Hirter Privat Pils
Brauerei Hirt GmbH

Hirter Privat PilsHirter Privat Pils
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From:
Brauerei Hirt GmbH
 
Austria
Style:
German Pilsner
Ranked #566
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
77
Ranked #27,094
Avg:
3.34 | pDev: 17.66%
Reviews:
41
Ratings:
102
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 29, 2023
Added:
Nov 25, 2002
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  8
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Rated: 4.03 by miwestcoaster from Michigan

Jul 29, 2023
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Reviewed by Whyteboar from Michigan

3.92/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured transparent golden straw color with a proud two inch white head.
The taste is a milder version of a good German Pilsner. Mild hops, mild malt mild floral notes, mild spices. But to their credit they got all the genre requirements. Just mellower.
The feel is also good, albeit mild.
Or maybe I just have Pilsner fatigue. This is my fourth today.
Jul 16, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by IRONRakkasan from California

Feb 25, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by McBraniel from Virginia

Feb 13, 2023
 
Rated: 4.03 by soarinsteven from Illinois

Oct 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.82 by Eman17 from Illinois

Sep 08, 2022
 
Rated: 3.99 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

Aug 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by cryptichead from Illinois

Jul 02, 2022
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4/5  rDev +19.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 1/28/22; drank 5/12/22 @ the Yarchives.

See-through pale yellow appearance.

A rough pour yielded a big off-white head; strong, frothy lace.

Bread, fresh corn & faint pine notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Bread, corn & dry wheat flavors. Nice!
May 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.35 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 24, 2022
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Reviewed by Qwiktruk from Iowa

5/5  rDev +49.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I only recently found this beer and it has become one of my all-time favorites. The taste is one of an authentic German or Austrian high quality pilsner. It reminds me of the EKU28 as well as the best-beer-in-the-world (for me), Samiclaus (although not quite up to the Samiclaus level). I'm hoping that I can find it again.
Mar 23, 2021
 
Rated: 1.12 by biersus

May 07, 2020
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.72/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L- Mid gold, clear, pours with 1cm white head, plus some gentle rising CO2. Retains well, and leaves lacing down the sides of the glass.
S- Typical grainy pilsener.
T- Oh, more to it than expected. Some hoppy front, into a richer and deeper than expected finish.
F- I like it. Pilsener to me (at least German ones IME) are well hopped and thus dry, though a few stand-outs muster a deeper character. This seems to have a more enjoyable and broader flavour profile. It comes over to me as being higher ABV than 5.2%, which is unexpected, if I blind tasted it and was told this was say 6.0% I'd likely agree.
O- If I consider pilsener as generally a beer for summer, this one with a balancing body would seem more versatile. I do not note anything here out of place or balance.

I like it. It's not THAT memorable that I'd specifically keep an eye out for it in future but I'd certainly drink it again. I haven't read any other reviews below yet ('so as to keep my thoughts pure' ;)) but I'm quite surprised that it has only merited 3.27/Okay so far.
500ml. Bought in the UK from BeersOfEurope. BB: 16/06/2019.
Apr 24, 2019
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Reviewed by Bshaw22 from Wisconsin

3.89/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Had on tap at Tricycle in Chicago.
Super crisp fairly clean golden with a white head. A little cracker. Pretty easy to drink. Style is true for the most part. Couldn’t find any flaws really. Good beer
Apr 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.53 by robotic_being from Illinois

Jul 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.35 by Brushkanna from New Jersey

Jun 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.69 by Rimbimhoot from Illinois

Oct 09, 2017
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

3.71/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a medium golden amber with a fine half finger white head with great retention and nice lacing. A little skunk on opening the bottle even though it is a sensible brown bottle. Aroma of pilsner malt, grain, grassy hops, a touch of lemon and skunk; a pretty standard pilsner profile. Flavor is grainy biscuit and pilsner malt, a touch of adjunct style sweet malt, grassy hops and mild lemon. Finishes with mellow grainy, but not husky malt and grassy hops with a slight tartness. Medium bodied with light creaminess and good carbonation. I suspect a somewhat older bottle here, particularly from the skunkiness, which should not happen in a short period of time in a brown bottle, but given that, this is a nice mellow tasting, classic German pilsner with a to-style grainy malt and continental hops. A slight lemon tartness in the finish balances with the malt. I'm not sure why this is getting such low scores, because even this probably old bottle tastes pretty good and while a little on the mellow side, is a satisfying pilsner.
Sep 30, 2017
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Reviewed by HopsAreDaMan from Missouri

3.75/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was actually a nice Pilsener (has that crisp, snappy flavor) and I'm surprised it's not rated higher. The beers were a little old, and yet I though they was a fine example of the style.
Sep 06, 2017
Hirter Privat Pils from Brauerei Hirt GmbH
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 102 ratings