Schwelmer Pils

Brewed by Brauerei Schwelm
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Schwelm, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

The aroma is like sweet bread. There are plenty of malty grains but with nice herbal and grassy hops. The appearance is deep gold with a light orange hue. The head is medium sized and foamy. Also, the head leaves lots of lace on the glass. The flavor is like the aroma. It’s like drinking sweet herb bread. The palate is smooth but thin making it very refreshing. The finish has a bit of citrus that was not detectable in the aroma. As a German pilsner this one sets the bar. Probably the best pilsner I have had.

Golden clear body with small white head. Grass and light malt aromas. Clean smooth bitterness with green apples. Good pils.

Bottle. Golden beer with a whitish head. Grainy/earthy aroma. Spicy flavor with earthiness and a touch of sweet malt. Some metallic tones at finish. Lingering low bitterness. Easy to drink.

(06.29.06) Gift from Tom D. One pint, 9.4 oz brown bottle. Poured golden yellow with medium white head. Good carbonation. Aroma of grains. Medium bodied pils that starts with light malt sweetness and toasted malt flavors. Finished dry with light malt fade. No discernable hop presence. A decent drinkable malty beer.

Bottled. Pours a medium golden color, with a moderate foamy white head. Somewhat grainy and acidic. Some maltiness. Bitter grainy flavor. Some bitter maltiness. Slightly sweet. Finish is somewhat bitter.

Quite a mild aroma, smelling of bread crusts, and perhaps a hint of fruit. Flavor is very light, but extremely clean on the palate, with some sweet honey notes, and a bit of grassy hop bitterness. Finishes slightly bitter, but well rounded.

Pours mid-golden with sparkling effervescence and a creamy white head. Moldy, wet grass aroma with strong DME and a touch of milk. A few days ago, the taste struck me like a harsh, high gravity beer. Today the flavor seems slightly more subdued, but the alcohol (which is a pitiful 4.7%) still comes across strong and unrefined. Otherwise I find a balanced brew with mild components leaning towards herbal hop bitterness.

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Swing-top. Clear golden pour with a white head. Herby and grassy aroma with malt overtones. Good mixture of sweetness and bitterness all the way through. Very lightly floral, strongly malty. Smooth with a dry finish. Thanks to pvnizub!