Grand River Hannenberg Pils

Brewed by Grand River Brewing
Style: Pilsener
Cambridge, Canada

Bright golden. Herbal aroma with light diacetyl. More of the same on the palate, the hop bite remaining somewhat modest. Sweet and biscuitty malts. Fairly dry finish, again with diacetyl.

My Bottom Line:
Grassy, herbal hop spires pierce the cloudy, softspoken cereals in this balanced and highly drinkable Pils.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A ring of foam circles the hazy pale yellow.
-Citrusy notes are also present throughout.
-The nose was more complex than the flavor profile.
-The body was lean and the maltiness not entirely crisp.
-The finish was a tad dull, mostly offering cereal sweetness and thus without much hop presence.
-We also got a bottle that was labelled Pils, but which was obviously not the same beer as this one. What’s up with that?
-Although this was quite enjoyable, it could not hold up to the Tipopils which followed, imho.

Bottled on July 31st, 2008.

Bottle courtesy of Matt7215. Pours gold with a white head. Smells of dry malt, some peppery splashes. Tastes of caramel, sweet malt, apples, a touch of pepper. Inoffensive.

A golden pils with a thick white head. A very nice biscuitty malt aroma, mineral notes and crisp German hops. In mouth, a sweetish biscuitty malt, lightly nutty, medium bodied. Growler from Inertiaboy. Shared Aug. 2008, with Capflu, GRM, et al., Brasseurs du temps gathering.

Thanks to Mat for the bottle, bottled on 4/21/2009. Poured clear, bright golden with a fluffy cap of white head. The aroma picked up soft bready malts with splashes of earth, flowers, and quite a bit of buttery character.. almost smelled sticky. The flavor picked up sweet bready and honey notes at the core with floral and light peppery bitterness surrounding.. got buttery at the end, but it seemed to work. Light-bodied and sticky on the palate with not much more than mild bitterness.. clean and very easy-drinking.

A bit of colour, San Francisco yeast, bubbles.Good bitterness and malt on top of the already naturally bitter hard water of the area.Hallenteau hops and German malts. Sampled at the brewery On tap at The Winking Judge with the Grand River Brewing owner Robert Hannenberg. First sample had pleasant aroma that none of us including Bill the judge identify, though there is some ppper. Second pint was totally neutral. yellowish with dissipitating white foam. Some citrus and the constant Grand River bitterness. The unfiltered pre-edition was a bit more interesting and complex in fruit that Robert puts down to apricot. This would be great on cask.

Draught. At Volo. Mostly clear gold pour with a small white head. Clean, refeshing, appealing aroma, sweet and light; floral hops, light fruity banana/apple malt, with dashes of yeast and spice - reminded me of a hefe-pils cross. The taste was also quite light, a perfect patio beer, crisp, floral and just the right amount of bitterness to balance out the sweetness. The mouthfeel seemed a bit slick - this really is light-bodied - with a whisper of astringency. This would be terrific on cask, it reminded me on the palate of the better cask English golden ales - lightly malty, with just the right amount of hop bitterness in the finish. Very refreshing, and another solid offering from Grand River.

On tap at Volo
Appearance: Mild golden appearance with fine medium, fairly creamy top , some lace noted. 3+
Nose : Sweet , grainy front with fruity hop backing..
Flavor/Palate : medium bodied with lighter palate. Slightly sour , grainy hints up front followed by dry hay. To much of fruity bitterness on palate to be true helles yet not nearly enough of hop profile for pils. Malty softness was proper to intended style. Brew that grows on you the more you drink, that’s good. Currently with this batch I would classify under premium lager category.12+/20