Elemental Pilsener
Lightning Brewery

Elemental PilsenerElemental Pilsener
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From:
Lightning Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
German Pilsner
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.42 | pDev: 17.25%
Reviews:
30
Ratings:
60
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 07, 2018
Added:
Jun 17, 2006
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by mrelizabeth:
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Rated by mrelizabeth from California

3.5/5  rDev +2.3%

Feb 18, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.55 by SargeC from California

Aug 07, 2018
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

2.06/5  rDev -39.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
I tried this beer at the Beer Hunter in La Quinta, CA. It poured a clear golden with huge fizzy head that did not leave any lace. The scent had touches of over primed bottle and grain. The taste was poor and not easy to drink. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with huge carbonation. Overall its not a very good beer...I might try it again if available on tap...never again in a bottle or can.
Mar 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.98 by Dfsd

Jun 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.39 by michaelsmith11 from Illinois

May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.46 by d_kizzle from California

Jan 28, 2016
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Rated by kkjohann from California

4.36/5  rDev +27.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Great clean pils. Best Pils I had in the US.
Jan 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.43 by Wildwood_Brew from California

Oct 26, 2015
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Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon

3.44/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours two fingers of head on a hazy straw body.
The aroma is lemon and honey.
The taste is moderate lemon bitterness. A bit chewy.
The texture is softer.
Oct 07, 2015
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Reviewed by Safa1 from California

4.53/5  rDev +32.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Let's be honest. Idiots abound who don't know good beer from bad beer. They just go with the common ideas. This is a fucking Pilsner. Like Miller fucking light. As a Pilsner goes, this one is god damned great. Nice and bitter lager. When reading the reviews it becomes obvious that the low scores come from people who don't know what a North German Pils should taste like. It's good. Real good.
Sep 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.76 by wulfie85 from California

Mar 29, 2015
 
Rated: 2.85 by GatorCoop from California

Mar 05, 2015
 
Rated: 2.93 by swanfungus from California

Feb 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.33 by fox227 from California

Feb 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.04 by Joshmistake from Minnesota

Feb 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by sunny289 from California

Feb 05, 2015
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.19/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Pours a clear golden color with a decent head that leaves plenty of lacing behind

Smell: Wafts of corn sugar and butterscotch; slightly grassy

Taste: Surprisingly sweet, up front, with corn sugar and butterscotch joining the grainy taste; some grassy hops in the middle, but the finish is a return to the sweet flavors

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: A rather disappointing example of the style; doesn't have the hop character and clean finish I seek in the style
Jan 22, 2015
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Reviewed by johlac66 from California

4.09/5  rDev +19.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Light gold with a frothy two finger head that left a curtain of lacing.
Spicy grass aroma and flavor.
Nicely carbonated with an almost creamy bit more than medium mouthfeel. Slight zesty finish.
A very tasty pils!
Jan 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by mrcraft from California

Jan 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by zestar from California

Aug 08, 2014
Elemental Pilsener from Lightning Brewery
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 60 ratings