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Unfiltered with green hops (as per the brewery website, We use only freshly harvested hops for our green hop pilsner. This ensures an intense aroma profile that varies from harvest to harvest. Because the beer is unfiltered, it has a fuller body...
When I say this is a standard German Pils, you should not take that as any kind of negative comment. You should also note that the color of the beer is a little, 'less than standard'. Light yellow of course, but there's a gentle, murky haze hanging...
A beer that I have a lot of hope riding on, it's probably worth reading this post first. There's a bit of a debate about Czech or German Pils here, but I'm running with German because of SN's own notes regarding equipment. One of the lightest beers...
This really is a unique beer. It's very significantly different than many other pilsners. There is a hazed, light, lemon yellow pour with a large rocky head that gives good lace with decent retention. The beer is soft, sweeter than many in the...
Huge, quite annoying if I am honest, extremely wispy head that oddly fades to almost nothing quite quickly. The color of this beer is quite fascinating, very, very pale with a bit of light, lime green hue. A very strong but clean nose. Some white...
A slightly hazed pour. Not a great head, not good retention or lace. Looks little NEIPAish - oh God ... Good aspirin bitterness up front, bites quite hard initially, and then backs off way too much.. Nose and mouthfeel are both too full and round...
12.2 oz bottle, gold foil topped. If there was ever a beer that I would associate on pure looks and taste with the Reinheitsgebot, it would most probably be this one! The no nonsense appearance, clarity and tastes scream German efficiency,...
I always feel a little guilty about my relationship with Pilsners since I have relatively stringent criteria for me to be satisfied. Do we have complete, unfiltered clarity? Do we have clean edges? Do we have decent carbonation and lasting head an...
Nice high, rocky head. Retention not great but some lace. 11.2oz bottle as a single from Mac's Atlanta, GA. Decent golden color with above average carbonation. Nice clarity. Nose is pretty skunky, noticeably so in fact. Tastes are better than the...
12oz single thanks go out to Kevin for the chance to try this one. Extremely pale color on the pour with a touch of haziness about it - not good for a Pils. Carbonation seems low for the style too. Weak vegetal notes, some dubious notes int eh nose...
12 oz bottle courtesy of Kevin. The pour delivers a color that is darker and more orange than I would like to see from a Pils. It has a slightly hazed, copper tone and doesn't give a very clean appearance. The head is a quick, one finger affair but...
12 oz single - thanks to Kevin for the chance to try this one. Pour is a very odd color. It has a watery pale look, but also has a slightly bizarre hazed, wheat-like look. The head is not really of any consequence and there is a thin film of froth...
12 oz single, from Kevin - many thanks. Oh dear, this is not very good at ALL! I like the label and the general appearance of the bottle, it's a shame that this is by far the best aspect of this particular beer! Should i eat the label instead of...
12 oz single, from notes, many thanks go out to Kevin for the chance to try this beer. Label is slightly different to the one in the BA db where the words Pilsner Beer have simply become "Pilsner". Notched as being bottle in Wk 1, May but no year...
12 oz can from Grassroots in Jacksonville, GA, USA. The beer has a somewhat disturbingly, pale color and in terms of the hue looks a bit weak. Paradoxically, the head is resplendent - high, fluffy and full of sticky lace, it looks really good....
500 mL can thanks to Kevin. Cheers mate. A crazy colored pour which is pale, but distinctly yellow. Not golden like some macros, but really noticeably yellow. A very sticky but quite a light and fluffy head. Very clean malts in the nose and tastes...
$1.99 for the chance to try this at tower on Piedmont after this beer originally retailed around $5.99. An old(er) bottle, but with no discernible date on the label I feel totally justified in reviewing it. Macro color on the pour except for a...
Review #2400. 16oz pint, on tap at Taco Mac, Woodstock, GA, USA. Golden pour that produces some nice lace despite the head fading fairly fast. Carbonation is medium. Nose delivers an unusual combination of a decent Pils-like bite of hops, but also...
