König Pilsener (Germany)

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

Can, 500 ml, best before date 10 01 05; eye: straw, white head that resists its disappearence, light effervescence, clear, lacing; nose: malt (grain), light hops; mouth: light malt, finale of malt with a tiny layer of hops on top, lightly sweet, midly bitter, relatively thin, light to medium boyd, good carbonation; overall: disappointing, especially after moving a couple of 250-lb rocks FRANÇAIS Canette, 500 ml, meilleure avant : 10 01 05; oeil : paille, mousse blanche qui résiste à l’affaisement, légère effervescence, claire, dentelle; nez : malt (grain), léger houblon; bouche : malt léger, finale en malt avec une petite couche de houblon par-dessus, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, relativement mince, corps léger à moyen, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : déçu surtout après avoir déplacée quelques roches de 250 livres

Draught White, rocky head, which is fully lasting. Clear, yellow body. Fair lace. Weak aroma of malts and hops. Moderately bitter in the beginning, lightly bitter in the end. Lightly bodied and softly carbonated. A decent, hop-bitter pilsener that looks great.

New offering on tap at my local, served in a standard bar pilsener glass. Made a good appearance, poured a clear pilsener yellowish gold with a foamy white head slowly that settled into a thin lacing, very minimal amount of sticking, good carbonation. Had a good pilsener nose of floral and grassy hops with a backing sweet bready maltiness. A malty crisp and smooth lightish medium bodied mouthfeel, good drinkability. Crisp sweet bready maltiness with a balancing spicy, grassy hoppiness, a soft bitterness and a dry grainy and spicy finish that cleanses the palate. Tasty and balanced pilsener, very refreshing.

Bottle. Sharp texture, biting, flavor is harsh corn and tart biting yeast. Airy, musty nose. Crisp, classic tart palate, but the flavor is not very good at all.

Maybe my favorite Pilsener, maybe not. A style that doesn’t hit with a home run, but this one subsided all grassy malts / hoppiness and only slightly came out grassy hoppy. For that much, kudos. Not bad at all. Only very light grassy hops with almost a kolsch base. Very nicely balanced. Enjoyable.

(0.33L Bottle) Pours golden with average white head. Some hops with a rather bland, grassy aftertaste. Pretty average.

Bright gold appearance –vaguely hoppy, hay not much in the smell department – slightly bitter, and dry– medium body- aftertastes sweet

In my taste notes I wrote "Hops, hops and hops". Even though, a good beer on the beach in the summer.