in common with ... not Bayern, but those soft, bitter North German Pilsners - has some Veltins, some Flens, some Köstritzer, and yes, a little Jever. Good show.

9/26/08 On draught at Collins Pub, Seatle, Wa. Aroma is slightly caramel sweetness with almost no hop background. Appearance is clear yellow with a medium maintained white head. Flavor is sweet with lots of caramel sweetness up front, very low bittering, and slight floral sourness. Mouthfeel is very low bodied, slightly creamy, with a medium carb feel. Overall, this is good for people that like sweet, thin (on complexity) pilsners, but needs a bit more meat to be great.

I didn’t really care for this Bayern product. It gave off a metallic taste...almost similar to a coors product. I tried this one with pretzels and even those didn’t help.