Stiegl Pils

Brewed by Stiegl
Style: Classic German Pilsener
Salzburg, Austria

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

Clear, perky, hoppy - in a word, the best damn pils I’ve tasted in the USA since 1978. Even the skunky bottle I had later beat the daylights out of anything similar. No kidding. No BS.

Bottle. Pours a pale golden body with a transient white head. Grainy, light apple core, a hint of hoppy bitterness and a wet paper oxidation note. Not so good.

Grainy light malt aroma. Clear golden color with a small white head. Mild sweet and bitter beginning with a cardboard finish.

Tasted from a 500 mL bottle purchased in Aurora, Colorado. Big pearly white head with a very light yellow body. Sweet pale malty aroma. Very thin, almost watery, body. Very pale lager with not a strong Pilsener flavor.

I picked this up as part of a mix & match 6 pack at Trader Joe’s; enjoyed while watching Sunday football. Appearance is a very clear gold with a light head, typical of a lager. Aroma of corn and lager yeast. Taste surprisingly sweet with grapefruit notes, decent mouthfeel, has a little more going on than your typical lager, not bad but wouldn’t enjoy regularly.

500 mL bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear pale yellow color with a large frothy white head. Decent head retention and lacing. Skunky aroma with notes of grain, corn and a sweet finish. The taste is bitter, grassy hops with a minty finish and sweet grainy notes. Thin. Not very good.

Gold honey-like appearance with floral scent and honey taste, good one to knock back

Pours clear pale golden with huge white head leaving some lacing. Aroma is hoppy, malty and fresh bread. Acidy crisp mouthfeel. Acidy sweet, malty, hoppy and citric flavor. Watery sour palate. Finishes dry bitter hoppy, longlived.