Breckenridge 471 Small Batch Pilsener

Brewed by Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Pilsener
Denver, Colorado USA

On Tap at the Breckenridge Brewery, Denver 30/09/2005 Golden coloured hoppy and slightly sweet on the palate. Some bitterness in a crisp malt finish.

Gold with white head. Aroma is citrus, cool, hint of malts and grains. Sweet, slightly soapy initial taste. Sourish, bitter flavor, lemon seed vibes. I didn’t finish it. It didn’t feel crisp, it felt rather unfinished. It wasn’t awful, but I think they need to keep experimenting to get a better result.

Extremely pale gold hue wearing a small white head. Tart and unclean nose offers grainy malts hinting at DMS, while grassy and floral hops try to bring some confidence back. Light bodied, moderately high carbonation. Tart in mouth as well, restricted flavours all the way through, shy malts and not very aromatic hops. Dull example.

09.30.05 Tap, GABF. Medium gold/straw color, lasting white head. Aroma light lemongrass, light cardboard, white bread (toast), light cabbage. Flavor not as interesting. Quite a bit of sweetness (papery) and scads of eff.

(draft) Crystal clear straw body with white head. Aroma is mild, medium sweet, apple. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, apple, light peach. Light body, some crispness.

on tap-Thin white head, color is clear yellow. Aroma is grain. Taste is malty grain, good carbonation.

Draught. Head is mostly diminishing. Body is clear light yellow. Aroma is lightly malty (grain), trace hops (herbs), with a note of DMS. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately bitter, husky. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Ouch. Zero for two on this visit. Calling this a pilsner is a stretch.

On tap @ Breckinridge 471 Kalamath poured a clear yellow with a minamal white head. Aroma was corn and light malt. Palate was clean and crisp. Flavor of light bread with a hint of citrus.