Gordon Biersch Czech Style Pilsner

Brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Style: Czech Pilsner/Světlý
San Jose, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Flute, Footed Pilsner

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Tap, pours golden, aroma is mild and the flavour is a nice hoppy bitter beer, a nice drinkability and overall pretty good

Pours a golden yellow with a frothy white head. Smells very funky - corn, urine, malt. Tastes of metallic essence, corn, and malt with some spiciness. This one is quite bitter and dry. Not a fan of this one.

Bottle via sloth in trade. Pours a lightly hazy pale yellow. A fluffy bright white head sits upon it. Moderate carbonation. Faint nose of grass. Body on the whole is medium and has a long tone of bitter riding high thru it. As I enjoyed this brew I reiterated to my suffering wife how Bohemian Pilseners are quite diverse in scope. This one centered on grassy bitterness. Some earthy grain comes out near finish. I did like the label depicting the far side of Charles Bridge from up river in Prague. As an aside, if you ever find yourself viewing this area in real life from this angle, you will be very close to the world’s largest functional metronome. Just sayin.

Draught as part of a flight of 6 at the GB in Miami, on December 1, 2012.
Clear pale golden color, white head. Odd spicy, cardboard, vegetable, berry taste. Spritzy mouthfeel, low bitterness. Chalky, cardboard off-scent.

In bottle; I am not a big pilsner fan but this option wasn’t bad. Not as hoppy as many true Czech pilsners ... mild-medium bodied, easy drinking. Nothing special but an OK beer

Tap. Pours clear gold with thin, creamy off-white head; short retention and spare lacing. Aroma is straw and biscuit malts, corn, light citrus, and light pepper. Flavor is dry malts forward with light citrus esters, grassy hops, and a hint if spice; dry finish. Light body and medium carbonation.

On tap at the Kansas City Gordon Biersch. Pours a clear golden color with white head. Hay, noble hops, slight bitter. Nice american version of czech pilsner.

Appearance is a light yellow. Aroma is a little sweet. Taste is very light with a slight kick to it. Overall a little off.

Draught at the brewpub on Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV
Hazy golden color; creamy head. The aroma is mild, sweetish malty, more Lager than Pilsner. Maltish flavor, simple but not bad, with very light residual sweetness; correct bitterness.
More than drinkable.

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle. The spicy,floral hops are apparent in both the aroma and flavor. The grain character is light and not the typical sweet pilsner character. Not bad.