Schwelmer Pils

Formerly brewed at Brauerei Schwelm
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Schwelm, Germany

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

bottle, nice golden color with thin head, flavor is flabby malt and little hops, finish is weak

Starts well, pour is pretty as a picture. Classic Pilsener of clear body and foamy white head. Aroma is damp hay, flavour is a mix of corn syrup, some sweet malts that finishes with a nice bitterness. Good robust pilsener.

Smells of malts, grass. The aroma is ok, definitely not its strong suit. True to its style, it is a straw gold color with white head. Malty flavor, some earthy, grassy notes as well. Finish is a little sour, not at all hoppy. This is far from my favorite style, and I don’t make much distinction between a pilsener and a typical pale lager. But this is not bad.

Single from Three Cellars Milwaukee. Nice but on the lighter side. Good head that lasts. Grassy tones and light malt.

500 mL swingtop from Whole Foods Market Charlottesville. Either their best by date is 1987, or I can’t decipher what coding they use. Pours a clear peach color with clearly visible carbonation. 2-finger head with decent retention but not much lacing. Sweet, grainy aroma with a subtle grassy note. Very malty taste with a grassy and slightly hoppy finish.

UPDATED: FEB 27, 2009 330 ml. Schwing-top. Deep golden with a small, lasting head. Aromas of spicy grilled corn, honey, light dry grass and apple. Taste is dry cereal drizzled with honey, corn, hints of tart apple and spicy dry grass. Light-medium body is smoothly carbonated, dryish, and has some light tongue-tingle. Nice soapy lacing.

pours a pale gold with a thin rapidly dissapearing head. LIght grassy aroma, slightly skunky but not too prevalent. Grassy hop flavour. Light malt, very clean. Light lemon tones Would like to try a fresher sample.

Pours gold with a decent white head. Smells of dry pilsner malt, some straw, hints of citrus, elements of spiciness. Tastes dry with a nicely balanced bitterness and an excellent citrussy finish.