South Shore Honey Pils

12oz bottle at the Tagalong Golf Resort in Birchwood, WI. Dark yellow pour with a nice white head. Light malty, sweet aroma. Very smooth, a little honey and a nice hop bite in the finish, not bad.

Hazy gold pour, thin white head vanishes quickly, but does leave a few spots of lace. Aroma is faint, grassy hops, cereals. Honey really comes out in the flavor, also creamy, cereal elements. Definite funkiness in the finish; I’m ambivalent as to whether it’s a good funk or a bad one. Thin bodied, somewhat watery.

On Tap at the Great Lakes Brewfest. Mildly hazy golden yellow with a thin white head. Aroma of honey, corn and grain. Taste of honey, mild grassy hops and lemon.

Pours a cloudy, glowing tangerine-yellow color. What starts as a massive, billowing head of white foam slowly dissipates to a wispy film with a thin edge. Scant lines and traces of lacing mark the glass. The aroma hints at a mild infection, a bit of out-of-place funk interfering with a sweetly glazed, toasted malt background and perfumy, floral hops. Notes of honey really show up in the flavor, highlighting the toasted cereal grains and subtle floral hops. There’s a bit of a wild, almost sour yeast character that again seems to have stemmed from the beginnings of an infection. Medium-light bodied, with balanced carbonation and a floral, semi-sour finish. This would be a decent summertime brew if it were not for the infection, but I have to consider quality control matters in my rating.

Bottle. darker gold with a medium head. Hop aroma with a hint of honey. Smooth on the palate. Nice hop & honey flavor at start with a hop finish. Could have more of a pils flavor.

Pours a bright golden colour with a small white head. This beer had a nice pleasent barbecue smell to it. Not smokey, but when i smelled it, i noticed an outdoor wisc barbecue in the aroma. sweet honey fountain!!

(Bottle) Pours a golden color with a large white head. Aroma is of light citrus and some sweet malts. Actually, sweet honey notes come through well in this brew. Taste includes a typical crisp hoppy bite. Decent mouthfeel, but a bit overcarbonated. I feel like I have had a couple of overcarbonated beers from this brewery. All in all, a pretty good pils.

I feel like I’m reviewing the wrong beer. Although this was mega-carbonated, and a little fizzy, the honey hit just the right note to offset the hoppiness of the beer. As someone wrote, it’s hell to pour, but tastes good and is altogether enjoyable.