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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
101 Berkshire Czech Style Pilsner United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 4.2

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Wow, just wow! I'm not a huge lager fan but this is a wonderful beer. Nose hits with a lot of biscuit and then presents pepper and ripe dark fruit, perhaps banana and some citrus; orange and lemon, and there is a bit of vanilla there too, world class nose on this beer. Although the brew is unfiltered it presents a clear medium gold body topped with a nice eggwhites head that leaves a decent skim coat. Lace is minimal. A lot of carbonation on the mouth which is medium crisp and clean. Flavor is as complex as the nose (for a lager.) Very nice malt followed by a big Saaz pepper hit, some rich vanilla and buttery notes, followed by lemon and pepper. Leaves the pallet with a very clean dry finish. Had my first bottle of this yesterday, sitting on a friend's porch in a rocking chair watching the sun set over the green hills of CT and listening to the birds. This is an excellent American effort at creating a true bohemian style pils, first rate!

Aug 26, 2011
12:00:00 PM
102 Victory Prima Pils United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.9

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

(airport brew made the price high) Grass and lemon and a bit of pine in the nose. Gonna be hoppy; appropriate for the style. Pours a light yellow clear body with a nice very white egg cream head that dissipates fairly rapidly but leaves quite nice lace. Mouth is close to full which it didn't look like, carbonation very nicely done. Flavor is a tug of war between tart, sour, and bitter all in a god way. Starts with a grass and a buried buttery under-note. HIts slightly honey in mid taste and then closes bitter with a tart/sour aftertaste. Perhaps more hoppy than many pils this is very nicely done! Bottom line, a VERY good American version of a Bohemian Pilsener. Above review was for draft, having had a bottle now I am knocking body down a bit, but still a very nice pils. 1/5/2016

May 2, 2012
12:00:00 PM
103 Oskar Blues Mamas Little Yella Pils United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.6

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

At first the nose (and the fact that its in a can) remind me of hot days in the late 50's when my dad would finish mowing the lawn and pop open a frosty can of Hamms, the Beer Refreshing. The nose soon mellows out its grassy, a touch of citrus and a hint of a sour note. True to its name this beer pours a pale, slightly fogged, yellow body with a decent head that is moderate-lasting and leaves decent lace and a nice skim coat. The mouth is medium and perhaps a hair under-carbonated. .... I was so hoping for a good flavor (yeah I bought a six.) The flavor is off. The finish is too sour and there is a hint of chalkiness to the finish. The middle is sweetish in a fruity way, flavoring hops I suspect although it could be the yeast. Another gulp, this would be an OK brew on a hot day if not for that finish, its a bit chemically as well, I almost taste the can. Better then macro-swill? Sure! Close to being an interesting and drinkable beer? Sure! Wrong for its supposed style? Absolutely! RERATE :7/25 2014 Maybe I got a bad can, I am liking this now. Flavor is a bit complex, grassy herbal notes, hint of lemon, clean finish, quite hoppy, not chemical as in first tasting.

Mar 26, 2013
12:00:00 PM
104 Sixpoint Sehr Crisp Pilsner United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.9

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Lots of sour fruity yeast in the nose followed by some flowery and piney hops notes and maybe some honey, nice nose! Nice pale amber body with steaming bubbles is topped by a perfect egg whites head and good lace. Mouth is just a touch thin but fine for style, a bit slippery and a bit creamy. Mild flavor quite hoppy for the style. Not complex or perhaps subtly so. Quite bitter, touch of sour, gonna let it warm just a bit. ........ Yeast is the major component here with hops kicking in at the end and a touch of sweet at the start. Very nicely done! NEW NOTE: 11/29/2013 Really nice with turkey diner!

Apr 18, 2013
12:00:00 PM
105 Radeberger Pilsner Germany Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.3

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Nose took a while to develop; hey, honey, peach. Pour a crystal clear pale yellow body topped with a pur tight white head that doesn't last and leaves a modicum of lace. Mouth is a thinish medium body. Flavor is clean and a bit timid. (This is what Bud, Miller, etc, should be to be a decent macro). There is a touch of sour fruit and the hopps are spot on for style, a nice balance between bittering and herbal notes. Underwhelming but very drinkable.

Jul 14, 2014
12:00:00 PM
106 Pinkus Pils Germany Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.8

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Well if you blindfolded me I might think I was drinking a very mild wheat beer. This may well be due to the fact that I haven't had much experience with true pilsners. Pours with a thick, not quite white, full head that lingers for a moderate time. Leaves a lovely lace on the side of the glass. The nose is what really reminds me of a wheat beer, to me its a slight smell of anise although I suspect its the same note that others refer to as figs. Mouth feel is silky, spectacularly so. Taste is soft and well balanced, the hops are hidden but there. I could take it a little more hoppy but the balance is wonderfully even. Notes of bread and lemongrass in the early taste (bespeaking the balance of the yeast and hops) citrus and grassy flavors in the mid tatse turning to a slighting bitter hoppy flavor and finishing with a VERY clean palate with just a hint of sweetness. The early Bavarian style pilsners were brewed with a hard water whereas the Czech pilsner used a soft water. These differences affected color and flavor significantly as they tended to require different yeasts. I believe this beer is a standard for the Czech (origianl) style of pilsner. This beer is extremly easy to drink, a really high-class session beer at its best. Revisited 1/10 Whats going on, the lace is gone...won't mark that down yet, will revisit again.

