Jever Pilsener

Brewed by Jever (Oetker Group)
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Jever, Germany

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is malty and moderate hoppy - straw. Flavor is medium sweet and rather bitter. Dry and bitter finish. Very bitter for a pilsener. 150210

Tap @ Shultheiss, Berlin. Pours a clear - almost totally transparent bright body with a big fluffy white head. Aromas are quite discreet with hints of malts. Medium carbonated and quite light-bodied. Tastes strong grains with a dusty-bitter finish. This was not that good in my book.

Bottle. Clear yellow with big white head. Flavour is malt, bitter, hops and a littler sweet.

Didn’t think the score was going to be this high. I think pilsners get a bad rap, but this one just seems slightly damp cardboard to me. It’s all I could think of that and slightly burnt popcorn - but likely the healthy kind that needs more butter and salt. Granted pilsners tend to be a bit dry so it’s not terribly out of character, just not terribly great either. This officially is one of my more random food-oriented ratings.

Tap. Pure yellow, perfect aroma and taste. A great pilsener, perfect to drink for hours

Bottle 330 ml. Aroma: cooked vegetables, corn, grassy and spicy hops, sweet grainy aroma. Pale yellow and clear appearance with average lasting head. Taste: Sharp nice bitterness and nice balanced. Overall a nice german pilsener. C

A good northern German pils. It is light in color and body with an assertive noble hop aroma and flavor. Don’t get an old and skunky bottle.

Can. Pours a light yellow body with a small, frothy head. Aroma is nearly non-existent except for vague hints of pale malt. Mild, smooth taste of pale malts and sweet cereals in the aftertaste. Well-balanced palate, but utterly boring in my opinion. Then again, German pilseners aren’t my kinda game.