Veltins Pilsener

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

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.

Flasche: Medium-sized fluffy head, pale golden coloured; some grassy hoppiness in the nose, but the main aroma is wet cardboard and some detergents, musty; very light bitter flavour and short, harsh unbalanced finish; this dishwater is nearly undrinkable.........

Strong nose. Bitter initial taste. Overall flavor was very bland for a pilsner.

Clear gold. Smells of light hops, quite sweet, some decent promise there. Initial flavor is rather good, lightly hoppy, sweet, softer malts leaning towards more of a Czech pils than Bavarian. As the glass continues, the sweetness builds inexorably to an unpleasant, oversweet finish. Started OK, but as more was drunk of the bottle and the beer warmed, it became unpleasantly sweet and sugary.

On tap at a bar in Rhodes, Greece. Thin white head on a pale yellow body. Quite refreshing, nice on a hot sommer day and pure enough ... it feels "clean".

Nose vaguely cornish, but really there’s not much to sniff at. Typical straw yellow. Refreshing mouthfeel. Quite bitter with even a mysterious hint of smoke. Better than I expected.

From the can: Pours a clear standard gold with a creamy white head that sticks for a bit. Aroma is standard pils. Hay and malty but not skunky smelling lke many Czech pilz. Flavour is sweet malty smooth. Nothing outstanding. But on par with Bitburge, Konig Pils. I do prefer the German examples to the Czech.

Mostly sunny maize-colored broth with a frothy white head. Little aroma; starchy flavors overwrought with a funky/wheaty twist and a moderate bitterness.