Burial Beer Co Shadowclock Pilsner

Aroma: “Pine—both freshly cut wood and needles. Slightly yeasty with moderate biscuit and bready malt aromas. Overall, it’s clean Pilsner malt with moderate sulfur and a low floral hops character.” Flavor: “Malt-forward with bread, cracker, and biscuit notes. There’s an almost ‘peanut butter–like’ sweetness. Bitterness is slightly high, but it doesn’t linger, and it does help to cut the sweetness of the malt well. Floral hops notes carry into the finish. The carbonation makes it fluffy before giving way to the bitterness.” Overall: “Pretty easy drinking. Starts sweet and finishes sweet. Just not enough hops-derived bitterness to cut through the malt presence.”

“Earthy and lightly dank in the aroma, with notes of orange, lemongrass, lime, ginger, and a hint of berry. Pleasant grape and stone-fruit flavors with piney hops and a light capsicum burn. Warmth and heft are tempered by the soft mouthfeel.”

“A clean roast malt aroma with hints of coffee, dark caramel, and a touch of herbal hops gives way to a flavor profile that introduces some nice dark-chocolate notes. Super-clean and easy-drinking with a nice subtle chocolate sweetness early that slowly fades into a pleasant but restrained floral bitterness that lingers into the finish.”