Fresh Cut
Peak Organic Brewing Company
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- From:
- Peak Organic Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Pilsner - Bohemian / Czech
Ranked #56 - ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #17,464 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 11.86%
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 10, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 06, 2013
- Wants:
- 18
- Gots:
- 130
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Notes:
Fresh Cut is a sensory experience. It conjures impressions of freshly chopped ingredients, a newly mowed lawn, or the air after a cooling rain. This pale lager delivers captivating notes of fruit, grass and spice - highlighted by the luscious Chinook hop. The beer finishes crisp, dry and refreshing, helping to enhance the colorful flavors up front. Obviously we’re crazy about this beer and had to use a thesaurus to express our feelings about it.
Fresh Cut is a dry-hopped pilsner. Chinook, Citra and Centennial hops provide aromas of citrus, grass and spice. Though the front palate is loud with IPA qualities, the finish is distinctly pilsner- crisp, dry and extremely refreshing. Enjoy!
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS: Fish Sandwiches, Lobsters, and meals eaten on rustic outdoors single-origin hand-hewn Amish furniture
38 IBU
Fresh Cut is a dry-hopped pilsner. Chinook, Citra and Centennial hops provide aromas of citrus, grass and spice. Though the front palate is loud with IPA qualities, the finish is distinctly pilsner- crisp, dry and extremely refreshing. Enjoy!
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS: Fish Sandwiches, Lobsters, and meals eaten on rustic outdoors single-origin hand-hewn Amish furniture
38 IBU
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3.85 by dd53grif from Michigan on Jun 10, 2022
4.12/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
by REVZEB from Illinois
Clear golden pour with a white head. Flowers, grass, and lemon zest leads in both the smell and taste. Floral tones are stronger in the taste with various citrus, pilsner malt and grains. Whereas in the nose grass, light hop bitters, yeast and lemon are emphasized. Really well balanced beer, crisp, clean with mild hops, malt and yeast felt to a lesser degree, decently carbonated.
Nov 03, 2021
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
by REVZEB from Illinois
Clear golden pour with a white head. Flowers, grass, and lemon zest leads in both the smell and taste. Floral tones are stronger in the taste with various citrus, pilsner malt and grains. Whereas in the nose grass, light hop bitters, yeast and lemon are emphasized. Really well balanced beer, crisp, clean with mild hops, malt and yeast felt to a lesser degree, decently carbonated.
Nov 03, 2021
3.5 by bankboy66 from New Jersey on Aug 14, 2021
3 by Dalkri from Massachusetts on Jul 04, 2021
4.26 by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia on Jun 09, 2021
3.71 by zachary_snackery from Massachusetts on May 16, 2021
3.97 by bgillespie from New Jersey on Feb 05, 2021
4.33/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
by dano213 from Pennsylvania
12oz can purchased from the fridge as a single for $2.49. Best by 2/19/2021, so who knows how old it is. Seems fresh.
Look: Very pale - a golden straw color with a very soft haze. A nice, white foamy head on the pour that has reduced to a quarter inch. Lots of small bubbles rising up the glass. Looks really refreshing.
Smell: Lots of citrus and dank hop notes right off the bat. Lemon zest and grapefruit rind, perhaps even grapefruit seeds, are present, along with some spicy and earthy notes. Fresh cut grass of course also, along with some more subtle spice notes (cinnamon and clove).
Taste: Up front, it's very clean with some crackery malt and lively carbonation. Then you get a bit of tanginess that borders on juiciness but stops short of going that far. The dry finish is long and bitter with lots of grapefruit pith. It's a very refreshing, clean, and crisp beer. Very flavorful for 4.6% ABV.
Feel: Medium bodied for a pilsner. Decent level of carbonation.
Overall: Wow. I never knew that I liked pilsners so much! Maybe it's the dry-hopping that's doing it for me. Maybe it's also the combination of hops used here: chinook, citra, and centennial. An unusual selection that really works well in this recipe. I could drink a lot of these. It's very drinkable and delicious!
