Spaten Pils

Brewed by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu (InBev)
Style: Pilsener
Munich, Germany

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

This can get pretty skunky. I would love to see a date on these damn green bottles. This could be much better fresh and from a draught. Too much travel or shelflife.

UPDATED: AUG 5, 2007 First rating
Draught at Linnéterassen in Gothenburg.
Clear light golden color, small non-lasting white head. Served very cold. Very sour and malty scent. High CO2 level gives a spritzy mouthfeel. Not much taste, might be due to the cold. Medium high bitterness.
4/2/5/3/10=2.4

Second rating
(Draught at Spatenhaus in München)
Shady pale golden color, flussy white head. Sweet malty scent. Spicy herbal hoppy taste. Medium mouthfeel and bitterness. Bitter aftertaste.
6/4/6/3/13=3.2

From the bottle.

Pours a very light yellow with a big fluffy beaten eggwhite head. The aroma is grassy, some lemon, some skunk; the flavor is a straight-ahead grainy pils, slightly skunky, very metallic on the finish.

I’m afraid this one is not in the league of the better examples of the style.

From a 16 oz. bottle . Poured a clear pale golden with a large whipped cream, semi-clingy, white head that settled into a thin bubbly lacing, good carbonation. Had a lemon grassy hop nose with a pale biscuity malt background. A dry, crisp light bodied mouth feel, good drinkability. Slightly bitter with a dry elegant finish. A high rating for a pilsner style brew. I do recomend this beer and a plus is that you can get it anywhere.

16.9 oz bottle from Bev Mo La Mesa. Pours a clear...light golden color, with a white head that stuck around for a while. Aroma of hops and some barley was presant.

Flat and watery... a little bit bitter, and crisp. I think I just don’t like Pils beers that much... except for Urquell.

Golden colour with a medium white somewhat lasting head. Bitter sweet taste and aroma.

Pinta de barril. Al principio muy bien, pero me acabó cansando muchísimo, demasiado ácida para mi gusto y con un paladar extraño.