Pilsener brewed with Czech Saaz and New Zealand Belgian Saaz aroma hops.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by vanderla from Sydney, Australia who has tried this beer many times. (8/9/2006 2:57:53 AM)
"Medium gold colour, nice tight frothy off-white head. Attractive lace as the drink goes down.
Good, healthy "green" hoppy nose. Touch of sulfur and a little tropical fruit.
Spicy hop flavour, touch of pale malt.
Lingering, metallic bitterness at the back.
It has more body than your average pilsener, but is matched by the bitter length. Well balanced, and very drinkable."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught Sample Size: 345ml @ $2.85 Unit Cost: $3.91 per Pint
[2] Review by CAMEL from Hobart, Australia who has tried this beer once. (6/19/2006 10:28:16 AM)
"was just really impressed,
'Beer of the month' at the local pub so i got one for the first time, a fairly darkish look, nice attractive taste and smell. kept nice white creamy head, had a vauge nutty aftertaste,
Nice nice beer"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[3] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer once. (7/3/2005 10:36:20 PM)
"My third Malt Shovel / James Squire beer, and this is yet another so-so, wishy-washy beer. Much more interesting than their Porter and Amber, but not decidedly so, IMO.
The label go's on about saluting the Czechs for inventing the style -- and then seemingly turns around and throws the Pilsner Brewing 101 textbook out the window. Yes, there is Saaz in this -- that much is obvious. But this is way too soft and mushy for the style, and not nearly dry enough. Not horrible, but could be so much more interesting. In addition, unlike the rest of the Malt Shovel beers, I can see that a finely-made Pilsner would sell quite well in Australia.
If I was Down Under right now, I'm sure I would probably order this much more often than Toohey's, Swan, Emu, VB, etc, etc. But from where I'm sitting right-here and right-now, this isn't anything to get overally excited about.
//TB"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer (6/18/2005 2:29:37 PM)
"Medium gold color. Medium head. Aroma is malty and fruity. A medium bodied pilsner. WOW a pilsner with some substantial flavor to it. Malts are nutty and sweet. Hops are spicy and grapefruity. Nice balanced between the fruitiness, spiciness and bitterness. It is a little out of style for a pilsner, but I think I might have found a pilsner I really like. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[5] Review by JohnC from Mission Viejo, CA, USA who has tried this beer (6/7/2005 7:48:05 PM)
"Appearance: creamy white head with a clear golden body. Yup, looks like a pilsener. Flavor: This pilsener is actually medium bodied. Amazing. It has a flavor that's pretty well balanced between hoppiness & fruitiness. Why can't other brewers make pilseners with some cojones like this one? The only other pilisener w/ this much character is Victory's Prima Pils"
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
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