beermelodies » light pilsner

SHMALTZ THE CHOSEN SPOT PILSNER

John Fortunato — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:27:00 +0000

Murky dry-hopped rye-malted pilsner places mild Scotch wisp above sour-fruited tartness. Toasted cereal-grained oats-dried caramelizing reinforces rotted orange-apple pungency and grassy leather-laced bottom. Ample alcohol astringency wearily consumes cracker-salted citric finish of medium-bodied triviality.

SCHONRAMER PILS

John Fortunato — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:07:42 +0000

Sour diacetyl buttering, phenolic hop fizz, and gnarly vegetal astringency plague musty sour-malted straw-hued moderate-bodied pilsner. After modest barley-rice sweetness counters mild lemon bittering and grassy-hopped repose, coarsened corn-oiled finish impedes progress. Withered white bread spine collapses and wavered herbal nuances barely register.

SAMUEL ADAMS NOBLE PILS

John Fortunato — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:05:11 +0000

Enjoyable frothy session beer allows candi-sugared yellow-fruited nature to inundate mild piney hop bittering to biscuit-y cornbread bottom. White grapefruit, yellow grape, and green lime complement tart lemon-seeded overture. Lively citric finish scatters floral, black pepper, and fresh-cut grass nuances below crystalline pilsner malting.

OSKAR BLUES MAMA’S LITTLE YELLA PILS

John Fortunato — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:37:01 +0000

Crisply carbolic straw-hued Czech pilsner needs deeper yellow-fruited luster and more incisive lemony lime tartness to overcome bleak corn malting. Understated herbal-floral influence, lackadaisical grapefruit bittering, and barren honeysuckle whim weaken over time.

CHUCKANUT PILS

John Fortunato — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:58:16 +0000

Adequate corn-malted yellow-fruited cereal-grained pilsner brings spoiled lemon nuances and herbal tinge to the forefront of German-styled medium body. Murky orange-grapefruit meander needs better thrust.

(ANHEUSER-BUSCH) BUD LITE GOLDEN WHEAT

John Fortunato — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:01:07 +0000

Boringly astringent and completely insignificant Bud Lite derivative flattens out metallic phenol hop coarseness with meager coriander/ orange peel wisp to stale white bread frailty. Lacking sufficient salty-grained bitterness, and worse, efficient counteractive malt sweetness, this fizzy orange seltzer approximation goes nowhere fast.

LOWENBRAU PILSNER

John Fortunato — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:53:34 +0000

Pungent grain bitterness and thick malt sweetness combine for distinct full-bodied pilsner. Judicious hop tang and raunchy yeast souring punctuate musty grain grit. By peculiar tart cocoa finish, a mellow creaminess creeps through.

AUGUSTINER MUNDIEN LIGHT PILSNER

John Fortunato — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Extremely pale, light-bodied, second shelf German with aromatic mocha whisk, chaffed wheat palate, and delicate hop bitterness caressing sweet malt serenade. Easy flowing and highly accessible for lightweights, though benign grain follow-through and soapy finish preclude serious assessment.

BARKLEY SOUND HONEY ALMOND LIGHT PILSNER

John Fortunato — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Low calorie-carbohydrate pils expectedly lacks sugary malt thrust to put it over the top. Instead, harshly astringent honeyed almond frontage gets mired in soft hop-fizzed neutrality. Luckily, light marzipan reminder avoids annoyingly synthetic ‘lite’ beer affliction.

(BECK’S) HAAKE BECK NON-ALCOHOLIC PILSNER

John Fortunato — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Imaginative non-alcoholic pale golden medium body with musty skunked malt waft and astringent grain sharpness analogous to Beck’s Pilsner. Mild hop-fizzed orange peel bitterness and off-dry lime-y bottom convincingly contrast glutinous honeyed wafer aftertaste.