 bhensonb (3004), Woodland, California, USA
Sep 14, 2008 Bottle from Friar Tuck in St. Louis. Golden color with a large finely bubbled head. Lots of grassy hop in the aroma, with perhaps some light bread beneath. Body is medium; carboation is frothy. Flavor is nicely grassy bitter, with some malt - hops 1, malt less than 1. It has a nice clean bitter finish. Does somewhat resemble a Bohemian product. Quite like the ending.
DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
Aug 12, 2008 01-May-08 (12-oz bottle: Free sample bottle for stewarding the 2008 World Beer Cup in San Diego, CA) Not sure what kind of "golden pilsener" this is. In the glass, it’s golden-orange in color and extremely hazy, bordering on cloudy. A large, billowing head fills the top two inches of the glass with large bubbles and despite the expectation of a fast-falling head, it never settles below half an inch. And though the ringed lacing is a little sloppy, ringed lacing is still impressive. The pleasant but un-pilsener-like nose is grassy and mildly grainy, but also very fruity like fresh apricots and smells slightly of diacetyl. Again, mildly sweet, fresh stone fruits shine through in the flavor, almost pushing aside the mildly bitter, citrusy backing. Grainy malts are most definitely a background flavor. Despite the overactive heading, this beer is somewhat low in carbonation on the palate. The medium body is too heavy for a pilsener and not at all clean or refreshing. Forgetting that this is supposed to be a pilsener, it’s not a bad-tasting beer. But how the brewery thought this beer had a shot at winning a World Beer Cup medal in the German style pilsener is beyond me.
dwaggs2 (93), Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
Jul 18, 2008 This beer wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Pours a golden color. Aroma is grassy. This is a well balances beer. Would get this again. This is an easy drinking beer
heemer77 (3752), Savannah, Missouri, USA
Apr 11, 2008 Bottled. Hazy mediumgold body with a rocky bright white head. The aroma has some light tobacco and grass. There is also a cake donut note. The taste is grassy with some bell peper notes. There is also some white bread crust. A decent brew, especially for Sand Creek.
switzer (22), USA
Dec 6, 2007 Pours a light gold with a fair amount of carbonation, and a foamy head that fainly dissipates. Smells of a bouquet of flowery hops. Flavor is balanced between hops and malt, and finishes clean. This is an all malt beer, no adjuncts, and has more gusto than any other German Pilsener in St. Louis. Way to bring back a legendary beer brand to St. Louis!
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