DeGroens Pils

Bottled. Deep golden with rich head. Grassy nose. Dry and very bready. Very clean malt profile, and some crystal malt reveals it's American origin. Long grassy, really bitter finish. A good, credible pils, but lacks the crispness of the top Franconian pilseners, and the aromatic, oily butterscotchyness of the finest Czech examples.

Copper colour. Rich saaz vs. caramel nose. Slightly fruity flavours. Long, balanced bitterness. One of the more authentic imitations of a Czech pilsner (not Urquell or Budvar either, but it it reminiscent of some of the lesser-known brands).

(draft): Mmmmmm. Delicious big herbal hoppiness backed by medium sweetness. Crisp and refreshing light-medium body. There aren't many pilsners for which I ask for seconds, but this one was too good not to have it again.

Pale shining yellow, closing to gold colored. Light white film. Aroma boasts of citric hops, lemony. Something appears creamy in there too though I can’t quite put a word on. For sure, this seems rather limited in complexity to me with a rather vague malt profile (or just annihilated by the hops). Big bitter palate for a pils, a bit straightforward to my liking. Lemony and piney hops. Gentle carbonation, thin-medium body. I’m not a big fan unfortunately, I don’t want to seek my malt in a czech-style pils.

Pours a clear glowing golden with a thin white head. Fresh hoppy and pale malt aroma. Sweet smooth body has a great balance of flavor and good complexity for a pilsener. Very crisp and refreshing finish rounds out a very drinkable and delicious pils. Thanks urbnhautebourg!