JosephsBrau Hopfest

Brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Palo Alto, California USA

Bottle - Poured with a deep golden color and a firm, merangue-like white foamy head. The aroma is odd, cheesy, every snack-food-like. The drink is kinda bready, with a chunky, biscuity essence. The finish is moderately flowery, but I keep getting back to the biscuit ... like ritz crackers. (#2967, 6/9/2007)

Light golden color with a taller off-white head. Dry grains along with a hint of floral hops and I do catch a whiff of DMS (tomato juice). Nice lace, but the head is nearly gone. Very watery flavors with pale grains, light bubblegum, and a dry citric acidity. Pepper and light acid in the finish and linger. A pils equal to $2 chuck. Linger does have a bit of malt and floral noble hops, but still a bit too thin in the middle.

The aroma was mostly comprised of a strong light caramel and a bit of spicy hops. The aroma was malty as if the beer had been decocted. In the glass the golden lager was clear with a white, yet low and persistent head which laced the glass. The flavor was malty with a light spice but a somewhat odd grassy presence was notable. Could it be the hopfest? The balance was decidedly toward bittering with a nice malt backbone, but the hops were not what I would look for in a Pils. The body was medium and the carbonation was moderate. A nice crisp beer, easy to drink, but with that odd hop middle flavor, not one to seek out. 12 ounce bottle.

12oz bottle. Crisp looking, golden color. Aroma of lager malt and a bit of crisp pils hops. Flavor is very balanced between the malt and hops. Great bitter hop finish is a little on the dry side. A very good CD-Pils!

Bottle. Pours a nice golden color with a small white head. Aroma of hops. Nicely crisp and mild hops and malt. Overall, it’s a nice beer, and at $4.99 for a sixer at TJ’s it’s a nice value.

Pour is a golden with almost no head. Aroma is a nice mix of malt, hops and a bit of grassy hay. Flavor is ok but weaker. Deffinatly pils malts with a dash of hops. You could prob name 5 better German pils than this but the price of $1 a bottle is a selling point. Not really bad but you can’t really go wrong with this style.

Found this one bottled in Batavia, Illinois. Bright yellow pour with little head. Hops overpowered by a dryness, almost citrusy nose. Well balanced but quite dry. Clean finish. For a pilsener, I’ve had much worse.

Clear golden, large white head, decent lacing and retention. Aroma is grassy, spicy hops with some bread. Lighter body with a somewhat bitter finish, as expected. Doesn’t have the hop notes I really look for in a Pils though. Still enjoyable but I’ve had far better.