The pale yellow beer sports a seriously frothy white head to the point that it starts to drizzle down the side of the glass. The aroma of wheatgrass, heavy sour yeast, and flowers dominates the smell. I'm not used to pilsners from Bearded Iris, so I didn't have an idea about what to expect, but this is straight out of the pilsner playbook.First sip is grass, spice, wheat, honey, and a dour yeast. The floral and spice nature of the beer tries to make it light, but the yeast seems like it's dragging it down a bit. Of course, that's what happens when you sip, and sipping is for tea and sacramental wine - here, we drink.
Tip-in is lemon, carbonation fervor, wheat, and grass. The middle expands into a crisp (if watery) pool of spices, yeast, grains, grasses, and lemon spritz. The finish is heavy-handed with the intensity of the yeast, an increase in bitterness, and a stinging of the carbonation.
Bottom Line: It's okay, but not the best pilsner.
2.0/5
