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Walter's Premium Pilsener Beer
Northwoods Brewpub and Grill
- From:
- Northwoods Brewpub and Grill
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 70
- Avg:
- 2.6 | pDev: 35.77%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 29, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 28, 2010
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by GrumpyGas from Illinois
3.44/5 rDev +32.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev +32.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
14oz draft in a nonic pint shows a clear, lifeless, pale, pale, pale straw yellow body with barely a ring, and random spots on the glass.
Faint candy-like aroma that flows into an almost strawberry flavor. Neither is off-putting, but not what I expected.
Thin, easy, all-day-drinker.
Overall an okay beer
May 29, 2021Faint candy-like aroma that flows into an almost strawberry flavor. Neither is off-putting, but not what I expected.
Thin, easy, all-day-drinker.
Overall an okay beer
Reviewed by WiscoBA from Wisconsin
4.45/5 rDev +71.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.45/5 rDev +71.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Something's changed from 2 yrs ago. Great hop flavor! Not many better American pilsners, in league w/Chuckanut, Victory, Goose Island.
Lack of filtration is only thing holding this beer back. 6 pack cans. Bitburger doppleganger.
Jan 03, 2017Lack of filtration is only thing holding this beer back. 6 pack cans. Bitburger doppleganger.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.25/5 rDev +25%
3.25/5 rDev +25%
Walter's Premium Pilsner is good and drinkable. The beer poured a slightly hazy golden with decent white head that is leaving a lace. The scent and taste carries grain, slight biscuit and grass. The mouthfeel is lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall this is a solid beer.
Sep 01, 2014Reviewed by CraftPro from Minnesota
2.2/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
2.2/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Walter's comeback has proven that "The Beer that is Beer" is, in fact, "The Beer that is Highly Inconsistent." When fresh and brewed strictly according to the original recipe, I'd put this pilsner against any in the world, including Pilsner Urquell, and it would handily win. Many Wisconsin beer drinkers lamented the demise of Walter's in the early 1990s and wondered how it was possible that a vastly inferior beer from a neighboring county (Leinenkugel's) had the contrasting good fortune to be bought up by Miller and survive. But the good news is Walter's is back!
The problem, however, is that Walter's has an exceedingly short shelf life and expired product can lead to a horrendous drinking experience. I do seem to recall the original Walter's Beer had the same challenge of expiring quickly, but it was undoubtedly less of a concern in the late 1980s and early 1990s as Walter's didn't sit long on most shelves as it became increasingly hard to find.
In order for the Northwoods Bew Pub to have success with this classic recipe, they will need to strictly monitor sales and ensure that unsold inventory passing a certain (short!) expiration date is immediately bought back. Otherwise, the beer quickly morphs into a "franken-beverage" that has an overpowering fruity tone and other unsavory flavors. I had this experience myself recently and would imagine that many of the reviewers of this beer were also drinking expired product. It's a shame because fresh Walter's is truly a tremendous beer!
Mar 25, 2014The problem, however, is that Walter's has an exceedingly short shelf life and expired product can lead to a horrendous drinking experience. I do seem to recall the original Walter's Beer had the same challenge of expiring quickly, but it was undoubtedly less of a concern in the late 1980s and early 1990s as Walter's didn't sit long on most shelves as it became increasingly hard to find.
In order for the Northwoods Bew Pub to have success with this classic recipe, they will need to strictly monitor sales and ensure that unsold inventory passing a certain (short!) expiration date is immediately bought back. Otherwise, the beer quickly morphs into a "franken-beverage" that has an overpowering fruity tone and other unsavory flavors. I had this experience myself recently and would imagine that many of the reviewers of this beer were also drinking expired product. It's a shame because fresh Walter's is truly a tremendous beer!
Reviewed by Lemke10 from Wisconsin
2.74/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
2.74/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
This pours a clear, golden yellow color with a slight, off-white head. There is a slight grain aroma but nothing too strong. The taste is very strong with raw grains. It’s fairly chalky and has a slight bitter finish. It also has a thin texture for very easy drinking. It’s not terrible, but it’s also not very good.
Jul 07, 2013Reviewed by MikeAAL from Wisconsin
4.36/5 rDev +67.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.75
4.36/5 rDev +67.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.75
I picked this up for $4.99 for a 6 pack. Definately worth it.
It pours a yellow, gold. Very cloudy. A little darker than an American Ajunct Lager. It has a small white head that dissipates quickly.
Smells fruity.
It has a very fruity taste, which I like. I can taste apples and plums, and a little hops.