Oct 27, 2020
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
by dano213 from Pennsylvania
12oz can purchased from the fridge as a single for $2.49. Best by 2/19/2021, so who knows how old it is. Seems fresh.
Look: Very pale - a golden straw color with a very soft haze. A nice, white foamy head on the pour that has reduced to a quarter inch. Lots of small bubbles rising up the glass. Looks really refreshing.
Smell: Lots of citrus and dank hop notes right off the bat. Lemon zest and grapefruit rind, perhaps even grapefruit seeds, are present, along with some spicy and earthy notes. Fresh cut grass of course also, along with some more subtle spice notes (cinnamon and clove).
Taste: Up front, it's very clean with some crackery malt and lively carbonation. Then you get a bit of tanginess that borders on juiciness but stops short of going that far. The dry finish is long and bitter with lots of grapefruit pith. It's a very refreshing, clean, and crisp beer. Very flavorful for 4.6% ABV.
Feel: Medium bodied for a pilsner. Decent level of carbonation.
Overall: Wow. I never knew that I liked pilsners so much! Maybe it's the dry-hopping that's doing it for me. Maybe it's also the combination of hops used here: chinook, citra, and centennial. An unusual selection that really works well in this recipe. I could drink a lot of these. It's very drinkable and delicious!
Oct 27, 2020
2.09 by Chilmer from Iowa on Oct 18, 2020
3.96/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by AccipiterofBeer from New York
Poured into a shaker. Cloudy yellow pour.
L: 3.25 Cloudy banana yellow. Lingering thin white head.
S: 4. Aptly named. Reminds me of fresh cut greens. Hop forward. Dank and noble hops. Lemongrass.
T: 4. Bitter dank hops balanced out by noble hops. Floral. Cereal like.
F: 4. Fantastically light bodied and smooth. Great session lager.
O: 4. Great pilsner. One that would be lovely to enjoy after mowing the lawn.
Oct 11, 2020
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by AccipiterofBeer from New York
Poured into a shaker. Cloudy yellow pour.
L: 3.25 Cloudy banana yellow. Lingering thin white head.
S: 4. Aptly named. Reminds me of fresh cut greens. Hop forward. Dank and noble hops. Lemongrass.
T: 4. Bitter dank hops balanced out by noble hops. Floral. Cereal like.
F: 4. Fantastically light bodied and smooth. Great session lager.
O: 4. Great pilsner. One that would be lovely to enjoy after mowing the lawn.
Oct 11, 2020
3.41/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
by rclangk from West Virginia
BOM 7/2020 More of an IPA taste than a Pilsner.
Sep 05, 2020
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
by rclangk from West Virginia
BOM 7/2020 More of an IPA taste than a Pilsner.
Sep 05, 2020
3.79/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
by barneyrubble from Colorado
Poured into tulip glass it exhibits a big off white foamy head that keeps 3 fingers for quite a while. Color of the beer is pale yellow haze that is not quite translucent.
Nose is hard to discern at first. Citrus, yes, and some salty water note with malt coming through.
Light soft lemony orange tang on the palate with some subtle sweet malt smoothness. Nicely balanced by subtle hops. Not overtly bitter but the hops do make their presence known.
Mouthfeel is smooth with nice mild carbonation and a super silky finish of dry cracker and mineral notes. Leans to the lighter side of medium and is nicely refreshing. It has just the right amount of hops to keep it from being cloying.
Overall a nice pilsner that has hints of a hazy juicy IPA. It boasts a nice citrus twist and less bitter hops than some pilsners. I like it. Another Pilsner to put into rotation.
Aug 30, 2020
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
by barneyrubble from Colorado
Poured into tulip glass it exhibits a big off white foamy head that keeps 3 fingers for quite a while. Color of the beer is pale yellow haze that is not quite translucent.
