 CharlesDarwin (1406), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 25, 2008
12oz Bottle. A light cusp of hop leaf sugars and settled grain malt build a pilsener nose, a touch hoppy. Pours a middle gold-yellow, faintly translucent with a well-held rim in white. Flavor develops quietly. A medium-bodied grain sugar, with very distant and not distracting metallic and corn notes. Some deeper, toothier sugars show for a bit of complexity. Towards the end the hop finish comes on strong and rich. A good glowing Noble finish for a real crisp, bright smack. Not dusty. This isn’t bad! I think it’s a very respectable German Pils. Not much off-flavor, decent body, great balance and good hop finish. Suprisingly nice work.
Darkover (1212), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Oct 3, 2008 Clear golden color with a big beige head. Aroma of grass and grainy malts. Flavor of sweet grainy malts with a bitter finish. Crisp.
rayOfBeer (260), El Cerrito, California, USA
Sep 28, 2008 Poured from the bottle an orange tinted golden with medium sized white head that faded slowly with some nice lace. Aroma was soft with a touch of spice, caramel, and some wet cardboard. Flavor is mostly malt with just a light touch of citrus, caramel, and a mild tart-bitter ending. Palate starts with a small amount of sweetness that goes with a light body and ends tart. Overall, cheap but lacks flavor and a good pilsner zing. The Hopfest name misled me. I thought there would be a stronger hop profile where I found virtually none. I would not get this one again.
killjoy966 (96), USA
Sep 20, 2008 Looks a bit darker than your typical pilsener. Unfortunately that is not a good thing as it makes it look like some seriously unhealthy urine. Finishes kind of watery and citrus-y. I do like the extra hop flavor, but not enough to make me love this pilsener.
Collint (347), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Sep 15, 2008 Bottle, from Trader Joes only $1. Pours a clear golden beer with a light thin head. Aroma is grassy. Flavor is clean light earthy light hops and malt. Very clean refreshing beer, can’t beat the price.
Ninjadave (3), , USA
does not count  Sep 4, 2008 Golden Yellow and fizzy white head, Taste has a nice balance. and good for the price.
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