Berkshire Pilsner

Brewed by Berkshire Brewing Company
Style: Pilsener
South Deerfield, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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Bottle, thanks Cody. Pours a clear light orange with a small white head. Largely blank nose with some light grains and hops, certainly nothing off-putting though. Flavor is good, though I’m a sucker for this style. Very good balance between malt and hops, this comes off as fresh and bright, with a short, crisp finish. Super nice flavor here. Not as grassy as many Czech pils, but the balance and profile is superb. A lot of people will pass this one over as it’s not super exciting, but it’s quite well crafted.

draft at Bubula’s in Provincetown. golden pour, medium carbonation. grassy & saaz driven aroma. Honey sweet maltiness. decent pilsner

Grainy malt aroma. Lightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Light bitter beginning with a light sweet and bitter finish.

Solid beer, easy drinking, thirst quenching, nice pour, not as clear as I thought it would be, a little mellow for a Pils, I was expecting it to be a little sharper and more crisp, hops are a little dull to me, but all in all a good beer.

Pours a two finger white head that fades quickly to a thin leaving some lace. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Almost clear pale yellow/amber color. Nose is grassy hops. Flavor is sweet grass with light bitterness. Good pilsner. Their site puts the ABV at 5.5%. $4.50 for a 22oz bottle from Colonial Spirits, Acton, MA.

Clear straw gold; thin head. Czech? Smells very German, Northern. Farmhousy Saaz hops; slightly dirty. Initially quite carbonated. Sweetness comes in at the back. Medium body, but the hops are lean. Not bad, but I would like this less sweet, a little hoppier, and maybe a little lighter.

22oz bottle. "Czech Pilsner" Pours a golden color with a small, white fluffy head that recedes leaving lacing and a thick foamy ring. Nose is grassy, toasted grains. Palate is refreshing with a slickness that is followed by a light sticky feeling. Flavor is grassy hops, toasty grains, a light biscuity note.

Bottled as Czech pilsner. Pours deep gold into a pilsner glass. White head recedes to hug rim. Honey and bread aromas. Off toasted nuts upfront turning to butterscotch and caramel in the lasting finish.

My Bottom Line:
Honeyed cereal lengths dominate the delicate herbal hops in this rounder-than-usual Pilsener.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam covers the cloudy blond.
-The fruity edges are puzzling.
-This remains very drinkable throughout, but it is not crisp enough and it is not really balanced.
-Herbal hops provide minute bitterness.

On tap at the Dark Horse Tavern, Southbridge.

Sampled, draught, with ClarkVV at Flat Street Brew Pub in Brattleboro VT. The pint arrived (English pint glass...but still it should have been a pils glass dammit) too cold, with little head atop the pale amber clear body....faint sweet maltiness, simple clover honey and light dry/stale grasses emerge, you have to hunt for them but the effect isn’t bad....alas on the tongue the low carbonation really ruins things, resulting in a syrupy, thick over-sweet mess, the light Saaz character is very underwhelming and the sour apples, unappetizing....finish thins out but there is little bite or character. Clearly either too old or in poor condition for some other reason, sigh. Some quality shines through...as this is supposed to be Berkshire’s "tap house", it gets a rating, and they should pay more attention to the condtion of their beers if this is to be a showcase!