Emersons Pilsner

Brewed by Emersons Brewing Company
Style: Pilsener
Dunedin, New Zealand

Pours a light gold with a fluffy white head. Aroma features grainy pale malt, a touch of sweet fruit, but is dominated by a bready character. On the palate there is sweet malt, a grassy character similar to sauvignon Blanc or my grandads garden shed. Ends on a lingering grassy bitterness. Certainly not Richards best beer , but his biggest seller and I can see why that is so.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 1     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2     Lasting: 2     Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 3   Pilsner : 4   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : 2   Hay : 4   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : 3
Hops : 4   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 3   Floral : 3   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : 1   Bitterness : 3   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : 3   Crisp : 3   Sharp : 2   Watery : 2   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX

Comments: Sharp, rather bitter pils, though not very focused in its maltiness. Quite thin and perhaps overly clean. I like how the dryness develops by the sip, but this is likeable whereas I expected the 2nd pilsner in ranking to be stunningly lovely in itself rather than for its similarities to IPAs - pils malts are so charming after all.

Bought a week ago. Very good poured. Great pilsner. Almost similar to great German Beers. Well worth drinking.

Date: 03/01/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

hazy pale yellow, bubbly white head, crisp floral hop aroma, light body, balanced malt flavor, touch of nice sweetness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Very nice drop and a true reward! Hard to get away from at times. I love the nice, hoppy flavour and head I get with it. (Germans like their head and I am born German!) Cheers Richard ;-)

A fine example of the european pilsner style well worth drinking if oyu get the chance

Pours a lovely pale straw gold colour with a fluffy white head, huge spicy fruity aroma, passion fruit and melon. Sweetish fruit flavour with bitter finish that lingers. A massively flavourful beer and a credit to Emersons brewery

Huge saaz hop aroma and flavour in this pilsner. So much so it’s not really a session beer. Still I absolutely loved it and something to aim for when brewing this style.