22 oz screen printed bottle. Abita's charitable effort. Best By 08/11 on the neck of the bottle - can a Pils with an ABV of 7.00% really feel fresh over one year from now? I dunno - maybe. Pour offers a light, straw colored body with a fairly low...
12oz can. I've heard quite a lot about this beer over the years, and some of it I suspect has been simply because it has been canned; there seems to be a mild hysteria that accompanies some canned beers where people get ahead of themselves and...
12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pour is a slightly clouded, lemon colored body with a rocky, if not dense head, sitting on top. Not much retention or lace. Nose gives a nice grassy, hoppy note. Tastes are really quite bitter up front...
12 oz can from Trader Joe's - dirt cheap, may have only been around $1. Retro style presentation. Pour as expected, gives a nasty looking, macro urine color with plenty of trapped, large bubbles. Head is very fluffy and light, but has little or no...
It's been in Georgia for a few weeks now so I decided to take the plunge with one of the three Moa beers available here. All in 750s, all corked and caged and all $7.99. Reliably informed that these beers are bottle conditioned with champagne...
$3.99 for the 500 mL, old-style, St. Peter's bottle form Arbor Place, Douglasville, GA, USA. Right off the top, I think this should be categorized as an English Pale (at least in the way it drinks). WOW! A revelation. Obviously I went into this...
12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. In summary I was very surprised at how "macro" like this was. There were very large corn and vegetal notes in both the nose and the tastes, and a really distinct lack of sharp, crisp hop notes. The lack...
12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pale blue label this time on the usual, Ltd Series presentation. Pour is a crystal clear, mid-yellow with nice lace and retention. A good sign in a Pils and a pre-requisite for a good lager experience....
Quite surprised that I haven't reviewed this before now. 12 oz bottle. Pour is classically clear and carbonated with great, golden color. Head is not hue, nor is it well retained or does it leave much lace. Initial Saaz bitterness is surprisingly...
12 oz single from Green's on Ponce, Atlanta, GA, USA. Nothing to report on the pour. Disappointing head and lace and the beer body is a little more orange than one would expect. Nose is frankly pretty skunky. Not a very clean beer. The finish DOES...
$1.00, 12 oz single from Trader Joe's, Atlanta, GA, USA. I've had plenty of success with TJ's and their cheap singles so I feel confident to at least give these cheap beers a shot. Pour is decent in terms of color, but the head, lace and...
On tap at Taco Mac midtown, Atlanta, GA, USA. $6.00 for the 16oz pour. Macro, pale yellow pour with plenty of clarity and carbonation but a lack of head and lace. Disappointing look to the beer. To be honest a dreadful disappointment. Lacks Saaz...
Not sure how old this bottle is, but with no dates on the bottle put there by the brewer I feel justified in reviewing it. Picked up as a 12 oz single from Jax in Sandy Springs. Odd, wit colored pour but exhibits some clarity. Not much carbonation...
On tap at the Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. Served in a Prima Pils glass. Slightly cloudy, yellow body lacking the super-clarity associated with the style. Small head and a disappointing lack of retention and lace. Apperance is not the strength of...
$2+ change from Camp Creek Beverage, Atlanta, GA, USA. First time I had seen this in the ATL. Big, fizzy pour with excellent carbonation and head. Lively looking beer. Pale yellow color. Crisp and clean with a refreshing quality. Finish lacks real...
Been around for a long time in Atlanta, GA, USA, just getting around to reviewing it now. 12 oz single from Michael's. Nice yellow color with some head and a little lace, but lacks clarity with some chill haze. Corny nose lacks definition. The...
$4.00, 16oz serving on tap, Taco Mac, Marietta, GA, USA. The new release from Sweetwater. Pump clip is an attractive sky blue color. Nice looking golden yellow pour with a medium head that unfortunately fades quickly. Nose and taste have the Pils...