Feb 14, 2006
08:15:14 PM
107 Spendrups Old Gold Sweden Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.3

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Ok this is a review from memory. I was flying back to the US from St.Petersburg and we had a layover in Helsinki airport. This beer was delightful. It is possible that my shock, upon ordering a beer in an ariport and being given a berverage in a high quality glass mug and then being allowed to wander all over the smallish airport mug in hand, may have colored by enjoyment of this brew. A minimal nose, a lovely golden color and decent head, well balanced taste with a lot of malted sweetness and a fairly clean finish. A fantatic airport brew!

Feb 15, 2006
01:55:15 PM
108 Budweiser Budvarceske (Czechvar) Czech Republic Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Decent pils, good malt and biscuit in the aroma, nice golden body, OK head with minimal lace. Medium mouthfeel, full-flavored for a pils, lots of malt and bread, a wee bit of peppery spice, an OK pils.

Nov 22, 2008
11:26:22 PM
109 Warsteiner Premium Verum Germany Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.8

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

This is a mighty fine drink of water! Almost no nose but a touch of grassy aromas and a hint of biscuit. Pale yellow body is clear with a moderate white head and no lace. Mouth is VERY thin and lacking in carbonation. Flavor is somewhere less than mild and uncomplicated. There is a hint of bitter hops and a fair amount of grass with a slight sour finish. I would have guessed adjuncts in this brew but the brewer says no. Better than most water. RERATE 10/22/2016 Beer hasn't changed much but I think I was harsh originally. I get some brief short lived peach and biscuit in the nose so +1 there. I am getting decent lace this time so +1 there. Mouth is still thin but carbonation is decent so +2 there. Finish seems more dry then sour but very little taste here, but also very little off-putting taste. +2 there. Overall +1

Mar 29, 2009
12:34:29 PM
110 Pilsner Urquell Czech Republic Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Nose of malt and grass, noble hops. Clear medium gold body with almost nonexistent white head. Wee bit of sudsy lace. Mouth is thin with a low level of carbonation. Flavor is mild but well balanced, clean and simple, light bread, grassy hops, bit of pepper on a very clean ending. Highly sessionable.

Feb 26, 2021
10:21:07 PM
111 Hero Premium Pilsner United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.8

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Lovely nose...lemon,floral meadow, fresh cut grass. Clear gold body with little head and no lace. A bit fizzy in the mouth and thinish but ok for type. Very refreshing super clean finish. Nicely hopped mild grassy notes. A hint of sour. Poundable times 10.

Oct 26, 2021
12:30:44 AM
112 Two Roads Ol’ Factory Pils United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.4

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Two roads is really ubiquitous in my little home state of Connecticut. I really don't understand why you would want to hop the hell out of something you're calling a pills to the point where the traditional pills flavors are buried by a sweet ish bitter ish presence of hops and malt. Slightly tropical nose that is very faint. Pour is a slightly hazed pale gold with little head that does not have retention and no lace. Average mouth slightly watery not slick carbonation perhaps slightly lacking. Some traditional grassy flavors at first it's a little sweet in the middle and goes very very medicinal at the end absence the medicinal it could get a good flavors score. But hey it is what it is and what it is is you know sort of drinkable with a bit of a nasty finish.

Sep 11, 2022
12:34:20 AM
113 Connecticut Casual United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 4.4

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Nice pils nose, grassy meadow with some violet and lemon and hints of ground white peppercorn. Crystal clear light gold body topped with a big head with retention and some foamy lace. Medium bodied slightly slick, slightly creamy. Flavor follows the nose crisp with slight sugar cookie and a bit of tartness on the finish which is long, drying, and clean.

Sep 18, 2022
08:54:26 PM
114 Counter Weight Brewing Workhorse United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.5

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Mild nose of biscuit with hints of both citrus and resin hops. Surprisingly clear pale yellow body for an unfiltered Brew tapped by a decent Whitehead that has minimal retention that leaves a nice skim coat. The carbonation is very tingly the mouth is slightly slick medium-bodied and very clean. Lemon and grass in the mouth bittering towards the end somewhat astringent perhaps too much so. The finish is very short and very clean.

Sep 21, 2022
08:54:34 PM
115 Krombacher Pils Germany Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.7

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Nose is grass with just a hint of bubblegum surprisingly enough and just a hint of sourdough. Boys are fairly deep golden body with a massive head that leaves quite good lace. Mouth is slightly slick a little bit watery. Very mild flavor perhaps what a good American Mass brewed beverage should taste like but doesn't. There's some grass there's a sourish finish there's some fairly Noble hop hits but just barely there. It's extremely drinkable.

