Wiseacre "Tiny Bomb" Pilsner

Is this really might 10th Wiseacre beer? It seems unimaginable that I've had this many beers from this tiny little Memphis brewery, but I just recounted, and this is number 10. They have had not a single beer drop below the average range of 2.0 to 3.0. In fact, almost half of their beers have been in the Great category.

I think I poked a little bit of fun at the last pilsner I had for looking so much like a pilsner . This one is challenging that beer for pure pilsnerness. The pale yellow beer is crystal-clear, and the splotchy head boils down pretty quickly, but it leaves a smattering of lacing along the sides of the glass. The aroma is thick bread with a feisty yeast and some low key citrus.

The most noticeable thing about the first sip is how thirst quenching it feels. I have had juicy IPAs that were not as capable of raw thirst quenching as this beer appears to be. The bread malt along with the yeast (that does not appear to be as feisty as it was in the smell) create a soothing balm across the arid desert of the mouth while lemons highlight the free ends. I'm quite smitten with just the sip.

Tip-in is gentle carbonation tingle with lemons and oranges spritzing over the crusty bread malt as the yeast starts to rise up. The middle turns up the carbonation to something a little more fiery, and the soothing malt and yeast contend with it nicely while adding sweetness. The finish has a clever trick of pretending to be slightly dry simply to add complexity while the thirst quenching ability of the beer remains unfazed and a dusty yeast leads to a trail off.

Bottom Line: Can a pilsner be done better?

5.0/5