Finkbräu Pilsener
Oettinger Brauerei GmbH

Finkbräu PilsenerFinkbräu Pilsener
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From:
Oettinger Brauerei GmbH
 
Germany
Style:
German Pilsner
Ranked #658
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
64
Ranked #28,375
Avg:
2.39 | pDev: 28.45%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
32
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 28, 2024
Added:
Mar 23, 2008
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  6
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Ratings by leighton:
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Reviewed by leighton from England

2.85/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
It was the cheapest thing to buy at Lidl. Cold and poured into a nice glass, it really wasn't that bad. Clear golden color with a light, white head. Weak aroma; nothing remarkable. Flavour is appealing at the start, a little wheaty (I think). Flavour doesn't last long though, and the overall impression is that of a rather watery beer. There is a mild bite and I may have detected a little spice. It was refreshing and inexpensive. I can't imagine beer snobs stocking their fridges with this stuff, but if you just need some cheap brews Finkbrau might be the way to do it.
Dec 06, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 1 by paylstep from Canada (ON)

Jan 28, 2024
 
Rated: 2.5 by mothman from Minnesota

Aug 24, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

2.53/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
500 ml can, at LIDL in Norway, as Fink Bräu Pilsner. ABV here is 4.7%. Made of water, malts and hop extract. Clear very pale straw coloured, large head. Moderate aromatic hops. Flavour has some herbal spiciness, not much malts, thin mouthfeel, but a fairly liberal use of hop extract leads to a bitter finish. As far as discount pilseners / pale lagers go: I’ve had worse.
May 15, 2021
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.36/5  rDev +40.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I had this beer while on vacation in Rome. Poured from an 11.2 oz. can. Has a golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of malts, grains. Taste is mild, the same as the aroma, more like a pale lager than a pilsner. Feels medium/light bodied in the mouth and overall is a mediocre beer.
Feb 19, 2020
 
Rated: 1 by Dutchcraftbeergeek from Netherlands

Oct 04, 2018
 
Rated: 1.75 by joaopmgoncalves from Portugal

Nov 17, 2016
 
Rated: 2.02 by tottel from Netherlands

Sep 11, 2016
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Reviewed by Ant777uk from England

1.41/5  rDev -41%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
For price, impressive, though I prefer to drink water.

There is a certain point where it's worth buying beer as opposed to water. This however is below that point
Aug 05, 2016
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.1/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
As "Finkbräu Pils" - though this is distinct from the 2.80% ABV version.

5.0% ABV. Purchased at a Lidl in Porto, Portugal. "Specially made in Germany."

A: Pours the usual off-white cap and yellow body. Average vibrance, below average (1 minute) retention. Leaves no lacing as it recedes. Clean, with no lees or sediment visible in the body. Appears well-carbonated.

Sm: Clean neutral barley. Neutral pilsner malt. Maybe a blip of grassy hop character...I'd guess Noble, but it's so faint it's barely even there.

Aromatic intensity is very low. Suggests an insipid inoffensive beer, but notably one that doesn't seem to have any off-notes (e.g. metal) and one that doesn't seem watery.

T: Taste is of cheap pilsner malts, some malt extract/syrup, and, unfortunately, some off-putting metallic off-flavour.

Cheap tasting and imbalanced. I find no hop presence whatsoever. At least it's not watery...

Mf: Unrefreshing, slightly syrupy, slightly sticky, smooth, wet, light-bodied, and a bit too thick for a pilsner. Sharply overcarbonated.

O: Most extract homebrew pilsners I've tried surpass this in terms of quality, but it's not egregiously bad. I've definitely had worse, and it's worth noting that this isn't watery (though maybe that would be better than the syrupy mouthfeel it does suffer from). Not a bad student lager for those on extreme budgets, but it won't appeal to the discerning drinker. Still, something tells me the ubiquity of Lidl stores will nevertheless bring me into repeat contact with this brew...

Low D (2.10) / NOT RECOMMENDED
May 06, 2016
 
Rated: 2.56 by innominat from Ireland

Apr 23, 2016
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Reviewed by Thisdrinkinglife from Switzerland

1.83/5  rDev -23.4%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.25
Review: 25 cl Bottle of Finkbräu De Luxe: ABV: 4.5% The Lidl France special that’s as cheap as shit. On pour a good creamy head appears but which dies a death. The beer has a lovely clear yellow colour. Quite a bit of fizziness, and didn’t have any lacing. Aroma is a typical beery smell, a strong smell of sweet grains. which I liked. There was little or no taste, or at least nothing I could discern. A slight initial taste at start of hops, but fell flat on the mouth. Also was a bit dry in the mouth, no taste at all, disappointing, No real stand out taste here, some malt and hops flavors but mostly watery.
Dec 24, 2015
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.57/5  rDev +49.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Finkbrau Pils
,5 l can, best by 03.06.16

Have I not had enough of these basic Euro-Pils during my recent trip to Berlin that I now have to have one in Rome? I'm an idiot, but... Surprise! This one's a little better, and let's be honest, there's still not a lot of good choices in Rome unless you seek them out. Don't get me wrong, this is still fizzy gold Euro-swill made with hop extract, but at least it seems to be all-malt, and there is a nice floral note in the aroma, and a pleasant herbal hoppiness in the flavor. It's nicely balanced, although it leans towards malt - depends on your preference, but still cleans up quickly leaving a fairly dry finish. With more hop character it could be quite nice.
Nov 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by warpedrevolution from Illinois

Jul 18, 2015
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Rated by josanguapo from Spain

1.86/5  rDev -22.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
From Lidl. At home. Playing KB Dark Side. Low cost beer with the typical sweetness of bad beers. There worst ones though
Jun 08, 2015
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

2.54/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Fix Helles (GR)
330ml can purchased (at Lidl) and consumed Greece.

Clear amber body looks like apple juice. The good sized head has poor retention.
Aroma: earthy hops.
Flavor: earthy hops. Mild bitterness.

O: worse than most other pilsners. Avoid.
May 21, 2015
 
Rated: 2.5 by diegominach from Italy

Dec 02, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by GentleKnight1 from Illinois

Sep 18, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by VitorLourenco from Spain

Sep 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dzajka from Macedonia

May 14, 2014
Finkbräu Pilsener from Oettinger Brauerei GmbH
Beer rating: 64 out of 100 with 32 ratings