Hansa Pils
Dortmunder Actien Brauerei / DAB

Hansa PilsHansa Pils
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From:
Dortmunder Actien Brauerei / DAB
 
Germany
Style:
German Pilsner
Ranked #625
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
72
Ranked #27,818
Avg:
2.89 | pDev: 21.8%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
29
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 25, 2022
Added:
Aug 05, 2002
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by dmcclurejr:
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Rated by dmcclurejr from Ohio

2.25/5  rDev -22.1%

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

Nov 25, 2022
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Rated by Kubishark from Maryland

3.5/5  rDev +21.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
It's fine. Not bad but you can get much better in Germany.
Nov 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.02 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 18, 2022
 
Rated: 2.89 by Biergerd from Germany

Jun 01, 2021
 
Rated: 2.78 by Daneve76 from Australia

May 26, 2021
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Reviewed by Beerlover199 from Germany

5/5  rDev +73%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is legit the best beer you'll ever try. It has defined my life and made it better on a day to day basis.
I'm about to get a "HANSA PILS" tattoo on my forhead, my inner bottom lip and a big one on my genitals.
Man, I can't stress enough how life changing this thing is. Try it once, and it'll heal all your wounds and sicknesses.
Yes, that means even veganism.
Try it. Just do it. DO IT.
It'll change everything.
Hansa is the best company when looking at beers. Be it Export, Alt or Malz they all deliver.
Jun 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by heeyongk from Germany

Apr 29, 2018
 
Rated: 2.91 by 54V4G3 from Belgium

Mar 18, 2018
 
Rated: 2.64 by BlackVeg from Germany

Apr 08, 2017
 
Rated: 2.99 by RickyS from Germany

May 23, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by dcmchew from Romania

Jul 04, 2014
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

2.38/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Picked up at a German discount grocer...go figure. Metallic tasting. Hops present but not much malt. Not much head, kind of flat looking, and anemic carbonation. Below average...
Feb 12, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by cdwil from Texas

Dec 30, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by sim0n17 from Germany

Dec 04, 2011
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Reviewed by stcules from Italy

2.63/5  rDev -9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Deep golden hue, white foam, a bit bubbly on the top.
The smell is strongly malty, for a pils. Some hay note and a light hop there, though.
A bit more dry in the mputh, with a not too good hop.
Not a beer to search, for sure, but for an industrial pils, there are worst beer.
A quite long bitterness in the aftertaste.
Mar 15, 2011
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Reviewed by beveritt from Ohio

3.18/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Presentation: Thanks to DoctorDog for this one. Poured from a 500ml brown bottle into a shaker pint glass. Label is fairly simple; white background with the three masted ship above the HANSA name. Mainly red, blue, and gold. Back says best before: 14.02.11. I wouldn't have expected such a shelf life from a pilsner.

Appearance: Pours with 2 fingers of nearly white head. This settles to a ring around the glass, leaving spotty lacing. The beer itself is perfectly clear and pale yellow. No sediment in the bottle.

Smell: Slightly spicy and herbaceous hop aroma with hints of lemony citrus.

Taste: Sweet upfront, almost sugary. Not much in the way of hops, a very mild bitterness in the finish, but almost imperceptible.

Mouthfeel: Average carbonation level. Body is okay.

Drinkability: A very unassuming drink. Not much here, but nothing offensive. Lacking the zest and floral hops you find in a good pilsner.
Mar 06, 2010
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Reviewed by czfreeman from California

3/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Found this in a can at the local grocery store for .35 cents. So why not, I enjoy Dortmunders as a style.
Pours a light golden pils malt tone, light rocky head leaving some lacing,
On the aromatics, actually better than expected. Light toasted maltiness, some minerally water notes, bitter hops come in and a bit of a "corn" smell but not overbearing.
Taste falls a bit short. The flavor you are greeted with is a predominatly sweet malty flavor, light hops, and finishes a bit watery. little citrusy bitterness in the finish
Drinkability is easy, this beer is an extremly light quaffer, but nothing to ask for in Dortmund. If I have found the PBR of the German selection so far, then so be it. I could drink this on a hot day. A really light drink.
Aug 24, 2009
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey

2.53/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
A: Poured a bright, maize color with a thin, fizzy white head that left much to be desired. Visible carbonation was very light.

S: light sour corn and not much else.

T: The flavor was light pale grains with some sour bitterness, butternuts and light vinegar hints. Overall not impressed with not much flavor or else to speak of.

M: little rough and fizzy from the carbonation on the tongue. The texture was oily with some sour lemon bittering left behind.

D: A slight struggle to finish, not recommended and a hearty pass on this one. Not one that is enjoyable or up to par by german standards.
Jun 14, 2008
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Reviewed by vancurly from Australia

2.91/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 3
This must be an export label; all but two reviewers are Australian.

Poured the lot into a 500ml weissbier glass...Big foamy head, plenty of bubbling. Pale gold, looks good.

Sweet malt aroma, very faint touch of tinned corn

Innocuous flavour... almost a Euro lager that's been diluted. Subtle grassy notes, sweet, creamy malt flavour. Mild bitterness.

Thin bodied, "hollow" palate... Except for an upfront malt sweetness, the rest of the mouthfeel is almost a "dry"-style macro. No crisp finish... seems to just fade away, but does leave a note of hops as it dissipates.

$55 for 24 x 500ml is not bad value.... equates to $36 for a carton of 330ml bottles. I reckon if you substituted in some Pride of Ringwood, you'd end up with VB Original.

Hardly a pilsener... just a Euro macro...
Feb 10, 2007
Hansa Pils from Dortmunder Actien Brauerei / DAB
Beer rating: 72 out of 100 with 29 ratings