Thirsty Bear Polar Bear

Brewed by Thirsty Bear Brewing Company
Style: Pilsener
San Francisco, California USA

Dry, saltine cracker aroma. Juicily malty, bright hops, strongly bitter. Lightly husky, but still bright finish. Rather simple, but crisp and to the point.

its a fukin pilsner i dont even know why im drinkin dis shiet. its not bad actually. its like one of the better pilsners ive had in my life. of course the appearance isnt great but i like the flavor. im kinda feeling the flavor at this point because its like light and sheit.

Date: August 22, 1998
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: dark yellow, whispy head
Aroma: light sweet malt aroma
Flavor: very light flavor, very bland, no real hops, not near enough for a pilsner

Date: July 09, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, fine off white head
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, spicy hops
Body: creamy body
Overall: sweet malt aroma, light spicy hops, light bitterness

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *+/4

Light Yellowish pour, smell of hops, yeast, and is quite bitter for a pilsener. almost IPA like bitterness. Definitely not one of my favorite pilsners, and I didn’t really care for this much. One of my least favorite of the 9 or so I tried from the Thirsty Bear in SF. Mine had a lingering aftertaste I didn’t care for as well.

Draught, Thirsty Bear. Head is mostly diminishing. Body is dark yellow. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain), lightly to moderately hoppy (flowers, herbs), with a light note of honey. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Pleasant, clean, delicate rendition.

Rating number #1000. <P> Draught at the brewery. Beer is clear, light caramel with a small, beige, frothy, mostly diminishing head.<P>The aroma is malty with moderate notes of toasted grain, toasted wheat bread crust, trace of caramel; Hoppy with a light note of herbal citrus zest.<P>The flavor is moderately sweet, light/moderately acidic, lightly bitter with a long, light/moderately bitter, lightly sweet finish.<P>The body is light/medium, the texture is watery and the carbonation is lively.<P>Simple, clean and enjoyable.

Light later nose with a hint of lemon, yellow color, no head. Faint citrusy note in the body. Thin. OK, but no so exciting. Clear, clean lager.

(On tap) Clear, pilsener golden with a small, white head. Clean, fresh nose with a floral hoppiness. Medium body with a clean and lightly sweet malt base before a dry and floral hoppiness sets in. A very decent Pils. 240307