Great White North’s 5% alcohol version stronger and more pungent than bland, watery American teaser. Uncomplicated blend of sweet doughy malting and slightest hop bitterness round out soapy metallic mainstream product. Don’t let lightweight pilsner labeling fool you into believing it lacks robustness, though.

Special ’06 release finds bitter lemon rind-tinged floral-blueberry frontage subsiding to grassy mineral-grained finish. Dry-bodied pale-toned billowy white-headed moderate pils’ only drawback is minor metallic astringency.

Pleasant barley sweetness lingers through aromatic crystal malting and mild dry hop pungency. Watered down cream soda flow enjoins crystalline butterscotch finish of snuggly medium body.

Extremely bitter swamp-scented full body with up-front toasted grain essence reminiscent of Beck’s Pilsener. Pungent sour malt musk and reserved hop bite distract doughy finish.

Musty-scented pale yellow pilsner overlays softest grain whiskey assurance with peppery hop fizz and sharp carbonation for light-bodied dearth. Diacetyl butterscotch nuance plagued by harsh phenolic bluster.

Supposedly the original ‘light beer,’ this soft-bodied pale pils isn’t processed, chemically altered ‘lite’ fare a la Miller or Butt Lite. However, sudsy washed-out fizz undermines garbled barley-hop presence. Mild bittersweet grain palate too passe to challenge dedicated drinkers.

Plain, simple pilsener with moderate barley sweetness, understated grain-hopped bitterness, and tart peach-grapefruit mist hidden below overwhelming carbonation. Zesty citrus pep deadened by swill water flow that puts it too close to cheap American macrobrews such as Schmidt’s and Black Label. Hopefully, you’ll think it’s a tad closer to Red Stripe upon further inspection.

Impressive burnished amber tone, crystal malt palate, and husked wheat dryness make this a first rate low calorie alternative. Though watery, blandly sweet, and unobtrusive, moderate grain flow remains steadfast.

Bread-like yeast aroma stinks up room quickly as cereal grain, fresh maize, and dainty citric-floral hops pep up fizzy severity. Watery pilsner substitutes usual agavi-tequila subtleties most South American brews endure for caramelized honey nut caress and rice-like Asian template (reminiscent of Tsingtao).

Unconventional flaxen-hazed light-bodied dry lager disregards customary hop-grained malting for herbal spicing and grassy barnyard asperity. Straw wheat-parched Saaz hop bite expands juniper bittering, perfumed tulip-rosebud subtlety, and black peppered rosemary-thyme tingle.

Musty yeast-scented clear-bodied Heineken ‘light’ maintains white bread signature, gentle hop fizz, crisp water flow, and wheat toast finish for amiable simplicity bettering most astringent or metallic non-alcoholic rivals.

Heavily carbonated pale gold medium body with swanky yeast aroma, lively hop penetration, and hearty Bavarian-styled grains softened by crisp water to soapy off-dry finish. Competing Heineken’s bitter malt-hop fizz and Beck’s darker malted grain insistence prove more assertive. We’d swear this had more distinction in the ’80s when it wasn’t mass produced.