French Broad Goldenrod Pilsner

Brewed by French Broad Brewing Co.
Style: Pilsener
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Draft, Barley’s Taproom, Asheville NC. Very light, even for a Pils, straw color with impressive foamy white head. From there on it’s yeast, yeast, yeast. Smelled like bread, tasted like bread, mostly sourdough. Medium to light body, fairly fizzy, and very crisp and dry on the finish. Had a few grassy, wheaty notes but lacked the light citrus I tend to enjoy in Pilsners, but this is ok when the beer is named Goldenrod. Interesting, though the strong yeast flavor was too much along with pizza!

on tap - barley’s taproom - asheville nc - pale golden straw color with a slight whispy head. aroma is spicy with hints of pale malt - clean smelling. taste is very dry, crips and refreshing. very good hoppy finish - leaves you wanting more. one of the better new pilsner’s i’ve had recently. good spiciness to the hop profile. a bit of fizziness on the palete was the only real drawback.

Tap. Malt and banana yeast aromas. Pours hazy yellow with a frothy white head; good lacing. Mild hop flavor with a creamy malt finish. Fizzy and light refreshing palate.

On tap at Barley’s Taphouse in Asheville. Pale yellow in color with a white fizzy head. Grassy with a touch of mango (?!). Certain banana esters. Fun pilsner.

I have only had this mixed with Guinness at a local pub, it was called a Golden Czech. But when you actually reach this in the glass it is good, but I need to drink it by itself to know for sure.

It tastes fresh. And furthermore, there is none of that pilsener-like flavoring that I find prevalent in US pilseners. Crisp finish. Little bit weak on hops, but solid effort and worthy of a second beer.

Very Crisp, and a bracing hop bitterness to start. Nice bitterness throughout, actually. It lacks the softness one usually finds in European Pilsners, but still and interestin interpretation of the style.