Dockside Johnston Pilsener

Brewed by Dockside Brewing Co.
Style: Pilsener
Vancouver, Canada

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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Dark straw colour. Slightly minty, curranty hop aroma. Crisp, lightly floral hop character. Moderate bitterness. Hint of lemon.

Draught@brewpub, Vancouver (ABV 4.7%)
Clear golden color, small steady white head. Musty, hoppy aroma has even hints of farmhouse. Earthy, leafy hops in the flavor. Kind of unbalanced pils with harsh bitterness.

Draught sample at the brewpub. This is a slightly dark golden colour with a small trace of white foam. There is subtle hops in the aroma with some grain. Mouthfeel is light. Flavour is not bad: more hops, some grass, grain, lemon.

Glass, 6-ounce, draught, on the premise, savoured on May 1 2009; eye: mildly dark gold, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of white head, slight lacing; nose: light malt, light hops, light pepper; mouth: light malt, light hops, light pepper, light grapefruit, dry finale in grapefruit with presence of malt, medium-light body, lightly bitter, rather carbonated, lightly grainy texture; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Verre, 6 onces, en fût, bue sur place le 1er mai 2009; œil : dorée moyennement foncé, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse blanche, très légère dentelle; nez : léger malt, léger houblon, léger poivre; bouche : léger malt, léger houblon, léger poivre, léger pamplemousse, finale sèche en pamplemousse avec présence de malt, corps moyen-léger, légèrement amère, plutôt carbonatée, texture légèrement rugueuse en résumé : ordinaire

Draft at the brewpub. Poured a clear gold color with a thin white head. The aroma was subdued overall with slight whiffs of graham cracker, cereal grain, and grass. Light bodied and dry. Very watery with cardboard, hay, stale cereal, and green grass flavors. Eh.

Draught at the brewpub
Pale blond color, nice lace. The aroma is light, hoppy, a bit grassy. The mouthfeel is rather weak, compared tot the Ales of the house, with light straw and malt flavor and a quite strong bitterness, again with some problems: either too long hop infusion, or hop extracts. One notch above BMC.

Pils is well done, nothing offensive, but quite typical, and on the lighter side. Has kind of an herbal sage like quality about it. Clean and crisp, but does not really have anything about it that stands out.

I must have hit a good day - this pilsner was very drinkable with nary a diacetyl to be found. Not nearly the best pilsner around but certainly suitable for a session in the sun.

There was nothig special about this. It may have looked pilsnerish with light colour and good lace. No aroma. Drinkable but minimal taste. I guess less offensive than your bud.

On Tap at Alfie’s 40th Birthday. Tried all theier beers, and none were really noteworthy.

On tap at Dockside. Pale gold, thin white head.Not a bad pilsener, bit of lemon, some hop on end. Inoffensive