Warsteiner Premium Verum

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

500ml can. Not a whole lot to say about this one. Middle-of-the-road german pilsner, that’s still enjoyable but nothing remarkable. Worth a try if you’re into pilsners, it’s not skunky don’t worry (well, I didn’t find it to be skunky or unpleasant). EDIT: I was too harsh on this initially. It does have a bit of a weird plastic type flavour to it, but for some reason that seems to work? Nice malt profile actually with some nice Noble hop character. A go-to beer for me, as well as a solid party beer.

Bottle. Pale yellow with a small head. Smells like a worse pilsener than it actually is. Taste has a little more hop than your average mass produced pilsner. Not bad for a warm day, not that exciting either.

My instincts tell me this is just another common pilsener, but my eyes, feasting on that ornately Prussian label like an officer’s medal, can’t help but say “Now this is a real beer, a sophisticated beer, a gentleman’s beer!” Well, I’m nearsighted. My eyes can’t be trusted, and the Warsteiner Premium Verum did end up being just another pedestrian drink. But I can see myself ordering it at a bar or restaurant, especially if the establishment’s touted “Global Selection” means all the world’s worst macros. It’s a pale, sickly yellow beer, like an overworked orphan at the chemical factory. A single pillar of carbonation rises from bottom to top in the direct radial center of the glass, feeding a mottled, sea foam head as it clings tightly to the glass sides and edges in a desperate bid to escape the receding beer line. The smell is sticky and viscous, accumulating in the nose like geologic layers, oozing with honey, corn syrup, white grape juice and freshly cut green apple. The taste is a blander version of the aroma with the added benefit of rough, wheat grain to balance out the sweeter bits. The body is medium, moderate, in the middle and totally unexceptional. Served cold the Warsteiner Premium Verum is a dessert and refreshment at the same time, but too much thought, consideration and time spent drinking it can spoil the effect. It’s a mass produced pilsener after all, but one that slips the villainous connotations of nuts and skunk. If I were trekking around Germany with a heavy camera around my neck and a backpack filled with guide books and souvenirs, this beer would look darn appealing, especially if it could be had at a friendly beer garden.

clear piss color reminiscent of natty, but strong german pilsener taste and flavor - good beer to get crunk at a bar

Pours a light clear yellow/straw. Aroma is strong with lager yeast followed by some spicy hop fragrance and a touch of sugary malts. The flavor starts very light - some sweet malt and some balancing, noble hop bitterness. The middle of the tongue finds the flavor mostly watery. The beer finishes crisp and light in body with an after-taste of sweet malts and a touch of hop bitterness. The carbonation provides a touch of acidic sting to the back of the tongue. Otherwise, the mouthfeel is rather light. Overall, nothing special.

Pale yellow with a white head. Aroma typical of Americna pale ales. A thin corney flavor with some lacing. Thick finish.

lemon yellow color with a little creamy white head light thin and lively in the mouth aroma and taste of pepper apples and lemons subtle floral hops and grain

Fucking Great!! With a very classic german aroma and palate,good colour, tasty for a pilsner like all the germans. Here in MEXICO a single 12 OZ bottle cost about 1.5 dollars and still very popular for a foreign bier. Export more styles,please dear Germany!!