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I know I comment on it every time I drink a pilsner, but they are supposed to be clear. Yes, they should have that bright yellow color, but there should be no haze to them, strictly speaking. I have already found that some of the better pilsners have haze to them, so I'm not actually married to the idea, but that's what pilsners are supposed to be. This is yellow (bordering on a green tint) with a slight haze to it and almost no head. This glass is generally the cause of massive amounts of bubbles, but this beer just doesn't want to generate any. The aroma is quite faint biscuit malt. With as close to the top of the glass as I poured this, I am shocked there isn't a smell wafting over to me while it's sitting there, but I can barely smell it when it's directly under my nose.
First sip is hard to define, but I would call it - unmemorable. It's kind of bland, with a sort of grainy bread and almost no citrus to liven it up. It's watery more than anything, and the aftertaste is tart with bitterness hanging on, but even that is like a whisper down a well. There just isn't much to the flavor at all, and I wonder why. I have had many pilsners that were quite vibrant with flavor, but this one isn't really doing it for me.
Tip-in is sweet bread malt with a light lemon that I didn't even notice in the sip, and the carbonation is too light to really do anything at all. The middle becomes the first time I thought of this beer as anything but watery. It has a nice bread base with light citrus above. Tanginess and bitterness intermingle for complexity. The finish is somewhat unfortunate with bitterness beating down the tartness resolutely and then grabbing the tastebuds for the trail off.
Bottom Line: Interesting in its own right.
3.0/5
