Orlando Brewing European Pilz

Brewed by Orlando Brewing
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Orlando, Florida USA

Date: 11/17/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Clear dark gold, fine beige head, thick lace, sweet malt aroma with soft floral hops, sweet malt flavor with a grain character, nice bitter bite comes in to balance and complement the sweetness, lingering bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Gold colour and rather flat-looking. Why? Way too much diacetyl. You can smell it a mile away. There’s nothing else. On the palate, a little bit of herbal hop shows through and it actually finishes with some dryness but it’s still pretty buttery. Ugh.

on tap-pours a retaining thin off white head that laces and yellow/gold color. Aroma is mild grain, lemon. Taste is light/medium malt-caramel, secondary spicy hops (Hersbruck?). Medium body. Mild carbonation.

Draft... Lightly-hazed yellow lager with a small, wispy, white head... diminishes to an ultra-small, creamy head. Excellent retention. The aroma is of citrus, white bread and toffee with an earthy undertone. Sweet, pilsner malt flavor is challenged by, but not equaled by, earthy Saaz hops. Medium-bodied with a lightly creamy mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Metallic bitterness lingers on the back of my palate for minutes, not seconds, after each sip.

Draft sample at brewhouse. Poured a clear straw color with a moderate fizzy white head that mostly lasted and had good lacing. Moderate hoppy aroma. Medium body with soft carbonation. Medium bitter hoppy flavor with a medium bittersweet dry finish of moderate duration. This beer met my expectations.

On tap at the brewery. Pours a translucent golden with a large fog white head that laced. Aroma of mixed citrus, cereal grains, lots of nice floral/spicy hop notes and very fruity. Flavor of hops, cereal grains, good bit of hop bitterness, some grapefruity character. A nice hoppy pilsner.

OTH tasting 09/06/08 courtesy of the slimbeerdrinker, thanks Bethany. Pours clear gold with zero head. The aroma is sweet malts, pilsner like malts, mild floral hops and grainish malts. The taste is grainy and carries floral hops and spicy hop bitterness to go along with sweet malts. Very tasty pilz. Yum! I love the way the different malty notes blend and mix with a mild background of hops adding balance. This is one of the better brews I’ve had to date from Orlando Brewing.

Sample at brewery taproom. Warm golden, hardly any head in the taster glass. Fruity aroma. Hops not detectable but diacetyl is, unfortunately. Flavors are nice, a good crisp herbal hop finish lingers on the back of the tongue like fresh greens or herbs leave. Nicely hopped but needs an aroma boost.