Circuit
Tin Man Brewing Company

CircuitCircuit
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From:
Tin Man Brewing Company
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Bohemian / Czech Pilsner
ABV:
5.1%
Score:
71
Avg:
2.94 | pDev: 30.27%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
66
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 25, 2018
Added:
Jan 19, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by bzach:
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Rated by bzach from Indiana

2.25/5  rDev -23.5%

May 19, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.21 by DigitGrowler from Kentucky

Apr 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.09 by edthehead from Maryland

Dec 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.1 by Dewsby from Kentucky

Sep 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by BeerOps from Illinois

Jun 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

May 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.39 by scottspencer from Indiana

Apr 27, 2016
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.52/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
In homage to the taste that got the whole pilsner taste going, The brewers at Tin Man venture into the popular and tumultuous style with an authentic taste that celebrates all its worts and all its glory.

Circuit pours with a mostly bright straw but a faint nod to keller-like haze. As a creamy and cottony head builds, the scent of tart lemon and orange tingle the nose ahead of a cereal-sweet taste thats raw of grain and sweet of corn.

Its development across the middle palate is quick and crisp- delivering a mostly malty but partly grain sweetness that's freshly bready and of cornbread minus the grit. Its hop profile that starts floral closes with a spicy bitterness that invites a grassy, lemony and apple-like sulfur taste that lurks deep in the recesses of taste. Bitter but balanced, the beer's taste is chocked full of character and rusticity.

Medium-bodied for pilsner, the beer's creamy grain profile lingers briefly in finish while its hop showcase is herbal, sharp and peppery. Lemongrass wins out as the lager's texture holds firm and remnants of corn and bread live on.
Feb 24, 2016
 
Rated: 5 by notjust4bfast from Indiana

Feb 15, 2016
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Reviewed by Buck89 from Tennessee

3.78/5  rDev +28.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a pilsner glass. Crystal-clear pale straw color with a thick and delicate white head. Nice head retention. Aromas were mainly light grain and cracker with some spicy noble hops. Taste followed, with bread and cracker followed by a fairly bitter spicy hop flavor. Clean finish. Medium-bodied.
Dec 27, 2015
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +19%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Crisp, Smooth, Balanced, Dry

More and more breweries in the US are getting into the lager game, and I’ve got nothing to complain about there. With all the right malts, hops and yeast, the brewer’s intention here is quite apparent, too. Clear and crisp with spicy Saaz hops throughout, Circuit is grainy and grassy, appropriately bitter and has a drying finish. All in all it’s a good rendition, though the flavors seem a bit strained; both the malt and hops fail to really pop.

Look 4.50 | Smell 3.25 | Taste 3.25 | Feel 4.50 | Overall 3.50

Review from BeerAdvocate magazine issue #106 (NOV 2015)
Nov 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 2.79 by Gusmanthecat from Kentucky

Aug 01, 2015
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Rated by psmith161 from Indiana

3.8/5  rDev +29.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Good example of a Bohemian pilsner.
Jun 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.24 by RCLOHR267 from Indiana

May 17, 2015
 
Rated: 2.69 by wethorseblanket from California

Apr 18, 2015
 
Rated: 2.31 by slipperysoup from Illinois

Apr 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Mar 25, 2015
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Reviewed by KYGunner from Kentucky

3.57/5  rDev +21.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
I'm not one to wax on about appearance, especially in a lager but this foamed up to a dense merangue of a head that was a gorgeous crown on a lemon yellow body.

Decent nose of light Pilsner malts, cracker and cereal grains.

Light flavor and feel, I get wheat like malts, cereal grains, Pilsner malt, yeast (Belgian) and a touch of lemon. Not sure I understand the poor reviews as this is well done for the style.
Mar 20, 2015
 
Rated: 2.64 by Bingja18 from Wisconsin

Feb 22, 2015
Circuit from Tin Man Brewing Company
Beer rating: 71 out of 100 with 66 ratings