Left Hand Polestar Pilsner

Brewed by Left Hand Brewing Co.
Style: Pilsener
Longmont, Colorado USA

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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UPDATED: OCT 27, 2010 Déguster lors du mondial de la bière 2010 de Montréal, Bonne bière rafraîchissante.

slightly hazy gold, bubbly white head, medium body, medium carbonation.

aroma: sweet pilsner malt, saaz hops.

taste: sweet pilsner malt, floral saaz hops.

simple and clean, with very nice flavors. hops come across as fresh and delicate. may not be an exact replica of the traditional style, seeming to have more body and alcohol, but what’s not to like about that.

Bottled on 1/30/08, sampled on 2/14/08. Pale yellow straw color with a white 1-finger head that quickly fades to small patches and clumps. Ultra-fine bubbles lace well. Very grainy Pils malt aroma with a definite noble hop accent. Some carbonic whiffs. Taste mirrors the aroma. Lots of grainy Pils malt taste witha good spicy Saaz bite on the dry bittering finish. Some stingy carbonation, but not completely out of line for the style. Great American Pilsener in a more traditional style that say, Prima Pils. Get a fresh sample to rate people! Underrated.

Unique flavor which is a blend of yeasts, floral hops and cider; All of which blends together very nicely. Finishes smoothly, overall a great Pilsener!

July 2007 - Clear golden color, pillowy head and nice lacing. Strong aroma of flowers and grass. Very nice balance of sweet pilsner malt, grassy and floral hops. Light and refreshing without being watery and bland...full flavor. Good effort from the Left Hand!

UPDATED: AUG 22, 2010 Left Hand Brewing Company--Motherlode Golden Ale--1998 Release--22 oz. Bottle--5.00% ABV. (2.5 / 5.0) Golden Ale--Straw Golden, light Body with light fruit touch. Clean, refreshing finish. Hot weather brew. Tabernash Brewing Company--Tabernash Pilsner Lager--2002 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.00% ABV--30 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) Pilsner--Malt of the Earth Selection November 2002. Clear light thin golden color. Rich Saaz hop front. Smooth crisp tangy buttery Pilsner malt body. Butterscotch notes. Clean balanced mild hop citrus end. Creamy. Medium head and lace. Sampled 11/26/2002. Left Hand Brewing Company--Polestar Pilsner--2008 Release--12 oz. Bottle--4.68% ABV--33 IBU’s. (4.5 / 5.0) Pilsner--Rich lacy white head. Clear thin bright yellow gold color. Rich zesty Saaz hop front. Crisp tangy zesty CO2 hop spice mild butter caramel earthy dry body. Crisp refreshing dry hop spice snappy Pils end. Fresh Hoppy Well Made Pils. Sampled 8/29/2008. 6-Pack--$9.50. left hand brewing company--polestar pilsner--Malt Liquor--2010 12 oz. bottle. 5.50% ABV. 33 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) Rich lacy white long lasting head. Clear pretty bright yellow gold color. Rich buttery hop Saaz? Magnum? front. Mildly creamy mellow sweet snappy butter caramel Pils malt crisp richly flavored body. Lingering malt mild bitter hop refreshing nourishing end. Sampled 8/22/2010. 6-Pack $9.75.

Bottle at Jerry’s. Straw yellow with decent, white creamy head / Nose of lemon and grain / Medium body, creamy, with subdued carbonation and good, dry but smooth finish / Flavors of lemon, bread, and grain / A creamier, fat pils.

Bottle at Mondial.
Bright gold pils with speck of fine carbonation. Neat white (large) , dense top. Good lacing painted on glass.4-
Clean, fresh hoppy nose. Slightly dry more of Northern German Pils with sweeter softer malt as backbone.
Medium bodied, smooth, clean malt blanket with fairly strong accented hop profile. Herbal, grassy bitter green. Clean, crisp and with proper Pils charcter.Very solid stylistically example.

nice copper color, buttery nose and toffee flavors with a mild hop presence.

Full size, on tap at the brewery, 4/13/06: Bright yellow with thin-to-zero white head. Sharp and bitter in the German style. Extremely crips. Well made!