Augustiner Pils

Brewed by Augustiner-Bräu
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Munich, Germany

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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La solita pils tedesca? Forse un pochino di più: Augustiner Pils smorza i toni un po’ barocchi di certe brodaglie saponate (Bitburger, sto pensando a te) e ha un aroma fresco e sottile di luppolo che la nobilita. Molto gradevole e anche abbastanza amara.

Tap. Drank a fair amount of this stuff in a hostel in Munich. Not too impressionable. I remember more how the English Bartender would not stop talking about how it had never been "put into a tin".

Light yellow colored, medium sized white head. Strongly hopped and floral pils aroma, reminds me of some Swedish pilsners, I mean these good ones. Medium bodied. Flavor is also excellent with this same floral-yeasty sweetness, which is cut strongly by bitter hops. Hops last in aftertaste with lemon. Again I have to say, Augustiner is one of my favourite breweries.

Tap in Munich 0,5ltr: Decent pilsener from Munich’s better brewery, golden looks, crispy taste and fine bitter finish.

Pours pale golden with a medium head. Quite hoppy aroma with some floral and grassy notes.

Bottle 0,33l at the Brauereigasthof Weißbräu, Deisenhofen 17 Jun 07. Pale golden coloured. A large creamy head. Modest hoppy aroma. Bitter, fruity flavor with a dry, bitter finish. A decent pilsener.

Sampled from a 330ml bottle at Brauereigasthof Weissbräu in Deisenhofen. Pale yellow, in fact with a greenish touch to the body colour. Some lasting white head. Moderate aroma of flowers and fruits. Flavour of fresh hops with a rounded bitter finish. Very refreshing. Yet another delicious German pilsener (17.06.2007).

Light gold with solid head. Malty/hoppy balance. Fresh hops - medium body. Overall nice pilsner!

Golden color, nice creamy head, full on,...very best one, grainy, gentle hops. Very well balance.

Bottle into it’s own tall flute @ Augustiner Bräu, München, Germany.
I could personally nominate this one for numerous awards because it was, honestly, the finest example of a Deutsch Pilsner I have ever tasted. It poured with excitement, the flurry of well trapped carbonation arousing a magnificent fluffy white crest that stabilised a good 2 inches thick and drabbed a wickedly fine lace down the glass. The body - the part I’m more interested in - a sparkling, dazzling yellow straw. Upon ordering this I appeared quite effeminate in light of our hosts - some Irish backpackers out for a lark - yet by the end we seemed to be quaffing a bottle each on the side of our steins of Vollbier. Aroma is so tight, so clean, and full of fresh cut flowers, finely chopped mint leaves, a heavy dose of fresh cracked pepper and a subtle mineral water edge. Dry, spicy and predominately hoppy palate, so delicate it could go up against the finest sparkling waters. A light showing of pine litters some pale malts that sit comfortably upfront. A sour edge grips, a heavy spice tails and some naughty hops wreak havoc on the swallow. Quite bitter, it draws in a surmountable amount of saliva making each sip need a follow up gulp. It finishes so clean, so bitter and so fresh it could pass as mouth-wash for desperate men needing a bit of Dutch courage - or in this case Deutsch courage. This stuck in my mind as the best, most balanced and most easily quaffable pilsners out there. It is worth a try, I don’t think notes quite describe just how good it is. Cheers!!!