Zephyrus Pilsner
Elysian Brewing Company

Zephyrus PilsnerZephyrus Pilsner
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From:
Elysian Brewing Company
 
Washington, United States
Style:
German Pilsner
ABV:
4.44%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.5 | pDev: 15.71%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
28
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 19, 2018
Added:
Sep 15, 2003
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
Light and Crisp German-style Pilsner.

Style: Pilsner (Lager)
Tasting Notes: Pours a clear light golden, with a crisp refreshing finish.
Malts: Pale, Munich, and Carahell.
Hops: Bittered with Magnum and finished with Saaz.
Body: Light.
IBU: 36
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Ratings by GClarkage:
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Reviewed by GClarkage from California

2.29/5  rDev -34.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Consumed in October 2004 from a 22 oz bottle purchased in Redding, CA. Poured with a great huge beautiful head and nice lacing. That's the good part. The bad part is everything else. Smelled bitter and sour. Kinda like a batch of lemonade gone wrong. Tasted about what it smelled like. BITTER BITTER and more BITTER. A pilsner? Huh? Took me a while to get this one down. A very dry finish also. Sorry, not my cup of tea.
Oct 04, 2004
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.58 by Keananmichael5 from California

Aug 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by aasher from Indiana

Feb 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by eldoctorador from Chile

Feb 07, 2017
 
Rated: 2.5 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by AWB3 from Virginia

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DbbC from Illinois

Sep 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by BDeibs from Colorado

Sep 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BrewtalHonesty from Oregon

Jun 26, 2014
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Reviewed by Reidrover from Oregon

3.91/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pint at Growl Movement in S.Salem. $4. Pours a typical pilsner light gold ,small white head. Nice aromas of grassy hop and biscuit malts..pleasing. Taste again is to style but on the fruitier side, nice hop profile. Good drinkable palate..not to thin but goes down a treat. Good pilsner..very drinkable.
Jun 13, 2014
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Reviewed by Flavorhound from Oregon

4.75/5  rDev +35.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
At Billy Rays Dive on tap on NE Portland Oregon for $4. This is my favorite pilsner yet. Ive only tried about ten in last month and knew very little of pilsners previously, but this is my favorite so far. Poored with little head. Nice color and smell. Grassy and hoppy yet smooth and delicious. First truly enjoyable pilsner Ive had, the other german and unfiltered german pilsners Ive had around Portland werent as good.
Jun 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Mar 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Rand_ale_Thor from Wisconsin

Jul 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Ingjald from Washington

Jul 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by t0rin0 from California

Sep 26, 2012
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Reviewed by vkv822 from Oregon

3.92/5  rDev +12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
on-tap @ Elysian Brewery.
taster glass.
from notes.

Medium golden color, foamy white head.

A bit subtle in the big picture of beers, yet very appropriate for the style, sweet, yet crisp, grassy, grainy malts. Fresh lemony citric zest.

Fairly average body, with prickly bubbly carbonation.

Another solidly crafted beer for the style from this brewery. Easy drinking, but pleasant flavors if you take the time to appreciate them.
Aug 13, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by beerhorn12 from Oregon

Aug 05, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by bumchilly25 from Canada (BC)

Jul 26, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by danield3 from Indiana

Jul 25, 2012
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia

3.68/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Had on-tap at the brewery in Seattle.

Golden, extremely clear in the body, with a white filmy ring of head. Some lace forms, but it's patchy and inconsistent. Yeah, it's a pilsener, not a particularly inspiring looking one.

Not much on the nose either. Some spicy characters, tending almost towards savoury. Fresh hop character is almost entirely absent, leaving a meaty note and a brusque grain in its place. Underwhelmed.

Taste is a lot better, but only because it's genuinely unusual. Grainy entry almost gives a sense of roastedness, before (and here's the really weird part) a big, spicy, peppery, chilli flavour comes through. It's just the flavour of chilli, not the heat or bite (or even the fragrance), but it's very strange. It even disappears before the aftertaste, which is smooth and light, with minimal bitterness.

Very smooth feel, so much so that it feels slightly undercarbonated.

Surprisingly drinkable and surprisingly good all up. Overall, it's very weird, but captivating in its weirdness.
Jul 25, 2012
Zephyrus Pilsner from Elysian Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 28 ratings