4.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
With limited experience of true pilsners, I will say this is the best pils I have ever had. full of hop flavours including nuts and maybe even some mild hints of citrus. heavy hop flavour on the palate. Served cold, this becomes an easy-drinking beer that is still full of flavour.
4.3 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Deep-yellow to light-golden with small head and lacing. Aroma of malt, hops and sweetness. Medium-bodied, nicely hopped with dry hop taste and maltiness on the side. Crisp with minimal carbonation and very refreshing. An excellent beer for the summer and a very good pilsner.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Beautiful golden color, terrific hop nose. Everything that I like in a pils. Nice malt/hop balance. Wish I had it on tap at home.
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
When I think pils this is the classic example. Brite golden color. Two finger head with staying power. Clean crisp malt character. Almost one dementional. The hops come through in the finish for a cleansing bitterness.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Gorgeous golden clear pour with a giant white head. Aroma is noticeably hoppy, with some grass, grain and a general crispiness. Flavor is really rich, I taste lots of citrus, some spice and lots of sweetness that I hadn’t anticipated. The finish is really clean with a bit of bitterness. I dig it. Really drinkable and full of surprises.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
12oz bottle from an LCBO sixer. Glad I could finally get a hold of this. I was worried this was going to be another American bastardization of a classic European style, but thankfully I’ve been delightfully surprised. Pours a pale gold with a nice big fluffy white head. The aroma is amazing, German Pils malts topped with huge amounts of aromatic hops, Saaz, Noble, and maybe a hint of an American variety. Nice! Flavour does not let down. Great Pils malt body upfront met perfectly with descending hop notes, prickly and delicious. Incredibly well put together and the flavour progression is perfect. What I love most is that it’s not at all an insult to the European classic, but an extremely well done homage with only a slight twist of its own. This is an outstanding Pilsener.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle poured clear pale yellow with a big white head in my pint glass. Aromas of light malts and intense hops filled my nose
This brew tastes awesome citrus malts and great malt sweetness. It’s kind of strange how the hops stand out first then the sweetness follows on this brew. Nice and light in the mouth and crisp on the tongue.
This is now my go to pizza beer, and now that victory is now in Maine It may be my go to brew for next summer. Extremely drinkable for anyone who was wondering
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 10, 2010 Bottle. Aromas of fir trees and fresh grain. Deep deep golden, almost copper with huge frothy head, scattered lacing. Creamy mouthfeel, great carbo level carries all the flavors around the mouth. What gorgeous hops!!!!!!! Leafy, piney, earthy but bright. Brighter than many if not most IPAs out there. Some endive-like bitterness. A near-perfect hoppy pils, really and it has become one of my go-to beers. One of my favorite sessionable beers, period. Every time I go to have one I’m afraid it won’t live up to memory and every time it actually does. This is quality stuff. It sorta fills that IPA spot without the heaviness, and yet I’d hesitate to compare it to an IPA just on the basis of its being hoppy. Truth is, the malt character, the quality of the hop, and the body of the beer combine to make it unmistakably pilsener that would live up to New or Old world standards.
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