Gulpener Chateau Neubourg

Brewed by Gulpener Bierbrouwerij
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Gulpen, Netherlands

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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No fizz, no fuss. As if you poured whisky and not beer. A very relaxing attitude. Almost no head. You get pure beer. It has a very refined, round taste. Fits into one’s throat very smoothly. You get a slight bitter taste afterwards, a rather plesant one, like that of Efes Pilsener. This is a beer you would drink and enjoy like whisky and not beer. Not something you would drink more than 2 a day. Something to drink as novelty, or with its stylish blue bottle, to impress one’s girlfriend. Otherwise, it may not justify itsef at three times the price of Heineken.

Clear golden body, firm white soapy head. Very pleasant rich aroma of classic style hops. Crisp and fresh. Smooth drinkable, quite bitter but with a solid own character. Good job for a pilsner. Very much dislike the bottle so I was prejudiced but it’s actually quite nice. Well brewed. (33cl bottle, blue..., fairly cheap)

Edel Pilsener from Dutch Southern Limburg. Almost a German taste to it. It is very clean and clear. A bit malty, but a very nice session brew.

High quality pilsener, i was really surprised by this one. I tour a lot through many countries and have the chance to drink a lot of different beers. This one is one of the best i had in many years. The beer is served in a deluxe blue bottle with some nice embossing, when opening the bottle a great authentic smell is flowing through your nose. The smell is as rich as the beer tastes, full and spicy with a lot of aroma and natural refreshment. My new favorite beer....

Blue bottle 33cl. Poors yellow with white head. Aroma malts, grass, some sweets. Taste Bittersweet. Bitter in the after taste. Good pils.

Tall, thin blue bottle (33cl), nicely packaged beer, obtained in Holland during a resent beer buying mission. Third beer in my 23 Oct 2010 ’Pilsner/Lager reviewing evening’. The brew had a best before date of Apr 2011 and poured into a ’Veltins’ stemmed tulip. Score of three for a non-smelling lager/pilsner, the beer however looked fine a typical Czech Pilsner even down to the way the head lost its depth straight away. Crisp, dry and refreshing, again just like a true Czech Pilsner. Mr average to be honest, in almost all aspects.

11.2 ounce bottle - $7.00 at Taco Mac in Canton, Georgia.

Appearance: Good heavens, is all I can grumble when the bottle is set before me. Pours out a very slightly hazed gold body with a small, hasty, white head.

Smell: Grainy-scented malts, a little sweetish in the nose with a thin hint of stale dried herbs. Rather unappealing.

Taste: Sweetish pils with a hard-hearted graininess. Modestly bitter hops giving a taste of banal dried herb. Then, a little bit of astringency catches your attention just as the sweetness kicks back into the gear in time for the less-than-crisp finish.

Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Overall: Bleh, what a complete waste of seven bucks! If only Gulpener had put half as much time and effort into the beer as they did the embossed blue bottle.

Bottle. Clear bright yellow color, small but stable white foam head. Aroma of fruit. Taste is bitter, spicey and fresh. LAsting texture, a beer to remember.

Bottle @ home. Clear, pale yellow colour. Smells a bit grainy, malty and grassy. Reminds me of Japanese pilsener somehow. Tastes grainy, malty and grassy also. Good carbo, medium body.

Aroma a bit skunky. Nice appearance, golden (dim light so a bit of a guess) clear, white nice head. Taste malty and light bitter. Light body and mouth feel. Average carbonation. Bottle. Not worth a repeat.

(From Notes:) On tap. Golden blond color. White head, good lace. Aroma’s of malt (sweet) and mild aromatic hops. Flavor is lightly sweet & lightly bitter. Finishes mildly bitter. Clean tasting & flavorful pilsner, one of the better ones from NL.