J.R. Brickman Pilsner

Brewed by Brick Brewing Company
Style: Pilsener
Waterloo, Canada

473ml Can from the LCBO Pours a pale hazy yellow with a good sized white head The aroma ha sthat guelph funk ( is it the water) earthy malt and a touch yeasty The taste is ok a touch medicinal and dry finish

From bottle. Sweet honey aroma. It looks like a pilsner, good carb, white head with a clear appearance. Initially sweet, then a crisp bitterness changing back to the sweet honey towards the end. Better than expected and close to a pilsner.

12 oz from Harry and the LCBO! Nose of grain and garssy hops;clear lighter yellow with a big white head; flavor of grain, Peppery spiciness, light hops, and light caramel.

Bottle. Golden body with good carbonation and a decent white bubbly/foamy head. Its malty/hoppy aroma carries flowery and candy hints. Taste lacks hoppiness for a Pilsner. Its short finish leaves a kind of metallic aftertaste. Disappointing and not really conform to the Pilsner style.

Found a slightly metallic taste and that was it, the hops were’n’t up front and centre where I like them. The was it Brickman gives way to something bettere there has to be!

341 ml bottle from Premier Wine and Spirits in Halifax, NS (May 2007) drunk a bit above fridge temperature from a Christoffel glass. A big, promising hiss as the cap is popped....light buff large-bubbled head pours huge but dies very quickly, leaving no appreciable residue atop the pale, very clear amber body.....nose is faint, tilted towards the malty/grainy with a more prominent honey tone than needed, and the noble hops, pleasant enough, recede into the background....a decent enough body, the malts are there if a little bit worty and underdeveloped, but where are the hops? just a faint touch of something at the back end, perhaps Saaz but really it’s quite hard to tell; again there is a stronger honey quality, and as it warms just a bit an unpleasant mineralic and vegetal character intrudes on the the mushy finish.....I could be a little harsh here, having just had one of my best pils experiences ever a couple of nights ago (Les Trois Mousquetaires MacAllen Pils) but in any case, this is a dud.

(473ml bottle) Purchased at LCBO Rideau in Ottawa for $1.95. Pours a medium, white foamy head atop a deep amber body. Nose of grass and mild malt. Flavour is mildly hopped with some caramel malt and spice finishing the palate. Nothing special but not offensive for under $2.

[1552-20080727] 473mL can. Bit of straw in the aroma. Clear, yellow brown body with a quick white foam. Straw-like grain flavour is mostly bubbly and bland. Light body is a little astringent. Fair.
(w/ jerc)