 IrishBoy (2719), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 26, 2009 12 oz bottle from Sandy’s Liquors. Nose of grassy, flowery hops and a light twist of vanilla. Clear gold with a medium pale yellow head. Flavor is lightly bitter and caramel.
alexanderj (2279), Chino Hills, California, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 28, 2009 Bottle; poured a pretyy clear, dull gold with a smallish white head. Aroma of sweet malt, honey, earth, yeast, grass with a hint of floral. Quite bready overall. Flavor was a bit weird, with a good dose of mineral and smokiness nights in the beginning. Grassy and bready as well, with a long lingering finish that wasn’t too good for me. Not very good overall for me.
Saarlander (1581), Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 3, 2009 Hazy gold pour, floral aroma. Grassy,floral, bitter, dry flavor, very similar to Jever, for sure a northern German style brew, easy to drink, great flavor, loved this one, will become a regular one for me!
SamGamgee (1465), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 3, 2009 12oz bottle. Hazier dull gold color than you would expect for a pils, with a thin head that doesn’t last very long. The aroma is a pleasant mix of sweet, honey-tinged malt, and floral and spicy hops. The flavor has lightly sweet pale malt that has a little bread character, balanced by medium grassy and herbal hop bitterness. Throw in a hint of lemon as well, but not the acidity. There is also a light fruitiness and an almost yeasty doughy quality. The body is on the light side, but maintains a nice texture. This has a good deal of character for a pils, without being over-hopped like many American takes on the German style. This just has an easy-drinking balance with a pleasing bitterness in the finish.
CaptainCougar (5523), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 10/20 |
May 18, 2009 Pours a slightly hazy pale golden with a thin, spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of grainy pale malts and a characteristic that reminds me of clothes that have been sitting in an old wooden dresser for too long. I think I’m getting it from the aroma hops. Body starts with good fullness for the style and a touch of pale grainy malty sweetness and light fruitiness before some grassy herbal hoppy bitterness. FInishes fairly crisp and bittersweet. A good attempt at the style, but I think I prefer the Czech-style pilseners.
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