Veltins Pilsener

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

12oz bottle pours clear golden with about a 1/2 inch foamy white head that laces. Aroma of light grains and saaz hops. Flavor is grassy and grainy with a fair bitter finish. Not quite as crisp as some of the other pilseners that I have loved. Also seemed to lack a little in the hops. Very drinkable though and not bad for a pre-season hockey warmup beer.

(11.2 oz bottle: Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido, CA) A grassy, crisp German pilsener with a fairly flavorful and even balance of a slightly sweet and grainy malt and a moderately bitter, spicy and crisp hops. Unfortunately, I’m not really enjoying the malt profile all that much, and the while I might normally like hops that impart a spicy character on a beer, they aren’t doing it for me either in this beer. The aroma is grassy and grainy, but a bit of stinky feet creeps in there too. Light bodied, crisp finish, good carbonation, but not exciting my palate too much. Dark straw in color, with just a slight haze to it. A very bubbly, white head forms during the pour and the retention is fair, as a bubbly area breaks up what would otherwise be a thin, but complete sheen. However, plenty of patchy lacing decorates the glass. Pretty much just an average imported German pilsener to me.

Pale straw colour with thin white head. Grainy bread nose. Tart grainy bread taste with lingering stale bread finish.

Tried on tap in Hard Rock Cafe Athens. Medium head that didnt last long. Pale golden color. Swett aromas and taste of fruits. A very nice pilsener.

banana, wheat and peach in the aroma. very thick head, with a nice gold body. taste is still a bit of peach, with wheat, and dried fruit.

Pours a nice golden color with medium head retention. Taste is malty and smooth. Smell is just slightly corny. Finish is sweet with slight bitterness on back of tongue.

Golden, ok white head- Grassy, metallic aroma with what and honey. Fklavor brings hops, grass and some metallic notes. Spicy finish.

Pale golden, quite lasting white head. Grassy metallic aroma with some malty notes and maybe some honey. Hops and grass in flavor too, dry and metallic, hops growing stronger in the finish. Quite a decent pilsener.