The Twisted Hop Sauvin Pilsner

Brewed by The Twisted Hop
Style: Pilsener
Christchurch, New Zealand

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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500ml bottle well before best before date yet after reading others descriptions, I’d say mine has lost a bit of freshness. Delicate lemony citrus and slight pepper and typical pilsner yeast(?) float lightly on the thin watery light bread or crackery base. A real summer drink.

2 bouteilles de 500 ml partagées lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal. Arôme: Légère odeur de fruits tropicaux. Apparence: La couleur est blonde voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de fruits tropicaux avec une pointe de céréales. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement astringente. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement astringent. (Rating #4352)

My Bottom Line :
Peppery hops and their tropical fruit ramifications create a mesmerizing Kiwi Kellerbier.

Further Personal Perceptions :
-A veil of foam covers the hazy yellow-gold.
-Carbonation is frothy and the mouthfeel relatively dry.
-A mineral touch is tasted in the second half.
-The hop signature fits perfectly with the refreshing nature of the base style.
-I could drink this all summer.

Bottle.

UPDATED: MAY 21, 2012 Bouteille de 500 ml. Arômes très originaux de malt pilsner et de houblon rappelant les fruits tropicaux et le raisin. Légères notes sulfureuses et peut-être une pointe de diacetyl (sans que ça ne soit vraiment dérangeant). Robe dorée et limpide, peu de mousse et effervescence moyenne. En bouche, on retrouve le même profil de saveurs qu’au nez, avec des céréales croustillantes accompagnées d’un houblon au profil très fruité et très légèrement épicé. On remarque bien le caractère de la levure de lager. Finale bien sèche présentant une amertume d’intensité moyenne. Très original et vraiment trop facile à boire.

500ml bottle, malt and lemon zest nose. Light hops and thin mouthfeel, a bit watery. Short slightly bitter finish. Not much taste to it, prefer a hoppier Pils

500ml btl from a local shop. Clear yellow pour with a white head leaving minimal lace. Light yeast nose. Medium body and carbonation. Light lemon, biscuit, pepper, citrus hops. Dry finish that is quite short and clean, if a bit watery. I’m not a big pilsener drinker, but this is fairly solid. Still like Mac’s Hop Rocker best.

Ugly bottle, 9C. Pours gold with a huge white head. Aroma of lemon and flowers, dry biscuits, blackcurrants. Overcarbonated mouthfeel. Taste is bitter and quite fruity with gooseberries, grapefruit and firm malt. Very dry finish. Too much carbonation and the NS hop flavours are just slightly intrusive for me, but this is another very fine Kiwi pils.

Aroma - sweet, passion fruit, bubble gum, very aromatic for pislner. bit of lemon and caramel Appearance - golden colour and white head Taste - clean, light sweetness and the bitterness after to balance it out. Palate - crisp, light I think this is the best pilsner in NZ

Clear gold, great looking Pils. Clean & crisp with sweet malt and fruity citrus aromas. Medium body and really good bitterness. Nice balance in this excellent Pils.

More traditional than I might have expected. Pours wonderfully well with a massive creamy white head and chunky lacing. Biscuity champagne-like nose with hints of grassy sweetness. Sweetness steps up in the palate with a beautiful and almost thick layer of floral hops. Good length and impecibly built.