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Pilsener
Brauerei Gilde
- From:
- Brauerei Gilde
- Germany
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #413 - ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #23,164 - Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 11.54%
- Reviews:
- 17
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 08, 2024
- Added:
- Sep 19, 2002
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
A nicely balanced, aromatic Pilsener, offering a light note of hops and pleasant refreshment. Gilde Pilsener is the beer for a refreshing, hoppy Pilsener experience. The pleasant aroma guarantees full flavour.
Alcohol by volume: 4.9%
Gravity: 11.2°P
Alcohol by volume: 4.9%
Gravity: 11.2°P
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Reviewed by Foyle from North Carolina
3.63/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 500ml can into pint glass. Thick white spongy head, moderate lacing, abundant carbonation, light golden color. Aroma of toasted malt, grassy hops. Mouthfeel light with dry finish. Flavors of cracker, sweet malt, hint of lemon and grassy hops. Overall: good.
Apr 13, 2022Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina
3.72/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours into a pilsner glass a pale light golden with a full one finger bone white head that has good lasting power,a fine bead to it.Somewhat muted aromas of lightly toasted bread and a hint of mineral.A dry crisp northern German style pilsner,lightly bready and again dry and crisp with a small shot of spicy hop in the finish.More of a delicate pils that's very crushable,a fine pils from my father in laws hometown.
Jul 21, 2020Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.83/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Canned Version
L:
-pours a clear straw golden with a medium to big,foamy,grey head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-grassy,fresh grain,spicy,herbal,green apple
T:
-honey,chalky,grassy,spicy,fresh grain
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
A really solid North German Pilsener.
Jan 11, 2018L:
-pours a clear straw golden with a medium to big,foamy,grey head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-grassy,fresh grain,spicy,herbal,green apple
T:
-honey,chalky,grassy,spicy,fresh grain
F:
-medium carbonation
-light to medium body
O:
A really solid North German Pilsener.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
4.27/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.27/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A rare foray out of CANdy Land and into Green Bottle World for yours truly. I spied it in the cooler at New Danville 6-Pak and was so intrigued, I shelled out a whole $2.00 to give it a shot.
My pour netted two fingers' worth of thin, bone-white head that was falling as quickly as I could pour. Color was a light golden-yellow with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled exactly as it should for the style - there was the characteristic lager sweetness initially, but then the Saaz hops made their appearance and my mouth began to water. This bottle had been well tended in its transit and the lightly skunky smell was hops, NOT light-struck. Fresh, too. No floaters or lees in the bottom of the bottle when I had emptied it. Mouthfeel was medium with a light, grassy hop flavor on the tongue. Grass and hay were the prevalent flavors. My my, this was really good. Finish was bone-dry, extremely refreshing on a hot afternoon. I would say that it is worth seeking out except that it only comes in a green bottle and you would be taking a chance on a skunked bottle.
Aug 07, 2010My pour netted two fingers' worth of thin, bone-white head that was falling as quickly as I could pour. Color was a light golden-yellow with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled exactly as it should for the style - there was the characteristic lager sweetness initially, but then the Saaz hops made their appearance and my mouth began to water. This bottle had been well tended in its transit and the lightly skunky smell was hops, NOT light-struck. Fresh, too. No floaters or lees in the bottom of the bottle when I had emptied it. Mouthfeel was medium with a light, grassy hop flavor on the tongue. Grass and hay were the prevalent flavors. My my, this was really good. Finish was bone-dry, extremely refreshing on a hot afternoon. I would say that it is worth seeking out except that it only comes in a green bottle and you would be taking a chance on a skunked bottle.
Reviewed by RonfromJersey from New Jersey
3.88/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pale yellow gold body, alive with carbonation streams, maybe a slight chill haxe, topped by two finges of white micor-bubbles. Good lacing.
Asserive hay/grass aroma, but not skunked.
Small shot of malt on the tongue is quickly overrun by noble hops. Good thirst quenching nip at the swallow. Fairly clean finish, just some faint hop bitterness lingering on.
Light crisp mouthfeel. Refreshing and quenching on a hot August afternoon.
Keep the dreaded green bottles out of the light and you have a nice German pils with a bit of bite.
Aug 11, 2009Asserive hay/grass aroma, but not skunked.
Small shot of malt on the tongue is quickly overrun by noble hops. Good thirst quenching nip at the swallow. Fairly clean finish, just some faint hop bitterness lingering on.
Light crisp mouthfeel. Refreshing and quenching on a hot August afternoon.
Keep the dreaded green bottles out of the light and you have a nice German pils with a bit of bite.
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.05/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Poured from a green bottle into a weizen glass. Has a rich gold color with a 1 inch head. Aroma is mild and slightly sweet. Tasteis so-so. Hoppy and a tad bitter. Feels light and bitter in mouth. Drinkability is average. Overall this is a mediocore beer.
Jun 24, 2009Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey
2.23/5 rDev -38.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.23/5 rDev -38.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
A: Poured a clear gold with a thin, frothy with head that soon dissipated leaving a slight rim lacing. Visible carbonation was light.
S: There was a slight skunkiness upon opening which thankfull didn't translate to much to the actual nose. There was some light grains, fresh barley but was extremely light and had to work to get much of a scent.
T: light, with some dried sweet buttery grains, with a grassy finish. There was some cabbage as well with some hay notes coming through as well.
M: light, buttery, with a slight sour hopping and fresh grass on the swallow with a soft carbonation presence.
D: A pass on this one is simple enough
Aug 22, 2008S: There was a slight skunkiness upon opening which thankfull didn't translate to much to the actual nose. There was some light grains, fresh barley but was extremely light and had to work to get much of a scent.
T: light, with some dried sweet buttery grains, with a grassy finish. There was some cabbage as well with some hay notes coming through as well.
M: light, buttery, with a slight sour hopping and fresh grass on the swallow with a soft carbonation presence.
D: A pass on this one is simple enough
Reviewed by Weizenmensch from Japan
4.04/5 rDev +11%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.04/5 rDev +11%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A brief review.
The first pour is exceptional - perfect rate of head formation, looks absolutely great in the glass - liquid gold. Full marks for appearance. Smell is nice, grassy, above average but not exceptional. Taste is very satisfying - bitter, a little herbal, even a little bready, but clearly a fine beer. Mouthfeel is smooth and very nice, and drinkability is exceptional, apart from the slight skunkiness lingering in my mouth (although this is clearly due to the imported sample, and would not exist on tap).
Overall, this is not a pilsener to be overlooked. Not the holy grail, but way better than its demure label might suggest.
Apr 18, 2008The first pour is exceptional - perfect rate of head formation, looks absolutely great in the glass - liquid gold. Full marks for appearance. Smell is nice, grassy, above average but not exceptional. Taste is very satisfying - bitter, a little herbal, even a little bready, but clearly a fine beer. Mouthfeel is smooth and very nice, and drinkability is exceptional, apart from the slight skunkiness lingering in my mouth (although this is clearly due to the imported sample, and would not exist on tap).
Overall, this is not a pilsener to be overlooked. Not the holy grail, but way better than its demure label might suggest.
Pilsener from Brauerei Gilde
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
29 ratings
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