Bottled by nearby Olde Saratoga Brewery, sunny yellow pils celebrating '03 Triple Crown hopeful, Funnycide, matches sourdough snippet with husked wheat dryness and dim caramel sweetness, losing limited citric hop nuance to unleavened bread boredom.

Effective traditional Euro pils retains economical orange peel tang, floral-dried wheat husk, and grassy leathering. Light hop spicing trails seltzer-watered fizz.

Soapy white-headed sunny-yellowed German-styled dry pils plies sour fruited facade to doughy corn-husked tobacco astringency. At blanched finish, toasted barley-oats and biscuit-y wheat fortify faded grapefruit-lemon pang.

Though first bottle consumed was imported by estimable Killian Company, rich copper-hued biscuit-y wheat German brew maintained distinction. Zesty yellow fruiting, animated spice-hopped sop, and sweet barley roast lingered to lemony mineral-grained finish. Original Bavarian version brought richer barley malting to spicier lemon bittering.

Dank musty malt sweetness envelops nasty sour diacetyl funk invading near-acidic finish. But light doughy nuance and pertinent crisp carbonation save clear-toned mouthwash from being deplorable.

Puffy white-headed pils suffocated by overly anxious carbonation. Dry orange rind bitterness needs tangy-tart infusion, but instead gets iodine-like off-taste. Fizzed hops get watery, forcing unwanted tinniness to deplete finish. Brewery defunct: 2006.

Pearly-headed clear-bodied pilsner with fizzy sugared pep, scant soured yeast tenure, and light maize lilt collapses due to feeble grain base. Sunny citrus splendor softens slender soapy finish.

Snub-nose bottled, straw-hued Serbian pils retains aromatic muted peach sedation, faded buttered popcorn pleasantry, and phenol inclinations; lacking proper grain-hop assertion. Serve to Bud fans as a Euro alternative.

Astoundingly robust German-styled pilsner integrates dried chaffed wheat parch, cereal grain sweetness, and delicate citrus tingle with lively hop bitterness. Subdued barleymalt serenity edged out by musty orange peel luster and mild grapefruit twinge at spongy finish, completing this rather complex well-carbonated brew. Brooklyn Brewery remains a vastly underrated East Coast contender.

Conventional clear golden medium body stays mildly hop-embittered and nearly unassuming, as corn sugared cereal oats gently carry brittle Seltzer flow forward. Phenol metallic nature hinders chaffed wheat dryness, grapefruit sourness, herbal peppering, and vegetal reminder.

Much better on tap, where barley sweetness and fruity malt residue shine through. In the bottle, murky grains and musty malts are not fully integrated, becoming tinny lightweight dreck.

Considering Asian auspices, extremely flavorful and surprisingly fruity. Goes down smooth with softly carbonated sweet water flow. Roasted barleymalts engage orange-red fruiting to relaxing rice finish. Serve with Chinese food (if you could still find it).