12 oz single, Jax, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, GA, USA. Very cloudy yellow, decent head and some lacing, basically this looks pretty much like a standard Hefe rather than a Pils. Grassy hop nose with a strange hay-like smell over the top. Astringent...
Unfiltered Pils! Extremely light yellow with some haze and a lot of fine carbonation. At the bottom of the glass it is so light it almost looks watered down - literally. Good head and some nice lacing. Bread like aroma, with a little yeast...
$4.99, 22 oz bomber, Hilton Head, SC, USA. Don't really know why, but I've passed up the chance to try this on several occasions and have only got around to trying it and reviewing after several years of not bothering. Shame, because I really like...
Frankly I have almost no idea what this beer is supposed to be, but I can say one thing for certain, this doesn't taste ANYTHING like a German Pilsener! Massive head, in fact the carbonation is annoying. Once it dies down then we get a...
There is nothing quite like a Pilsener when you feel like a Pilsener, and this beer does a nice job, if somewhat atypical of the style. Fairly cloudy yellow body with some chill haze appparent, I suppose that the lack of absolute clarity is a bit...
Slender 12oz bottle, bought as a single from World Market as a mixed sixer, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pour is very promising. Obviously the golden yellow color, but the head is impressive and lasting and the lacing is sticky and very attractive. However,...
Better than average if somewhat of an unusual version of the style. This poured in a classic Pilsener manner, but the nose and taste were much, much sweeter with a distinct lack of hop bitterness that accompanies the classic version of the style....
Pretty decent Pils with a good mouthfeel and nice look being its best qualities. Aroma's and tastes are standard, but the yellow body is topped by a good head and decent lacing that are both above average. Less hoppy than many in the style and...
Additional notes 01/12/25 (Pictured) As all of us old-timers know, Prima was touted 20+ years ago as an American beer, near the beginning of a huge US renaissance, that could at least hold its own with its European counterparts. Did I ever think it...
An extraordinarily clear beer, the clarity and the pale golden color making it very Champagne like. Very lively carbonation with streams and streams of bubbles rising quickly to give a small but persistent bone-white head. Some watery lacing. That...
Drank loads of this as a student, not much in recent years, but it occasionally serves as a half decent standby in NCBOMA (no craft beer only macros available) situations. Appearance. Pretty good, nice clarity & color and good level of carbonation...
Very pale golden, with pretty much absolute clarity. Small head, not much lacing. Decent looking. Some sweet, malty wheat aroma, with a very, very small amount of hops in there too. Flavors are very mild, quite clean and refreshing. A little,...
Having had a pretty decent experience with the dark version; http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/224/698/?ba=Ding I was very disappointed with this. Lifeless and pretty tasteless was the overall verdict, with little to endear it to me. In...
Utter swill. Flat, thin, and heavily reliant upon all the bad attributes of an adjunct lager, this stuff must make the genuine German brewers go insane. Nothing to redeem this yellow, alcoholic water, it's a really nasty concoction that's sweet and...
Very refreshing and satisfying. Classic appearance with, what I consider to be the most important part of the look for a pilsner, a head with excellent retention. Even with quality pils, if you lose the head you'll end up with something that looks...
Solid Pilsener - not my favorite, but a good example. The simple, pale yellow relatively unattractive typical pour, with an initially lively head that's gone in seconds. Little or no lacing. Typical crisp, dry hop bitterness of the style, with...
Pale yellow, urine like, macro adjunct appearance and a very odd "wet dog" like aroma. Bland all the way through. I wasn't expecting much and that's pretty much what I got. The strange skunky aroma carried on into the aftertaste that I found very...
Average in the extreme!? Does that make sense? Anyway. Half-decent beer that takes you above horrid macro to the start of a very long journey to wonderful micro, but not very far along that path. Pour is nicely balanced with good, deep orange color...
Very nice beer for two main reasons; Firstly I found it very refreshing. A little edge of bitterness and malt, but the right amount of smoothness to take the edge off a thirst. Secondly it looks great. I think this starts with the bottle! I like...