Oct 18, 2022
01:40:28 AM
116 Captain Jack United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 4.0

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Billy Brady on the nose some nice funky pasture. Pours a clear light gold with minimal head and minimal lace although it's in the s***** airport bar plastic glass so who knows. Really soft smooth mouth with a great tingle really spot on. It's a fairly hoppy German pilsner a lot of bread and cracker some peppery spice it's really an excellent pilsner. Is it worth 12 bucks at an airport bar I don't know but it's pretty damn good.

Dec 3, 2023
07:46:23 PM
117 Ayinger Bairisch Pils Germany Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 4.6

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

Perfect pils aroma... Lemon zest, fresh cut grass, maybe a hint of almond extract. Pours a very clear pale gold with a decent head that doesn't have much staying power and leaves no lace. Great mouth.. tingly slippery and clean, slightly light body. Pills flavor doesn't get any better than this.. tart, a little bit of must, slightly astringent towards the end, perfectly bittered and perfectly balanced. And some lemon rind and fresh grass the super clean finish.

Apr 14, 2024
10:23:33 PM
118 Stonington Glory Pilsner United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.7

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

Well, it smells a bit skunk.....here goes. Standard pils nose but heavy on the skunk, lots of grass. Pours a dry pale amber with decent white head and good lace. Mouth is a bit watery good fix, a bit slick. Not a lot of taste and what there is ain't choice. Don;t get me wrong, they took a shot at a czech pils and some of the notes are there, but its not full flavored and has a very bad chemical aftertaste. (first note is skunk, a bit like a euro-macro). This is a beer that tastes like it could get better if they try to make it so.

Jan 23, 2015
12:00:00 PM
119 Sierra Nevada Nooner Pilsner United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Nose of hey, sour apple, maybe some violets, Pale gold body with continuing bubbles of carbonation is topped with a thin white head that has good retention and leaves no lace. Mouth is a bit thin but not watery. Typical pils flavor profile, straw. a bit of funk, with a sour finish, a little extra hops tingle in mid flavor. A fairly solid offering of an Americanized Czech Pils.

Feb 14, 2015
12:00:00 PM
120 North Coast Scrimshaw Pils United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.3

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

Maybe I'm stuffy but no nose at all. Good looking pils, light yellow body but minimal head and lace. Mouth is a bit thin and undercarbonated. No nasty flavor BUT almost no flavor at all. Hint of apricot, no grass, no dour, finishes like a slightly sweet glass of water.

Mar 11, 2015
12:00:00 PM
121 Lagunitas Pils United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.9

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Saaz nose grassy biscut and some nice sour funk. Not a strong nose though. Classic gold body with moderate short-lived head and poor lace. Mouth is a bit on the fuzzy side but avoids being watery. Flavor profile is clean a bit sour with a sweet note in the center, some nice grain and a dry finish. Nice job on the flavor. RERATE 9/2/15 decent lace, very pretty beer, well done but on the mild side.

Apr 16, 2015
12:00:00 PM
122 Gordon Biersch Czech Lager United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.7

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Almost no nose. Little head. Nice lace. Medium gold body. Medium body a bit undercarbonated. A bit heavy on hops or lite on the malt bill. Some sour in the finish not much grass or anything of interest. Airport price but a smoking bar.

Feb 14, 2016
12:00:00 PM
123 Stoudts Pils United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 4.2

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Strong grassy nose with some bread and a bit of funk, spot on. Good fluffy white head with decent lace atop a clear golden body. Mouth is medium, carbonation well done. Darn good American-made Pils. Grassy sour notes, light malt body, crisp and dry, very very well done.

May 3, 2016
12:00:00 PM
124 Troegs Sunshine Pils United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 4.2

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Most ratings on this one are old. I believe the recipe has changed significantly. Its worth revisiting. Grassy Saaz in the nose with some biscuit notes and some wildflower.Pale straw body is super clear with dead white egg whites head that has very good retention, and leaves nice lace...Spot On! Mouth is medium to lite bodied with excellent carbonation. Classic Pils flavor profile with hay up front, a tinge of lemony citrus, a very dry clean finish that is just slightly bitter. This is a great American rendition of a classic European style....WELL DONE!

Jun 22, 2016
12:00:00 PM
125 New belgium Bohemian Style Pilsner United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 4.0

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Malt, biscuit, grass, and yes pear in the nose. Light gold body with short-lived white head, leads a nice skim and decent lace. Light but nice body on this one, good carbonation decent tingle. Malt and great nots at the two quickly taken by bright grassy hop notes and a hint of yeast, slight alcohol warming on the back end. Clean and crisp, maybe a bit heavy on the malt.

Apr 27, 2017
12:00:00 PM