Smoky Mountain Old Thunder Road Pilsner

Brewed by Smoky Mountain Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Gatlinburg, Tennessee USA

Draught. Sometimes this is all right with me. Other times, it’s not very good at all. Basically, it’s a fizzy, golden, sweet lager. It’s pretty corny with some sticky sugar at times. However, there is a fair presence of some papery hops to liven things up just a notch. Not horrible, it’s better than the other golden lagers from this brewer. --------&# 31, 2007] This batch was better than the last time I tried this. I recalled Thunder Road as having a significant hop presence in my pre-Ratebeer days and this was more reminiscent of that. The corn and sugar aspects were very in check with a respectable dry, woody finish today. Another testament to the inconsistency I’ve experienced at this brewery.

A medium orange color, no head. Aroma is passion fruit, malt. Flavor is wheaty and malty. Not bad.

On tap at the brewpub in Gatlinburg TN - Poured golden with a slight white head. Sweet corn and light malts dominate the aroma but a slight note of lemon is also found. Flavor is similar to the aroma but I found that the lemon flavor was actually quite powerful in this one. On the palate this is light and crisp and clean. Decent with the pizza I had but I wasn’t impressed.

Clear golden beer with only a faint, fizzy white head. Sweet nose with a faint citrus note. Flavor has some white sugar sweetness to it with salt and something metallic. Hops are pretty strong. Not a great beer but goes well with a sandwich.

Tap. Hop and malt blended aroma. Pours bronze with a white head; lined lacing. Hoppy and sour malt flavor. Fizzy and light palate.

Grassy, citrusy, hoppy beer. I guess it is fairly true to style but a little thin. Bitter at the end.

On draught at Calhouns Feb 2005. Light straw to pale-golden color, rapidly fizzling head. Smells sour again (why do all of their beers smell sour?) with a hint of pils malt, just a hint. Flavor is a mix of honey, almonds and corn, which isnt tremendously appetizing. Light astringent bitterness on the end, very watery. Slightly sharp carbonation, but it dies off quickly. Should be reclassified as a "Pale Lager".

Nice golden hue but no head. Grassy, citrusy, hoppy aroma. Flavor is clean and crisp, citrusy and hoppy, a touch malty. Finishes a bitter lemon like flavor. Good balance to the entire product and a good quencher as well.