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Like a lot of breweries, Burial finds itself hanging around the middle of the pack, and they seem disinclined to rocket up to the top of the board by putting out hit after hit like a Panther Creek or even a Marble Fox. Maybe they'll just wind up being weighted to the high side, but they'll still be mostly just fine like Fat Orange Cat. I guess reliable is almost as good as reliably good.
Well, I think I should probably just have a standard paragraph that I insert right here when I encounter a pilsner that has haze to it. I will not belabor the point, as I have found that pilsners that are not "bright" can be just as good as others. In fact, most pilsners I have had, I believe I liked better than the originator of the style. The head doesn't leave lacing, and it isn't particularly profuse, despite this glass notoriously generating a lot of head for the average beer. The aroma is bread, lemon, and sharp yeast. I mean, that yeast is sharp, and there's no other way I can think of to describe it.
First sip is a dramatic swing through bread dough, tartness, bitterness, lemons, a spike of yeast, and a trailing bitterness. It's a lot to cram into a simple sip. I'm not sure it's all gelling together like it needs to, but that could be - and probably is - because the sip is just too brief, and the beverage can't fit into it nicely. So, a swig will finish this review off.
Tip-in is sweet bread that borders on dough with minimal carbonation and a light lemon glaze. The middle moves into way too much carbonation that obscures anything but the sharp yeast and maybe a vague notion of dough. The finish is bitter and tart dough with a spike of yeast and lemons in it before a bitter trail off.
Bottom Line: Needs more refinement.
2.0/3
