Bullocks Pilsner
Snowy Mountains Brewery

 

Not real good. Pours like a thousand other industrial pale ales...is this really a pilsner. Muted, daggy malts. Ok,maybe a hint of bohem pilsner there. Tired and stale palate, again maybe just the faintest, fleeting nod to the malt character in Urquell but then falls to bits with a fizzy finish. I don’t know a thing about the folk at Snowy Mountains but I am repeatedly puzzled why crap like this is produced from so called micros. There are no shortage of large brewers making dross like this

Pours a pale golden colour with moderate white head. Carbonation is small but steady, not enough to revive the head as it sinks. Lacing trails from the head in fairly thick, sticky sheets. Looks standard, but pretty decent.

Nose is a pretty decent pilsener nose. Aromas of sweet grain, corn and honey, with a nice bitter, slightly sour balance of grassy hops, slightly carbolic aroma from the pour and a very slight vanilla character on the back. Maybe a touch too sweet, could use slightly more aroma hops, but still pretty decent.

Taste is more like it. Sharp, tangy and bitter, with an early hop entrance making a fair splash. Early notes of grain, honey and biscuity malt on the front are all but wiped out by the bitter, herbal notes of the hops which come on quite sharp, giving off an acute peak of flavour on the mid-palate before settling off towards the end. Finishes quite dry, with residual hop acid leaving a slight tingle on the tongue.

A nice carbonated zing on the otherwise thin-ish feel gives this a nice fizzy texture. This is definitely an above-average drop, if only because in many ways it embodies what a pilsener should be - dry, refreshing, bitter and golden. It embodies that without surpassing it though, and does lean a little heavily on the mid, leaving the front and back slightly lustreless. Still, a good brew.

I thought that as a Pilsner this stacked up ok.
There is a slight haziness to it which is a bit out of character but the smell and tatse are what i expected from a Pilsner.
There is plenty of malt in evidence that lends an oilinedd to tha mouthfeel but not so much as to make it unrefreshing.
There was enough crispness and carbonation to make this drinkable.
Not my favourite style , but I think a reasonable example all the same

Pale amber/dark yellow, fine white head.
Nose of fresh green leafy hop, some pale malt notes.
Flavour of grainy malt. A bit bland for the style.
Body is a bit like soda water, and fades really fast. The beer starts with promise, but slips away once in the mouth.