Thick, full bodied beer. Low carbonation. Clean, dry finish.
Walter's is a good beer. It tastes good and I only live 25-30 miles from the brewery.
Mar 05, 2013It pours a yellow, gold. Very cloudy. A little darker than an American Ajunct Lager. It has a small white head that dissipates quickly.
Smells fruity.
It has a very fruity taste, which I like. I can taste apples and plums, and a little hops.
Thick, full bodied beer. Low carbonation. Clean, dry finish.
Walter's is a good beer. It tastes good and I only live 25-30 miles from the brewery.
Reviewed by WastingFreetime from Wisconsin
1.5/5 rDev -42.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.5/5 rDev -42.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Reviewed from notes.
A. Very clouded dirty amber in color with absolutely no head or lacing at all. This is supposed to be a pilsener?
S. Really fruity. Lots of varieties / colors of apple smell and a faint strangely sour/saison-like yeasty odor. No hops detectable. This is supposed to be a pilsener?
T. Rather musty muddled grainy flavor with fruity esters and oddball tangy and sweet / sour patches. We must repeat : *This* is supposed to be a pilsener?
M. Strangely greasy and thin in texture, hyper over carbonated yet it *still* manages to not have a head. Seriously... who is Walter and why did he think that this -thing- was a pilsener?
Mar 21, 2012A. Very clouded dirty amber in color with absolutely no head or lacing at all. This is supposed to be a pilsener?
S. Really fruity. Lots of varieties / colors of apple smell and a faint strangely sour/saison-like yeasty odor. No hops detectable. This is supposed to be a pilsener?
T. Rather musty muddled grainy flavor with fruity esters and oddball tangy and sweet / sour patches. We must repeat : *This* is supposed to be a pilsener?
M. Strangely greasy and thin in texture, hyper over carbonated yet it *still* manages to not have a head. Seriously... who is Walter and why did he think that this -thing- was a pilsener?
Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts
2.18/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
2.18/5 rDev -16.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
12oz brown bottle with no freshness date.
LOOK: Hazy yellow, bubbly
SMELL: Yeast, browned apples, medicinal, grainy, astringent
TASTE: Yeast on yeast, grainy, thin, wet, apple skin, chalk
Brewer should change their yeast out, there is no shame in a light filtering either. I am sure this would have been a decent beer with both changes.
Oct 18, 2011LOOK: Hazy yellow, bubbly
SMELL: Yeast, browned apples, medicinal, grainy, astringent
TASTE: Yeast on yeast, grainy, thin, wet, apple skin, chalk
Brewer should change their yeast out, there is no shame in a light filtering either. I am sure this would have been a decent beer with both changes.
Reviewed by crossovert from Illinois
1.86/5 rDev -28.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.86/5 rDev -28.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Saw the old school label and "Preium Pilsener" and it was cheap so i bought it.
12 oz can.
It pours a hazy golden color with a big white head, more like a zwickl pils than a "premium pils".
The smell is fruity, unlike a normal pils. Reading other reviews I agree it smells like a slightly awkward hefeweizen.
The flavor is pretty crappy. It has a harsh grain flavor with some tanginess. This would be bad even for a homebrewed beer.
Aug 09, 201112 oz can.
It pours a hazy golden color with a big white head, more like a zwickl pils than a "premium pils".
The smell is fruity, unlike a normal pils. Reading other reviews I agree it smells like a slightly awkward hefeweizen.
The flavor is pretty crappy. It has a harsh grain flavor with some tanginess. This would be bad even for a homebrewed beer.
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
3.15/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.15/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Single from Woodmans. Pale straw gold color, creamy white foam that has a creamy texture. Concentric rings of lace in the glass, lasting skim on the surface.
Sweet apple and plum aroma, soft and pleasant, sort of estery.
Clean and a little dry in the aftertase, mildly sweet at first. Seems to lose a little carbonation toward the end of the glass. Fruity flavor dominates with a little bit of basic malt flavor in the middle. Not especially dry or bitter like a traditional pils, but its not bad. The retro label is probably the best thing about it.
Jul 31, 2011Sweet apple and plum aroma, soft and pleasant, sort of estery.
Clean and a little dry in the aftertase, mildly sweet at first. Seems to lose a little carbonation toward the end of the glass. Fruity flavor dominates with a little bit of basic malt flavor in the middle. Not especially dry or bitter like a traditional pils, but its not bad. The retro label is probably the best thing about it.
Walter's Premium Pilsener Beer from Northwoods Brewpub and Grill
Beer rating:
70 out of
100 with
21 ratings
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