Stern Pils

This is propably the funkiest pils I’ve tasted so far. The nose is sort of fresh, but taste is metallic, little fruity, skunky with some butter gone bad. I don’t know what, but there is something definately funky with this beer. Very strange, slightly bittery aftertaste. Oh yeah, the label is horrible, I would never pick up this bottle by it’s looks unless I was just trying out different beers.

golden, clear, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, lightly sour, medium body, thin feel, soft carbonation, long finish,

Bottle: Pale golden, thin white foamy layer; soapy nose with traces of cardboard and a tinge of grainy maltiness; slightly bitter-sweet flavour, weak aftertaste with traces of bitterness - a thinnish, watery, bland Pils !

(bottle) Golden colour with a fluffy white medium head. Aroma of sweet malts with a touch of herbal hops. It starts with a malty medium bodied mouthfeel, balanced with a slightly dry, bitter and quite lasting aftertaste. A drinkable recreation (?) of a Pilsener formerly brewed by the Stern Brauerei Carl Funke AG in Essen/Ruhr and nowadays by Stauder in contrast to the hop-accentuated Stauder Pils.

Bottled. Aroma is not typically pilsner-like, rather like helles. Average pilsner with a fruity undertone and a little sweetness. Medium hoppy finish. Quite decent.