Bavaria Pilsener

Brewed by Bavaria Brouwerij (Netherlands)
Style: Premium Lager
Lieshout, Netherlands

Serve in Lager glass

The aroma is, like Castle Lager, musty and slightly metallic. The appearance is slightly better than Castle Lager and less watery. The flavour is, well...not really good and personally offensive. It is not appealing and I do not like it. The palate is - as with so many other beers - lacking. My overall impression is forgettable.

As with most Pilseners I’ve had, this is a pretty straight forward and un-interesting beer. A typical pilsner appearance with a golden colour, and a frothy head. Aroma of hops, grains, and some sweet notes. Flavor is slightly sweet, with some bitterness. Mouthfeel is average, low carbonation for a pilsener. Certainly one of the better pilseners Ive had, but still not a big fan of this style of beer.

A reasonable crisp and refreshing pilsner. Nothing great but nothing bad either.

12oz green bottle. a party leftover...I was told this was purchased because it was even cheaper than PBR cans! The pour is about the same as the PBR...less head and less lace though...maybe just a shade deeper color. Aroma is not nearly as offensive as the PBR...mainly because I can’t really smell anything! Maybe just this very faint hop presence...very faint. Faintly hopped and a touch of malt shows up...the finish is better than the PBR...I don’t get that grossly sweet corn lingering...it does finish crisp and quick. Not bitter though...there is still some sweetness, but it tastes like malt rather than corn or something worse...Maybe good for a quick quencher, but not much to get excited about here.

On tap. Golden colour with white head, medium persistence. Aroma is moderate malty, cereal. Flavour is also light malty. Light final, watery, not vey bitter. Medium carbonation, light body.

Pours golden with large white head. Aroma is skunk and otherwise nondescript. Tastes like Heineken. Definitely among the worst supermarket beers I've tried. Save your money. Don't be fooled by the exotic name on the label. This is just another skunked pseudo-heineken.

it’s a lot better from the tap than it is from the bottle, but its still the same stuff. cheap golden fizzy european lager. The first sip always tastes a bit skunky, but it finishishes clean and crisp.

UPDATED: SEP 17, 2007 Aha! We have a king! Bavaria Pilsener, sovereign in a green can, ruler of all the cheap beers! I must say, this lager did nothing to tickle my fancy, but at the same time it didn’t make my face implode like most bitter, cheap lagers do. I remember when my friend burst into the apartment, proudly decreeing his purchase of “the ultimate” beer, holding aloft Bavaria Pilsener. The Frenchman (roommate) and I both gave a derisive chortle and gave the poor sap a sip of a superior brew. However, I think the amateur beer drinker had a point. Of all the cheap and disappointing beers I’ve had (mostly lagers) this is by far the most tolerable. It’s like saying, of all the nasty diseases a person could get like leprosy, typhoid, Chlamydia, gangrene and such, compared to them the flu seems downright peachy. I didn’t even look at the color because I was too busy feeling rebellious drinking straight from the can, but the smell was your simple lager smell. It sort of reminds me of beer in cooking; basic and smells like…beer. The taste is your typical cheap swill without the contrition and guilt that comes afterwards. If I wanted to have a second beer after a quality one, maybe this wouldn’t be so bad. Real guilt is having a good beer when you’re too drunk to appreciate it. So, for those late night college parties when the good liquor is gone, Bavaria Pilsener for pittance it is. I don’t intend to find myself in a situation like that anytime soon, though.