König Pilsener (Germany)

Brewed by König Brauerei (Bitburger)
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

In the glass this didn’t really have too much appeal. Looked fairly standard, with its pale golden body, medium sized bubbles and short lasting head. And the aroma gave some floral notes initially followed by doughy malt. However, on tasting it improved a lot, with the dry flavour carrying a nice bitterness, along with some crisp lemon and a grassy hoppiness in the finish. A decent imported lager - it’s good to see one around these parts for once.

Slightly rounder and more floral than most German pilseners, but still very light and dry. Tettnang/Saaz mixture? Hops are mellow and floral rather than spicy or grassy. Reasonably bitter finish that is soft and not metallic like hop-extract pilseners. Lacks malt, definition. But it’s clean, dry and drinkable. A very competently brewed pilsener of modest ambition. rer8: yawn

I loved smelling this bottle before pouring it. The aroma isn’t strong but its great, the strong bitterness in the finish of this beer is its only strength - however its worth drinking for that alone. Its not a flowery hops flavour like many pilseners but a very dry bitterness that lingers for a long time. Reminded me of a stronger and cleaner version of the bitterness in Aussie lagers.

Small white head quickly disappears entirely, leaving just an unattractive film. Very pale yellow body with a little carbonation. Faint, thin, mealy, apple-ish aroma with rubbery notes. Taste is clean and crisp, with a bitter, chalky apple-like aftertaste. Very little body. Surprisingly bitter, for a beer that is so low on taste in every other respect. Refreshing, and attractively crisp, but still not much of an achievement in my book. (0.33l bottle.)

Golden with a good head. The hop is present both in the aroma and flavor. Average bitterness in this quite good pilsner

Bottle Nice light bitterness with a dry finish. A bit watery, but thirst quenching. Not my favorite, but not bad.

Canette de 500 ml. Couleur jaune paille, mince collet. Simple arome d’herbe avec un peu de malte. Goût un peu pétillant, sec et amère, peu de malte. C’est O.K.

500 mL can. Yellow with a touch of orange. Thin head. Aroma of grasses with a bit of malt. Taste is unobtrusive. Sweet, grasses, not as much cereal (corn?) as some pilseners. Not much bitterness. Fairly thin. Could be worse.