3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a golden yellow with a white head. Aromas of bread/malts/hops. Crisp hop flavor with hints of fruit/malt.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cloudy pilsner. Nose is mostly peppers and spice. Taste is stronger than most. Decent. Rated 8/14/02
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAR 6, 2010 Deschutes Brewing Company Pine Mountain Pils--2001 12 oz. Bottle. 5.10% ABV. (4.25 / 5.0) Pilsner--Very clear straw golden color. Very rich tangy Saaz hop front. Crisp tangy citrus hop body with rich Pilsner malt and light buttery notes. Clean mildly spicy citrus hop end. Tasty rich Saaz brew. Sampled 7/16/2001.
Deschutes Brewing Company--Pine Mountain Pils--Hopvine Bottle--2003 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.10% ABV. (4.0 / 5.0) Pilsner--Clear thin bright straw golden color. Rich lacy head. Rich dry floral Saaz hop front. Crisp refreshing tart mild butter citrus caramel dry sweet Pils body. Dry mild citrus hop spice end.Smooth balance. Sampled 7/28/2003.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
It’s really too bad they don’t make this one anymore. this was one of my first beers from Deschutes back in 2002. A very light golden colored pils, with a fresh floral nose and was very clean upon the 1st sip, light fruitiness, with some toasted malts and a spicy saaz hop finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A very nice light golden pils with great clarity and a fizzy white head. Very crisp and refreshing the whole way though with spicy hops and a long dry finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Maybe pilsners aren’t for me. Maybe pilsners are designed to be average, and that’s why I can’t get behind them. Maybe this beer had so little to distinguish it from anything else that I can’t even truthfully tell you any reason to buy this beer, other than even though it’s not that good, it’s not that bad either.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
You have to have this out of the tap, or else it is very average, It is one of my beers of choice if I can have it out of th tap
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pale color and nicely carbonated, looks make my mouth water. No yeast on the nose to speak of, excellent--toasted, light grains and springtime, flowery herbs. Taste is very mildly hopped, touch of sweetness. Finish is crystal clear. Nice beer, could be a touch more dry and semi-sweet.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is my number 2 Pilsener of all time. Just ahead of New Belgium Blue Paddle and just below Victory Prima Pils.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
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Clear, exceptionally pale straw with plenty of carbonation bubbles. Puffy, bright white head starts thick and holds extremely well and leaves lots of soapy lace. The aroma is dominated by herbal, noble hops that lend a clean sharpness over a solid base of toasted, crackery malt. Some freshly mown hay and faint citrus (lemon) as well. Starts out well balanced, with a good amount of herbal, leafy hop flavor over a foundation of lightly toasted, grainy malt. Clean and crisp, with a dry firmness of body. Turns midway towards the hops, which take over and lead into the dry and lengthy finish. Yeast pour towards the end (always good to see a bottle-conditioned pils) thickens it up a bit, but doesn’t blur the crispness and cleanliness. Overall, a well done German-style pils that doesn’t hold back on the hop flavor. More hop bitterness would be welcome, but it’s still a tasty beer as is. My thanks to Gromit for the bottle.
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