Schlägl Abtei Pils

Brewed by Stiftsbrauerei Schlägl
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Aigen-Schlägl, Austria

Draught at Universitätsbräuhaus as "Dr. Pils": Golden colour with an OK head. The aroma is that of citrus and grains and fairly light. Flavours are great fruity hops with a whiff of pine on a pale malt background. The bitterness is held medium, the texture is a slight bit oily. Although I’d like the hops to be more present in the aroma too, it’s still a great Pils, give it a try if you can!

Bottle at one of chris o’s tastings. Alround rating: Decent balanced pils, peppery leafy hop, pale lager malts are a bit biscuity too.

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a collapsing white head. Mild caramel and cornish aroma. Mild cornish and light grassy flavoured. Mild bitter and slight grassy bittered finish. Smooth.

Draught as Universitätsbräu Doktor Pils. Weak aroma, OK bready. Clear dark golden colour. Big stable creamy white head. The flavour is slightly sweet, quite mild flowery hoppiness. Hint of bread, almost as if rye were added. Low bitterness.

Second most favorite Pils of Mine! Smooth mühlviertler hops in nose and mouth. As fresh and clean as the bohemian spring water it’s made from, and just yummy. Clear gold in colour with a steady head and a long smooth finish. Yum!

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : XX   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 2   Pilsner : 3   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Hay : XX   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : XX   Grainy : 2
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 2   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : 2   Grassy : 3  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 3   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : 3   Crisp : 3   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX

Comments: Clean and crisp pils with a purely supportive malt backbone, but finely hopped.

Draught@brewpub, Vienna
Golden color, small white head, lace. Metallic aroma, I think that I can trace tiny hints of salted licorice too. Leafy and grassy hoppy with sweetish malty background with metallic notes. Aftertaste is quite short - "mild pils". Clean but uninteresting.

Draught at Gasthaus Schifferer, Aigen
Top stable frothy head, much carbonaton, golden color. Nice herbal, hoppy aroma. Malty flavor, light sweetness, light spicy, light to medium bitter finish.