Upland Preservation Pilsner

Brewed by Upland Brewing Company
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Bloomington, Indiana USA

Objectively speaking: Like their Saison, this relies heavily on malts and ultimately feels like a hoppy helles.
I like: Fair white head covers the clear, soft golden. The considerable dose of hops is able to bring some refreshment into the equation. Not limited to graininess, but not the best extracted malt flavours, it lacks some fresh breadiness. Clean through and through.
I dislike: Not entirely fitting full body which diminishes the drinkability.

I went ahead and dug up my brief notes from GTMW to get this beer to 10 ratings: Bready and herbal with a a slight DMS note. Smooth and easy to drink but not as refreshing as I hoped it would be. A very average pils IMO.

On draught at the brewpub in Bloomington, Indiana. Pours a clear golden pale blonde brew with an average sized white head that slowly dissipates to a thin creamy white head and excellent lacing. Aroma of light golden grain malt, some grassy hops and a touch of citrus zest. Taste is light bodied, some carbonation with flavors of bready golden grain malt, some citrus zest and a touch of grassy hops. Finish is crisp, with a short lived golden grain malt aftertaste.

This draft brew from a beer festival poured a very large sized head of foamy white colored bubbles that were long lasting and left behind a transparent softly carbonated light yellow colored body and thick foamy lacing. The weak aroma was lagerish. The mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish. The thin flavor contained notes of malt and mild hops. An OK brew just nothing special.

Draft. Small white head, yellow transparent body with no visible carbonation, and spotty amounts of lacing, The aroma was malty and mildly hoppy. The flavor was malty, mildly hoppy, bready, citrus, and lightly bitter. The mouthfeel was tingly and this is a medium bodied beer. An easy to drink beer, but not very refreshing IMO.

on tap at GTMW ’08. pours slightly hazy golden with creamy white head. nose is spicy, grassy hop aroma. flavor is nicely bitter with spicy and grassy green hop notes. lots of fresh hop character. extremely clean finish. i could drink this all day.

Draught at the pub. Clear deep golden pour with a creamy white head. Great hoppy nose, slightly floral. Nice pretzel malt taste, firm malty backbone, and a musty, almost Fuggly hop profile with a memory of salt. Strong bitterness with a long, bitter, bone-dry aftertaste. Has a really nice German spiciness in the mid-body. Full-bodied for a pilsner with a little brewpub yeast. Burps are delicious. Seems to hold up well against food, but might be a bit wearying after some volume. A delicious everyday pils - solid if unspectacular.

GTMW 08 - Pours clear yellow with a white soapy head. The aroma has some skunky grass and pale malt. Medium body with frothy carbonation. The flavor still has the skunky grass, but it is grassier and less skunk - way cleaner than the aroma. An okay pils.