 acrdz (4129), Pennsylvania, USA
May 8, 2008
Draft @ Frisco Grille. Pours a light hazy yellow straw color with a white head. Starchy hops with medium dryness in the nose, some pillowy yeast notes but more of a potato starch smell than a prickly-spicy yeast smell. Flavor is similar, first you notice just how full it is, then more of this sort of bland potato flavor overpowering some lighter cracker and pils malt flavors, and throughout there’s sort of a slimy olive oil flavor and texture. Not bad, the hops are strange, not exactly in line with what a pils should have, and the yeast has that sort of funky cardboard smell and taste that is sometimes found in steam beer due to the fermentation temperature… and I kinda think that when Rogue does these lagers they don’t do any lagering, even though they used a Czech pils yeast, which would explain that off flavor.
Pawola22 (31), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Jul 12, 2008 On tap at the Flying Saucer in KC.
Aroma: Very hoppy, citrus, flowery. Some pils malt.
Appearance: Very clear light orange. Not a lot of haze. Two-finger white head that lasts forever. Lots of lace on the glass.
Flavor: Nothing too complex. Pretty bitter, lots of initial hop taste as well as a lot of hop aftertaste. Sweet and fruity in the middle with a pils malt.
Palate: Very smooth, medium carbonation.
Overall: A great way to style a pilsener. Very drinkable and an enjoyable bitterness. Like I said, not too complex. Nothing special, but still very good.
PilsnerPeter (1322), 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 (848), 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 (2814), 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 (52), 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.
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