Rock Bottom Bellevue Liquid Sunshine

Brewed by Rock Bottom Bellevue
Style: Pilsener
Bellevue, Washington USA

Clear pale yellow color with a fleeting head. Grainy malt, lager yeast aromas. Thin flavor is mild lagered corn flake malts.

Nice crisp pils aroma. This is okay. Not very dry, a hint of butter. Actually not all that refreshing.

I have been on a little bit of a pilsner fix lately so this seemed to fit the bill. That being said, this was extremely uninspired with almost nothing going on. Some flat bready notes in the nose, and that was it. Nose was almost devoid of anything IMO. Pours golden with no head. SOft bready sweetness followed by a crisp finish. Pretty watery, very watery actually. I just didn’t get much flavor or inspiration with this at all. I wanted to like it but could not.

Head was flat, colour was clear. There was a malty taste to this one. good amount of carbonation and light bodied.

Pours a very clear and brilliant straw color with a thin white head. The aroma is virtually nil - some yeast and some malts. The flavor is a bit malty for a Pilsner, but not as bland as I was expecting. It had a decent sweet malt presence throughout with a touch of noble hops (didn’t taste like Saaz) in the finish. The mouthfeel is a bit thick for how light the beer is, but overall is creamy and not unacceptable. Overall, not terrible, but far from their tastiest offering.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear bright gold with a fading white head. Aroma of herbal hops. Light, watery body with medium carbonation. Taste of nuts and lightly sweet caramel. Lightly crisp and flowery hop finish.

Draft at the brewpub. Pours fizzy yellow disappointment. At first this seemed to have the familiar failing of a pilsner aroma--that aluminum-y smell. After driving partway home behind an old Vanagon that was chuffing blue smoke on every throttle tap and downshift, though, it’s clear: this beer smells like it needs a ringjob. It smells like an overly rich mix of gas fumes. Well, ok, not literally that harsh or pungent, but a much lighter version of that chemical sweetness. Almost no flavor at all, and the body is as close to water as I’ve had in a draft beer. I really hate knocking a talented brewer so thoroughly, but tonight’s sampler platter just never came together.

Seemed out of stile for a pilsner... overly sweet and not crisp... I was disappointed in this beer