Warsteiner Premium Verum

Brewed by Warsteiner Brauerei
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Warstein, Germany

This is a good beer for the price. It is like enough that you could drink a bunch but to me it does not taste watered down.

Pale golden color with a decent head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is citrusy with skunky under tones, taste was the same, but skunk taste may been because of the scent. Light carbonation with a crisp finish. I have had better Warsteiner than this, but this is what I was served tonight.

Overall, a good pils. Had on tap in Kimberley, BC. Pours bright golden yellow in colour with a frothy white head. Aroma is a plain grainy scent with mild malts. The flavour is somewhat hoppy and has tasty malts. Overall, a average pilsner.

No 400
Rated: 07.05.2008
Bottle, 500 ml
Appearance: Pours yellow, clear (almos perfectly) in its body, shiny and lively typical Pilsener colour, carbonation of body is weak to medium, head is initially quite big, than decreasing to medium. There is quite nice lacing, head is foamy to frothy, snowy white in colour.
Aroma: Bitter, grainy, dusty, cardboard, paper, hoppy, malty character is rather hidden, citrusy and most of all chalky, clean and again like in the previous typical of Pilsener style.
Flavour: Nice bitterness with hoppy - aromatic nose and mildly grainy touch. Reduced sweetness as compared to ’Krombacher’, in the aftertaste grains and flour with chalkyness is felt. Finish duration is medium.
Palate: Body is light, texture is wattery with slight bitterness and saltyness flavour. Carbonation on palate is medium, finish feel is grainy, floury, chalky typical for Pilsener.

On tap, No.27 Inverness. Much better on tap than bottled. Not a bad German pilsener, but there are far better out there. Golden colour, malty taste, grassy.

Bottle. Golden yellow color with a big, but quickly shrinking white head. Light aroma of biscuity/bready malt, grass and cardboard. Clean and crisp taste with hints of malt, grass, white bread, light sweetness, and hop bitterness.

Pale gold color with 2 fingers of white head. The foam is a little fizzy and leaves just a few wisps of wet lacing. Nose is malty and grainy with some Hallertau influence. Flavor is simple but effective. Clean and grainy with some pale malt. Hops lend a grassy crispness but very little bitterness. Infinitely drinkable, smooth and refreshing.

Darft Tall mug from Rookie’s (Homewood, IL). Pours a pale yellowish hue that is not cloudy, and despite its macro look, is inviting. Decent white head that dissipates down to a much smaller version of the original. Aromas are decent for the style, light noble hop characters and larger and more prominent pilsner malt qualities, subtle and non adjuncty. Nice on the palate, as the initial is largely pilsner malt sweetness mixed with a touch of bitterness. I’m pretty happy with this beer.