Nose is hard to discern at first. Citrus, yes, and some salty water note with malt coming through.
Light soft lemony orange tang on the palate with some subtle sweet malt smoothness. Nicely balanced by subtle hops. Not overtly bitter but the hops do make their presence known.
Mouthfeel is smooth with nice mild carbonation and a super silky finish of dry cracker and mineral notes. Leans to the lighter side of medium and is nicely refreshing. It has just the right amount of hops to keep it from being cloying.
Overall a nice pilsner that has hints of a hazy juicy IPA. It boasts a nice citrus twist and less bitter hops than some pilsners. I like it. Another Pilsner to put into rotation.
Aug 30, 2020
3.8/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by akaizer from Virginia
From a beer of the month club and from a can. Poured a clear, pale straw color with a robust and fluffy white foam head. Scent is fresh, crisp, and dry with a nice bout of grassy/citrus hoppiness. Taste has a nice malt backbone coming through with some bready notes that help to round out the grassy hoppiness. Feel is crisp and on the medium to lighter side with a lingering bitterness from the hops. An enjoyable and refreshing offering where the sum is greater than the parts!
Aug 14, 2020
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by akaizer from Virginia
From a beer of the month club and from a can. Poured a clear, pale straw color with a robust and fluffy white foam head. Scent is fresh, crisp, and dry with a nice bout of grassy/citrus hoppiness. Taste has a nice malt backbone coming through with some bready notes that help to round out the grassy hoppiness. Feel is crisp and on the medium to lighter side with a lingering bitterness from the hops. An enjoyable and refreshing offering where the sum is greater than the parts!
Aug 14, 2020
4.23/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
by Manta200 from Kentucky
From the monthly beer club in a can. Best by date 01/12/2021 (good for 5 more month)
Pours a straw color into a teku glass, Nice white head bubbly head with good retention. Fantastic chunky lacing.
Nice hoppy note, not too much, I like it.
Aug 12, 2020
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
by Manta200 from Kentucky
From the monthly beer club in a can. Best by date 01/12/2021 (good for 5 more month)
Pours a straw color into a teku glass, Nice white head bubbly head with good retention. Fantastic chunky lacing.
Nice hoppy note, not too much, I like it.
Aug 12, 2020
4 by Velivolus1 from Vermont on Aug 03, 2020
3.81/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland
Hazy gold appearance with a large white head and good lacing. Aroma of hayfields and lemongrass. Multigrain flavors upfront followed by spicy hops that lingered in the aftertaste. Medium-to-light bodied mouthfeel with a ton of carbonation. Crisp, clean finish.
Jul 07, 2020
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland
Hazy gold appearance with a large white head and good lacing. Aroma of hayfields and lemongrass. Multigrain flavors upfront followed by spicy hops that lingered in the aftertaste. Medium-to-light bodied mouthfeel with a ton of carbonation. Crisp, clean finish.
Jul 07, 2020
3.93 by Rainintheface from Massachusetts on Jun 27, 2020
3.83 by Deano_53 from New York on Jun 05, 2020
3.69 by SFHbeerME from Maine on May 11, 2020
4.08 by NastyNorseman from New York on May 01, 2020
3.84 by Budlum from Maryland on Apr 24, 2020
4.09/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by Gajo74 from New York
Pours a clear pale straw color. A thumb length head displays good retention and lacing.
The nose is surprising as its hoppy aromatics would fool one into thinking it’s an IPA rather than a Pilsner. It opens with fruity and floral hops aromas of citrus, stone fruit and grass. As it opens, a bit of honeyed sweetness and cracker malt seem to suggest traditional Pilsner aromas.
As with the aromas, the taste follows suit with IPA like hops flavors that are citrusy, floral and grassy. However, the clean and dry finish is most definitely Lager like. Furthermore, as the tongue gets acclimated to the surprising hops bill, it also enables it to note the opening up and developing malt profile. The malt flavors evoke clean and dry Pilsner malts, bready and cracker like. The bitterness is firm yet easy going throughout and especially highlighted in the finish.
