Emersons Pilsner (Organic)

Brewed by Emersons Brewing Company
Style: Pilsener
Dunedin, New Zealand

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

UPDATED: JUN 5, 2011 Bottle courtesy of beer_ledgend. Pours gold and slightly hazy with a nice rocky white head. Smells of straw, citrus, pepper, touches of honey and apples, strawberries, hay, hints of dry crisp malt. Tastes of citrus, caramel, nicely balanced by dry pilsner malt and some peppery splashes. Lots of earthiness as the beer warms. Mouthfeel is full bodied and yields moderate bitterness. Finish is refreshing with some caramel and fruity sensations. An excellent gem of a beer!

Flaske. Det var med en bekymret mine jeg åbnede 2 af denne øl, da jeg lige havde fået en besked om at der var problemer med dette batch. Heldigvis var begge øl i tip top stand. Lækker og frisk med den rigtige balance imellem bitterhed og friskheh. En anelse blomster men ellers primært citrus. Genopvækkede virkelig min kærlighed til en pilsner.

Pours a light gold with a fluffy white head. Aroma features grainy pale malt, a touch of sweet fruit, but is dominated by a bready character. On the palate there is sweet malt, a grassy character similar to sauvignon Blanc or my grandads garden shed. Ends on a lingering grassy bitterness. Certainly not Richards best beer , but his biggest seller and I can see why that is so.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 1     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2     Lasting: 2     Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 3   Pilsner : 4   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : 2   Hay : 4   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : 3
Hops : 4   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 3   Floral : 3   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : 1   Bitterness : 3   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : 3   Crisp : 3   Sharp : 2   Watery : 2   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX

Comments: Sharp, rather bitter pils, though not very focused in its maltiness. Quite thin and perhaps overly clean. I like how the dryness develops by the sip, but this is likeable whereas I expected the 2nd pilsner in ranking to be stunningly lovely in itself rather than for its similarities to IPAs - pils malts are so charming after all.

UPDATED: NOV 3, 2007 Bought a week ago. Very good poured. Great pilsner. Almost similar to great German Beers. Well worth drinking.

Date: 03/01/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

hazy pale yellow, bubbly white head, crisp floral hop aroma, light body, balanced malt flavor, touch of nice sweetness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Very nice drop and a true reward! Hard to get away from at times. I love the nice, hoppy flavour and head I get with it. (Germans like their head and I am born German!) Cheers Richard ;-)

A fine example of the european pilsner style well worth drinking if oyu get the chance