4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: NOV 21, 2008 The standard by which pilsner should be measured by. Hoppy malty and I wish every yellow bubbly was this good. 479 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 1, 2012 Pours light golden with a thin, fully receding white head. Aroma of grassy, herbal hops, bready lager yeast. Taste is very herbal, with notes of mint, intense noble hops and crackery pale malt. Resinous for a noble hop beer, but perfectly balanced. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, and slightly resinous with lively carbonation. Very well done pilsner!
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
On tap. Even after living in Prague for five months, this is the best pilsener I’ve ever had. Pours vibrant golden under even, foamy head. Aromas of hops and straw, or dry flour. Taste is big and hoppy, with a touch of citrus keeping it from being too dry. A perfectly balanced pilsener.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I’m sure there are better pilsners out there, but none so widely available. Incredibly well balanced, predominantly green/natural flavors, I’ve never had a beer so refreshing. I never imagined a beer could BE so refreshing. The ultimate summer beer, hands down.
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: JUL 26, 2009 Bottle thanks to Kramer17801. I have had this at the brewery, but have never rated it. Pours light gold, with diminishing white head. Aroma is malty, herbal, with some notes of hay. Texture is medium light with average carbonation. Great sweet malt and pilsner flavor, balanced by some aggressive Euro hop characteristics. Finish is crisp and thirst quenching. A great american pilsner, coming from someone who does not drink them on a regular basis
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAR 9, 2010 Draft at Jerry’s. Golden with good, foamy white head / Floral, honey and grain nose / Medium body, creamy with some sweetness, and more malty than most pilsners / Flavors of clover honey, jasmine, smoke, and grain / An outstanding, fat, pilsner.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a very pale gold with a thin snow white head. Not much head retention but some persistent lace. Fizzy but not overly so. Smells of grassy pale malt. Nice hop aromas, floral and citrus in the nose.
Taste is grassy and with a crisp, bitter hops finish. Floral and hints of grapefruit in the flavor profile. While crisp, the malt is actually a bit sticky in the mouth. I would like the mouth to be a bit more crisp and the stickiness to be muted but this is a damn tasty pilsener anyway. Really smooth and very drinkable. Oh how refreshing this beer is on a warm Georgia afternoon and oh how bitter I will be when this six-pack is gone and there is no more Victory of any kind to be found in this state.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Not the kind of brews I usually drink but I think if all Pils were made like this I would drink them more. Crisp, light, and happy.
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