Heater Allen Pils

Brewed by Heater Allen Brewing Co.
Style: Pilsener
McMinnville, Oregon USA

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

I tend to be more a dark beer person, but this surprised me. Flavorful, but smooth - without the bitter finish I find in a lot of pilsners.

well, hats off to the guys at Heater Allen, they wanted to make great lagers, and they’ve managed to make the best Pilsener in the world. WTG.

Bottle pour big thanks to Brandon for the pour! Nice clear orange-ish yellow with thin to no white head, aroma has notes of grass, hay, some slight cereal and biscuity cracker, hints of caramel, grassy pine notes with a touch of nice earth qualities. Taste is a nice mix of grassy pine notes, biscuity cracker, touch of earth and really nice sweet pils malt finish. Clean and super balanced.

Bottle @ Brandon’s, courtesy of B. Huge thanks! Clear, golden, orangish appearance with a white head. Very clean, crisp, pale pils malty, grassy hoppy aroma. Big straw, grass, sort of chalky, grainy pils malty, very clean flavor. Wow, what an excellent brew!

bottle thanks to kan for bringing this one back to try. Pours hazy yellow wh heat nose really grassy, pepper, Flavors are peppery, sweet doughy character, real spicy finish, lively palate, slight toasted malt to it, tasty stuff.

Bomber poured into my newly purchased Bailey’s Taproom snifter - hazy golden with a soapy lace - lovely nose of honeyed pils malt, moderate mineral notes and grassy, floral noble hops - lively carbonation in the mouth - crisp and dry - crackery malts and fairly strong, herbal, grassy hops - like most of its German brothers, words do not do I justice - it is simple awesome - sweet baby Jesus - probably one of the best pilsners I have ever had - damn.

Bottle - Pours clear light yellow with cascading bubbles that rise up to a foamy white head. Awesome lacing--something that I rarely comment about. Definitely malt-forward smell--bready and a touch doughy, with a toasted component and butter hints. Nice herbal/floral hop component that balances everything out well. A little lemongrass, and a little astringency--but it all comes together nicely. Mostly soft and very complex. Taste approximates the nose, with light, bready malt, lightly toasted and nice and full. The hops are more assertive here, with the herbal notes amped up and on the verge of being too sharp, but they thankfully fade out slowly after cresting, finishing with one last malty burst. Well-carbonated and surprisingly full-bodied, this one coats the mouth with flavor without ever being too heavy. Overall I’d like a little less malt to make this a little more crisp and refreshing, but it’s hard to argue that the full-flavor and complexity is something to dock points for. I had high hopes for this, and it came through.

It’s cool to be able to taste what Bud Miller Coors would taste like if it was brewed right. Great pilsener.