Torpedo Pilsner: Hoppy Pilsner (Beer Camp Across America)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Torpedo Pilsner: Hoppy Pilsner (Beer Camp Across America)Torpedo Pilsner: Hoppy Pilsner (Beer Camp Across America)
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Bohemian / Czech Pilsner
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 11.96%
Reviews:
195
Ratings:
1,300
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 31, 2019
Added:
Jul 03, 2014
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  92
Torpedo Pilsner is a hop-forward take on the crisp classic lager. We and the folks at Firestone Walker share a passion for New Zealand hop varietals, so we loaded our legendary Hop Torpedo with southern hemisphere hops for a fruity, floral twist on the pilsner style.

Just down the road from us in California’s Central Coast wine country, this rock star brewery has earned “Mid-size Brewery of the Year” at the World Beer Cup four times. Like us, Firestone is passionate about hops. Their skill with the ingredient shines in their Pale Series and elsewhere in a long beer lineup driven by a premier brewing team.
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3/5  rDev -18.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottled 5/29/14; drank 7/16/14 @ the Yarchives.

See-through pale yellow color.

HUGE bright white head (careful pouring!); frothy lace.

Fresh bread & mild urine nose.

Thin mouthfeel with a sharp carbonation bite.

Mild bread notes, hints of urine & a crisp hop bite finish. Drinkable but hardly an argument for the style.
Oct 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.69 by JohnDon from Texas

Oct 10, 2018
 
Rated: 2 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 03, 2018
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Reviewed by macrosmatic from Florida

3.52/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from (very long-standing) notes. Consumed in late 2014. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Fat Head's pint glass.

A: Pours a very clear pale straw color. Forms a big white fluffy head with average retention atop fairly low visible carbonation.

S: Pilsner malts with just a touch of sulfurous quality. Light hop oils. Not much else that I can find, and a light aroma overall.

T: A pretty standard pilsner. Light pilsner malts, two-row malts. Minimal sulfur (though there is a touch) and the expected clean lager flavors. Light resin and floral hops, like a small pine shrub, , plus a crisp lemon rind citrus. Lightly bitter in the hang.

M: A light body with almost no alcohol presence. More carbonation sensation than the appearance suggested.

O: Drinkable, and reasonably tasty for style. But nothing to excite me nor anything that I'd look for again.
Jan 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by Hazen from Germany

Jun 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.96 by mig100 from Texas

Jun 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.19 by AD17 from New Jersey

Apr 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by MasterRigger from North Carolina

Apr 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Nov 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by vfgccp from New York

Oct 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.44 by Warren2621 from Indiana

Jul 08, 2015
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Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa

3.82/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Aroma is grainy malts, pilsener yeast and mild spiciness. The flavor is citrus, light tropical fruit, fruit, mildly grainy malts and a long and mild/medium bitterness in the finish.
Jun 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.48 by ricoslim from Florida

Jun 06, 2015
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Reviewed by fx20736 from New York

3.68/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Hazy pale yellow, tall stiff white head with gobs of lacing. Aroma dominated by lemon zest and sugar cookies. Taste is sharply bitter with lemon zest. Mouthfeel is very soft. Doesn't seem very Pilsner like.
May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.49 by Faxmesomehalibut from New Hampshire

Apr 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by LehighAce06 from Pennsylvania

Apr 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ArkyVaughan from New Jersey

Apr 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Apr 12, 2015
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

3.93/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Lightly hazed, bright golden hue, under milky white head.

Aroma: Beautiful floral notes, nice hoppiness. Ah…

Taste: Big hop attack right off the bat, pierces the palate pleasingly. Clean, lean-bodied. Bittersweet bite fades off after a while, but never quite quits. Fruitiness grows and grows, starting citric, turning tropical.
Hopheads, here's a lager to love.

What do they say on the label? This: "This hoppy lager features intense fruity and floral notes from fresh New Zealand hops balanced against a crisp and clean malt body." Also, this: "Torpedo Pilsner is a hop-forward take on the crisp, classic lager. We and the folks at Firestone Walker share a passion for New Zealand varietals, so we loaded our legendary Hop Torpedo with the southern hemisphere's finest hops or a fruity, floral twist on the pilsner style."

So, there you go.
Apr 08, 2015
Torpedo Pilsner: Hoppy Pilsner (Beer Camp Across America) from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 1300 ratings