Style: Italian-Style Pilsner

ABV: 5.0 IBU: 39.0

93/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 18
Mouthfeel: 4

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What the brewers say

“Perle-, Select-, Tettnang-, and Saphir-hopped Italian-style pilsner.”

What our panel thought

“Hoppy aroma: floral, spicy, fruity, cedar-like wood, and borderline rubber. Pineapple flavor followed by herbal spice. Light bready malt; bitterness is smooth. Body leans watery, with prickly effervescence. Super-unique profile. Kind of funky. Very complex. A sipper to appreciate rather than a pounder.”

What our editors thought

“Refined nose—perfumey champagne, a touch of woody forest. On the sip, more soft, integrated woodsy bitterness and dry white-wine grape. Imminently drinkable and hop-forward, without being ‘hoppy.’”

Review printed in: Living the Lager Life (June-July 2020) (View All Issues)


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