DAB Pilsener
Dortmunder Actien Brauerei / DAB

DAB PilsenerDAB Pilsener
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From:
Dortmunder Actien Brauerei / DAB
 
Germany
Style:
German Pilsner
Ranked #582
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
76
Ranked #27,343
Avg:
3.22 | pDev: 21.12%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
49
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 15, 2023
Added:
Feb 13, 2002
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by dmcclurejr:
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Rated by dmcclurejr from Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +16.5%

Nov 08, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.25 by NorbertB1974 from Germany

Jul 15, 2023
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Rated by Mr_Brown from Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A light pilsener. Easily drinkable. Very short dry finish. A very straightgorward, above average german pilsener. Would be good on a hot summer day.
Feb 10, 2023
 
Rated: 2.49 by TwiggyCZ from Czech Republic

Jan 29, 2023
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Rated by Sigmund from Norway

3.17/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Bottle or can in Germany. Above average German pilsener. I kind of like it, though I’m not ecstatic. Easily drinkable.
Apr 19, 2022
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Reviewed by Steve555 from Wales

3.52/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance very light straw coloured beer, nice one and a half finger head. Aroma of grains and slightly herbal. Taste, a mild to medium hop extract taste which dies slightly but mild and pleasant bitterness stays throughout. Very light on the palate, easy to drink but a bit thin and slightly pungent. Pleasant enough beer though. Could down several quickly but not the best German pils.
Jul 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.25 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Sep 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.62 by GannicusKiller from Argentina

Nov 11, 2017
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.65/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Reviewed from notes taken in Amsterdam in Summer 2012:

33cl green glass bottle served into a tulip.

HEAD: 2 fingers worth of head. A bit thin and weak. Not real creamy or soft in appearance. Retention is average.

BODY: Clear yellow. Obviously filtered.

AROMA: Lemon esters. Muted 2-row barley. Helles malts. A hint of biscuit, actually.

Aromatic intensity is moderate.

TASTE: Lemon/citrus esters...odd for lager yeast. Has a biscuity stale malt backbone. I get 2-row barley and generic helles malt.

Fairly complex for a pilsner, but far from well-built.

TEXTURE: Smooth and wet. Too thick for a pilsner. Not as delicate/fragile, light-bodied, or refreshing as it ought to be.

Doesn't complement the taste particularly well, accentuate specific flavours, or elevate the beer as a whole.

OVERALL: Not very drinkable given its subpar quality and mundane flavour. Fairly priced to its credit, and its ABV isn't noticeable, but it needs a lot of work to compete with the best expressions of the style - particularly those from its country of origin. I guess this is more for the export market anyway?

C- (2.65) / BELOW AVERAGE
Jul 08, 2017
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

3.48/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Fast-fleeing white over champagne blonde. 3.75
Sour pils grain, sweet dough, and grass. 3.75
Crackers, hit of tartness, slight rubber and pear, big bite of hay hops with some flowers. 3.25
Light, fizzy, slightly watery. 3.5

MVP pils - hops are right but the body is thin and limp. Some signs of rushed fermentation, too. Supermarket fodder. 3.5
Jan 21, 2017
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Reviewed by aleigator from Germany

2.65/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Pours a bright golden color with a spongy, soon receeding head.

Smells of sun bathed hay, toffee and a herbal hop note.

Has a medium carbonation, very light body and a watery mouthfeel throughout.

More hops than on the nose upfront, toned down by hay, straw and toffee malts, producing a sweeter turning beer. Finishes watery, metallic with some prevailing malts and a hint of straw.

Too thin to convince. This is borderline Kölsch, its wasting a lot of potential. The hops could produce a satisfying crispness, if only they would use more.
Dec 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.53 by NightINgale from Russian Federation

Feb 15, 2016
 
Rated: 2.99 by spycow from Illinois

Aug 12, 2015
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

3.52/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had on-tap in Frankfurt, Germany. Poured into a small stein.

L: Pouts a clear golden color with moderate white head. Mild retention.

S: Grains and malts. Clean.

T/F: Malt forward and semi-sweet. Mostly clean... a little grass/hay. A little hops at the finish but not strong. On the fizzy side.

O: A solid if unspectacular German macro pilsener. Easy to drink and good with a meal. Wouldn't seek it out but it'll do in a pinch.
Jun 10, 2015
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Reviewed by jcbogantes from Costa Rica

1.78/5  rDev -44.7%
look: 1.25 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Now a days you can get this beer at any supermarket in Costa Rica, is a really non-expensive beer for being an import. I have tried this beer many times and it didn´t impress me much, but recently I had a couple and I thought It was pretty decent.
Jan 24, 2015
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Rated by Johnq1964 from England

4/5  rDev +24.2%
Great taste. Tried it at an Oktoberfest
Nov 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by SVD from Netherlands

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Latarnik from New Jersey

Jul 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Socialiste from Canada (QC)

Jun 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by CorgiDad from Mississippi

Mar 10, 2014
DAB Pilsener from Dortmunder Actien Brauerei / DAB
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 49 ratings