Medium to light bodied, crisp and refreshing. The moderately gentle carbonation both accentuates the prickliness of the hops while at the same time supporting the increasingly round and smooth malt flavors.
I enjoyed drinking this, especially for its hops flavors. Style wise, it feels more like an India Pale Lager rather than a traditional Pilsner.
Feb 04, 2020
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by Gajo74 from New York
Pours a clear pale straw color. A thumb length head displays good retention and lacing.
The nose is surprising as its hoppy aromatics would fool one into thinking it’s an IPA rather than a Pilsner. It opens with fruity and floral hops aromas of citrus, stone fruit and grass. As it opens, a bit of honeyed sweetness and cracker malt seem to suggest traditional Pilsner aromas.
As with the aromas, the taste follows suit with IPA like hops flavors that are citrusy, floral and grassy. However, the clean and dry finish is most definitely Lager like. Furthermore, as the tongue gets acclimated to the surprising hops bill, it also enables it to note the opening up and developing malt profile. The malt flavors evoke clean and dry Pilsner malts, bready and cracker like. The bitterness is firm yet easy going throughout and especially highlighted in the finish.
Medium to light bodied, crisp and refreshing. The moderately gentle carbonation both accentuates the prickliness of the hops while at the same time supporting the increasingly round and smooth malt flavors.
I enjoyed drinking this, especially for its hops flavors. Style wise, it feels more like an India Pale Lager rather than a traditional Pilsner.
Feb 04, 2020
3.63/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
by Alieniloquium from Florida
On tap at Das Beer Garden. Clear yellow. Smells of light citrus and grassy hops. Doughy malt. Tastes the same. Citrus and grassy hops. Light bread and biscuit malt. Light bitterness. Easy drinking and light. The hops dominate it, but it's a nice pilsner overall.
Jan 19, 2020
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
by Alieniloquium from Florida
On tap at Das Beer Garden. Clear yellow. Smells of light citrus and grassy hops. Doughy malt. Tastes the same. Citrus and grassy hops. Light bread and biscuit malt. Light bitterness. Easy drinking and light. The hops dominate it, but it's a nice pilsner overall.
Jan 19, 2020
4.57/5 rDev +17.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
by yuriyt from New York
Poured from can into a glass. Pours cloudy golden yellow with white foam. Aroma of grapefruit. Flavor is full of hop dankness with citrus and pine. Finishes dry with medium-light body. This beer doesn't win on style points but if you like a hop-forward dry hopped lager this will not disappoint. Mix of old and new school hop flavors with a clean finish.
Dec 27, 2019
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
by yuriyt from New York
Poured from can into a glass. Pours cloudy golden yellow with white foam. Aroma of grapefruit. Flavor is full of hop dankness with citrus and pine. Finishes dry with medium-light body. This beer doesn't win on style points but if you like a hop-forward dry hopped lager this will not disappoint. Mix of old and new school hop flavors with a clean finish.
Dec 27, 2019
3.84 by dannycohen62 from Illinois on Dec 22, 2019
3.82 by TheEpeeist from Pennsylvania on Dec 01, 2019
3.93 by Hopfenpeter from Maryland on Nov 16, 2019
3.88/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by RaulMondesi from California
This dang sucker is a week past the best buy date so we’ll have to take that into consideration. That being said, it’s still bright like spring, or summer, or fall, or winter in SoCal. Not sure if I am missing a lil crispness because of the age, but it would be nice if it was there.
As a whole, it’s still fairly pleasant like my baby mama when I come home a hour late, yet she doesn’t give me the stink eye.
Woot!
Nov 11, 2019
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by RaulMondesi from California
This dang sucker is a week past the best buy date so we’ll have to take that into consideration. That being said, it’s still bright like spring, or summer, or fall, or winter in SoCal. Not sure if I am missing a lil crispness because of the age, but it would be nice if it was there.
