Devil’s Backbone Trukker Pils

Brewed by Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Roseland, Virginia USA

Trying to be a pils but almost tastes as though it is too clean for pilsners I am used to. Light bodied. Hits your mouth with a bit of a crisp flavor. Seems to lace the glass okay, just not enough going on even for a pilsner.

From Devil’s Backbone 4-19-09. Clear yellow body with an aroma of hops and grass. Flavor was floral, hoppy and melon.

On tap at the brewpub on 04/19/2009. Clear pale golden body with a medium foamy white head. Sweet fruity aroma with a grassy hop background. Sweet grassy hop flavor with a bit of fruitiness. Light body with moderately high carbonation.

Growler from the brewery. Pours a clear pale yellow gold color with a thin head. Poor head retention and lacing. Aroma of floral hops and light grainy notes. Taste is sweet malts, light grain, herbal grassy hops, honey and tea. A tad bit on the sweet side and lacking in bitterness. A little bit on the thin side as well. Sadly one of the more disappointing offerings from a great brewery.

Pale yellow appearance. Aroma of honey accented malts and grassy floral hops. The flavor is similar. Some graininess in the malt flavor detracts, as does the fact that it comes off as a touch too sweet. But again, not bad.