Speights Triple Hop Pilsner

Brewed by Speights Brewery (Lion Breweries - NZ)
Style: Pilsener
Dunedin, New Zealand

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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Promised more than delivered...little citrus flavour and full-mouthed bitterness one expects from a well-hopped beer. Clean and fresh...a light summer beverage produced to a budget rather than a full-rounded pilsener.

Bottle. I’m actual surprised that there is some hop flavour upfront. But a half second later, that’s it. Just watery, metallic, grainy malt after that.

My first observation is that the description on the bottle is just a touch masturbational and needs an overhaul. This sort of thing should not be left to some pointy-shoed marketer but someone with imagination and appreciation of the brewing process. I could rail at this for hours but will direct my attention a little more constructively. However: "The thirst quencher to share with mates"? Go and dip your head in a bucket of warm wank. The beer appeared clear and light-golden with evident bubbles but nil head. The aroma gives off a bit of perfumy aromatic hop, carbolic soap and gooseberry. This comes through in the flavour, especially the soapiness, oddly enough. There is a nudge toward hoppy bitterness that reminds you of the gooseberry and this carries it toward a medium-short finish. Not a show stopper, but pleasant enough for having a few in the sun.