Frankenmuth German Style Pilsener

Brewed by Frankenmuth Brewery
Style: Pilsener
Frankenmuth, Michigan USA

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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Bottle from Blue Dog. Pours pale gold with a finger of white head and a lot of carbonation streams. Nose is Saaz hops, pale malt, citrus, mild apple. Tastes pale malty, somewhat sweet, with a medium to light palate heft and complexity. Not great.

On tap. Aroma has notes of citrus hops, lager yeast and cereal malts. Pale golden hue with a small mostly diminishing white head that left little lace. Light bodied and average carbonation. Overall lightly sweet and very light bitterness.

Bottle purchased at Siciliano’s Market in Grand Rapid, MI in December, 2011 and rated on 4-04-2012. Poured a small semi-fizzy white head that was mostly lasting with no lacing, transparent body, fizzy, fast-rising carbonation, and a pale yellow hue. The Aroma was pale malt, corn and flora. The Flavor was lightly bitter, malty, corn and a short semi-dry finish. The Mouthfeel was tingly and this is medium bodied Pilsener. Overall, not a lot going on with this beer and the flavor was rather bland in my opinion.

Bottle… Florida Craft Beer and Wing Fest 2012… Crystal clear, straw-colored lager with a small, fizzy, white head. Decent retention. The faint bouquet is of creamed corn and extra pale malt. Light to medium-bodied with fizzy carbonation. The flavor is perfectly balanced – zippy bitterness offsets pale grain sweetness. Short, crisp, dry finish.

12oz bottle pours a bright clear yellow/golden with a long lasting small white head. Aroma of grain, yeast, and hops. Taste is sweet with a dry bitterness. Nice carbonation. Not amazing but pretty decent.

Light and rather crisp. A malty base that is not very sweet, leading to a light and crisp finish that hints at hops but does not bring it on too strong. Better than a macro.

Bottle. Pours a straw color. Tiny white head that disipated quickly into a small film. Faint grainy aroma. Flavor of grain with just a bit of hop bitterness. Very crisp with some bitterness in the mouthfeel. Hard to get excited about a pilsner, but this was decent, nothing offensive.

Clear golden color with light head. Not much aroma. Main and aftertaste were modest bitterness. Nothing special.

Pour from a 12 oz bottle. Clear pale golden brew with lively carbonation and two fingers of white head. LIght aroma. Taste is light grains with a somewhat rought finish marked by short lived bitter and sour hops. A little vegetal funk in the finish to boot. I’d look for a longer, lingering, dry finish in a pilsener, but here it is short, brutish, but dry. Thinner palate bolstered by lively carbonation. I’m a little disappointed becuase so far I have really liked Frankenmuth’s offerings.

Draft sample. Poured clear copper color with an average frothy off-white head that lasted with good lacing. Moderate balanced aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. This a soft drinkable brew.