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FOOTHILLS TORCH PILSNER

Pungent Czech-styled pils brings raw-grained barnyard rusticity and sharp Saaz-hopped bittering to the fore as musky lemon rot souring increases over buttered biscuit malt base. Tertiary lemongrass herbage and minor straw grass acridity waver. Clean mineral water crisping battles back astringent ethyl alcohol burn. A must-have for heartier pilsner thirsts.

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EVIL TWIN LOW LIFE PILSNER

On tap at Ambulance, initial sips indicated a diffident German pilsner with saison traits such as musky lemon-rotted tartness, light floral-backed lemongrass herbage and grassy hop moisting. But second tasting revealed crisply clean “hoppy” pilsner’s IPA-like tropical fruiting (grapefruit, orange, mango, peach) and brisk piney hop sharpness. Dry wood tones add astringency and grouty minerality underlines citric perfuming.

UPLAND CV PRE-PROHIBITION PILSNER

Enjoyable 2013 pilsner-styled pale lager (a.k.a. Champagne Velvet) celebrates Upland’s 15th anniversary with homage to Indiana’s ‘most beloved beer’ from defunct Terre Haute Brewery. Clear-yellowed German pils brings corn-sugared cereal graining to crisp lemon-soured spritz, mild grassy hop bittering and buttery pale malt toastiness. Musky yeast pungency reminiscent of Heineken.