New Glarus Unplugged Bohemian Lager

Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

12 oz bottle from Roy’s Market (New Glarus, WI). Pours a straw grainy hue, bright and cheery, that moves into a fuller gold, a light haze, with a big foamy full bright white head that laces pretty well, surprising for the style. Aromas are grainy malts, cereal, a touch of pilsner malts with their familiar stink, noble hops and grassy earthy hops. Head dies to a foamy film that continues to lace well. A touch of citrusy lemon and honey come through, but very much so a traditional pilsner. Initial is lighter bodied, with lemon, grassy, earthy noble hops, cereal malts and grain, bread, dough, a touch of pilsner malts, moving into a firm grassy earthy hop presence sticking to the palate. Light bodied, still decent flavor profile, with a crisp grainy and earthy hop presence. Light bitterness, lemon, florals, grass, with cereal and grainy malts lying beneath. Very nice and sessionable, surprised me especially that very special head.

(Bottle via trade with pantanap, thanks Kan!) Pours lightly hazy lightly amberish gold with a few inches of white head in my pilsener glass. Aroma of honey, caramel and light pine. Mouthfeel smooth, lightly beefy and very lightly prickly. Flavor of honey and caramel maltiness overlain by a light-medium piney bitterness. Hugely drinkable and nice.

Bottle from Growler: pours with a large soapy white head atop a vlear golden body. Aroma is fantastic crisp pils malt sweet hops and a real joy to smell a slight fruity aroma that is very good. Flavor is very goid great pils malt flavor and sweetness with a good hop bitterness and excellent hop flavor. All the flavors blend well and make this a fsntastic beer to drink

12oz bottle served in a shaker. Golden pour with a light haze and a thin head of off-white foam. Spotty lacing. The aroma consisted of fresh citrusy, herbal hops and bread dough. The flavor had a crisp Saaz bite and a nice bready, pilsner malt backbone. The hops are on the forefront, but the bitterness isn’t overwhelming or astringent. Very clean on the tongue. Medium to full-bodied with a light amount of crisp carbonation. I wish I could have had this when it was really fresh. Still drinking nicely at this point.

12 oz bottle acquired via trade. Hazy golden color with nice effervescent bubbles and a mild white head. Aroma is apple, pepper, some citrus hops, a little breadiness. Flavor is sweet citrus/apple with some peppery spice and a light yeastiness. Pretty tasty for the style, another solid one from Dan and the boys at New Glarus.

Septemberfest. Sample from a bottle shared by me. Solid yellow, white cover. Aroma is light corn, heavy grain. Taste is again heavy grain, grassy finish.

12oz. bottle poured into a Footed Pilsner at 40°. Color is a hazy golden with mellow carbonation and a small tight white head. Aroma is faint with a sweet yeast and grain scent. Taste is creamy and bitter. Starting with a bold light body it goes down with a creamy feel. Finish is a mild malt sweetness with a hint of hop flavor and an even bitterness. After taste is clean with the bitterness hang in the back of your mouth. Overall I feel it a great example of this style.

bottle, pours a rich gold, medium frothy white head. Sweet apple cider and peppery hop nose. Crisp sweet pale malts and well balanced fresh sazz hop bite. Very nice pilsner.