 kmweaver (1768), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
May 7, 2008
Draft @ Frisco’s. Pours a light, straw-orange color; tan white head with little retention. Pleasant dry, mineral and herbal hoppiness in the aroma; some fruitiness; a bit underwhelming. Medium mouthfeel: plenty of zesty herbal and mineral hops; some numbness on the tip of the tongue; lively (almost fizzy) carbonation; toasted bread and a touch of sugar at the core; reasonably dry, but a touch too chewy. Medium finish: toastiness and bread, mineral bitterness, some sugar.
PilsnerPeter (1303), Flushing, New York, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Tap at Barcade: Pours a muddy honey/orange color with no clarity and an off white thin head. The aroma has some fresh bready malt character along with a touch of honey and spicy hops. Creamy and frothy body. The flavor is very spicy with a nice balance. Has a honeyish and doughy sweet background with plenty of earthy/dirty spicy hop character. Has some lemon zest and flowery hop components along with peppery and twiggy hop spiciness. A solid, earthy Pilsner.
Gregis (834), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
Jun 26, 2008 On tap at the Flying Saucer-KC. Pours a hazy gold with a creamy white head. The nose is of clean Pils malt with a bright, grassy/floral hop note. Medium-bodied and creamy with a solid bitter finish, this possesses one of the better palates of all the pilseners that I’ve sampled to-date. The flavor is of sweet Pils malt up-front with a huge hop hit following into the finish. In the vein of Victory’s Prima Pils, this is an amped-up/hopped-up American interpretation of a pilsener.
Ughsmash (2773), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Jun 25, 2008 On tap at the Brew Kettle. Poured clear, bright golden with a short cap of white head. The aroma was dry and shy with a lovely blend of bready and lemony notes when you prod.. a touch of pine spiced up the back. Lighter pear-like fruits and lemon in the flavor with building (and rather taking over) pineapple that carried through the finish.. engaging the whole way with a dry, memorable finish. Medium-bodied with higher carbonation on the palate.. spicy on the back.. very good.
ksurkin (51), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Jun 22, 2008 draft at Barleys in Greenville. pours a cloudy orange/yellow with a short, off-white head. aroma is floral, fresh hops, and orange peel. flavor was the best part of this beer. quite tasty with good balance of hop sweetness and german malts. very smooth and easy drinking with a nice hoppy aftertaste. another good one from the locker stock.
brewblackhole (1214), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
Jun 19, 2008 On tap,I just knew this was a lager when I tasted it despite its name,just had that lager feel to it. Aromaswith grainy hops and not much else, taste was an almost tart lemony hopping with a deceidedly bitter finish. Would have sworn there was some wheat in there. Lighter in body ,which I suppose you’d want at a California wedding,that tongue twisting bitterness is the key satndout here. Interesting ,especially for a pilsner
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