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).

The ‘original’ golden pilsner places rich barley-toasted serenade and creamy caramel malting above moderate dry-hopped spicing. Sweet cornbread bottom receives floral jaunt to musty-grained finish that’s soft and billowy while retaining fulsome citrus zest.

Earthen-grained herbal hops spiral to sunny citric spritz. Glutenous wheat and sticky yeast sinew fortify pale malted bottom end. Just a tad too light and fragile for heartier thirsts.

Tantalizing grapefruit whiff hits nose before sharp fruited hops and grassy wheat merge for grain-deepened midst. Sunny grapefruit-lemon rind tartness and toasted almond respite loom at busy finish, helping fabulous straw-hued medium body compete favorably with bitterer New York competitor Brooklyn Pilsner.

Fair clear-bottled, thin-bodied, white-headed Canadian pilsner brings faint smoked wood chip reminder to unassuming peppery hop frock, buttery Scotch-toasted malt schmaltz, and insufficient yellow-fruited quince-gourd spell. Incomplete.

Sweet grainy malts soften phenol-spiced grassy-hopped bittering of soapy pale pilsner. Clean, refreshing finish picks up minor diacetyl pungency. Fine for mainstream lunkheads consuming Budweiser.

Thin natural flavored malt beverage spritzer introduced ’08 comes in clear bottle. Though a tad arid and impossibly dry-bodied, its tart sun-kissed grapefruit-tangerine sweetness stays on the nose, informing washed-out Seltzer-fizzed candied citrus theme. Orange Krush soda with vanilla ice cream’s a better bet.

Steadfast sugar malt drift harbors cotton-candied jellybean nicety for green-canned moderate-bodied pils. But minimal grain backbone slides precociously.