Veltins Pilsener

Brewed by Brauerei C.& A. Veltins
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Meschede-Grevenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Canned. clear light yellow, with thin white foamy head. Aroma is full of hops and bit of grassy. Flavor is grass, with a lightly bitter aftertaste

Pours a light golden colour, fairly typical pilsener appearance. Glassy, slightly hoppy aroma and a pleasant flavour, hoppy notes and a slight malty sweetness. Very drinkable, I thought. Doesn’t have that abrasive after-taste that some pilseners have.

Regular classic german pilsener. Clear yellow color, short white head. Grassy hop, some malt. Slight bitter. Clean palate.

Bottle. Clear yellow colour with a medium creamy head. Typical german pilsener.

Bottle. Pours clear pale yellow, white head. Aroma is grass, hops, slight citrus. Flavor is grass, slight tangerine, wheat, mild hops. I’m not a big fan.

Light aroma offers some grain and some grassy hops. Clear golden body is topped by a fizzy white head that recedes rapidly to a patchy partial cover and leaves no lace. Grain is apparent in the fresh taste with grassy, floral and lightly spicy hops and decent bitterness. Light body with strong carbonation that is perhaps just a bit too prickly. Footed Pilsner glass. Fridge temperature. Can (BCLS on Cambie at 8th, Apr-07).

First rating
(50 cl bottle)
Pale golden color, small white head. Sweet malty and fruity scent. Grainy malty taste. Spritzy mouthfeel, low bitterness.
6/3/6/3/12=3.0

Second rating
(Draught at "Gasthaus zur Rippe", Berlin
On June 6, 2008
Clear pale golden color, white head. Sweet malty taste with some vegetables and also some herbal hops. Sweet scent, some green apples and also hops. Medium mouthfeel and bitterness.
5/3/6/3/11=2.8

Can at home (sadly). Tastes pretty good actually. Skunky aroma. Grassy taste with fruity notes, some citrus and orange. Crispy with prickly mouthfeel.