As a whole, it’s still fairly pleasant like my baby mama when I come home a hour late, yet she doesn’t give me the stink eye.
Woot!
Nov 11, 2019
4.15 by DC118 from New Jersey on Oct 31, 2019
4.04 by edthehead from New York on Oct 20, 2019
4.08 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado on Sep 12, 2019
3.69 by Quafftastic from Virginia on Sep 02, 2019
3.88/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by brentk56 from North Carolina
Appearance: Pours clear and golden colored with a two finger whipped egg white head; good retention and splashy lacing
Smell: Bready and crisp with a citrusy, grassy aspect; just a hint of sulfur
Taste: Bready, up front, with a hop bill that is more citrusy than grassy; some sulfur through the middle and a crisp finish
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate to high carbonation
Overall: Not a bad pilsner at all though it is distinctively American rather than Bohemian
Aug 15, 2019
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by brentk56 from North Carolina
Appearance: Pours clear and golden colored with a two finger whipped egg white head; good retention and splashy lacing
Smell: Bready and crisp with a citrusy, grassy aspect; just a hint of sulfur
Taste: Bready, up front, with a hop bill that is more citrusy than grassy; some sulfur through the middle and a crisp finish
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate to high carbonation
Overall: Not a bad pilsner at all though it is distinctively American rather than Bohemian
Aug 15, 2019
3.75 by ScottK22 from New York on Aug 08, 2019
3.85 by alcoholicarrogance from Maine on Jul 16, 2019
4 by Velivolus from Vermont on Jul 10, 2019
5/5 rDev +28.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
by Tantonys from Maine
One mighty fine pilsener. Organic! Excellent hopping. Bright, very floral. Full bodied. Very pleasant. Like taking a walk in a a fresh cut field of barley & hops on a sunny day!
Jun 06, 2019
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
by Tantonys from Maine
One mighty fine pilsener. Organic! Excellent hopping. Bright, very floral. Full bodied. Very pleasant. Like taking a walk in a a fresh cut field of barley & hops on a sunny day!
Jun 06, 2019
3.96/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by beergoot from Colorado
Pale yellow body; straw; thick, soapy head yet looks rocky and has sticky elements of foam clinging to the glass. Spicy, grassy aroma; a twinge of lemon. Light flavors throughout; faint bread crust; strong hop bitterness from start to finish; subliminal esters. Light body yet crisp; mild juiciness but relatively dry mouthfeel overall.
This is a pretty impressive organic pilsner. The dry hopped character hit the mark as described by the brewery on its web site. A damn fine beer all around...
Jun 01, 2019
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by beergoot from Colorado
Pale yellow body; straw; thick, soapy head yet looks rocky and has sticky elements of foam clinging to the glass. Spicy, grassy aroma; a twinge of lemon. Light flavors throughout; faint bread crust; strong hop bitterness from start to finish; subliminal esters. Light body yet crisp; mild juiciness but relatively dry mouthfeel overall.
This is a pretty impressive organic pilsner. The dry hopped character hit the mark as described by the brewery on its web site. A damn fine beer all around...
Jun 01, 2019
3.53/5 rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
by keithmurray from Connecticut
Appearance - clouds straw color with white head
Smell - citrus, grass, bread
Taste - citrus, grass, bread
Mouthfeel - medium bodied, medium carbonation, citrus upfront, hoppy in the back end
Overall - this is a pale ale masquerading as a “Pilsner” these kind of beers are disappointing. As a beer on its own, it’s not bad, just not what I was looking for when I want to drink a true Pilsner.
May 06, 2019
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
by keithmurray from Connecticut
Appearance - clouds straw color with white head
Smell - citrus, grass, bread
Taste - citrus, grass, bread
Mouthfeel - medium bodied, medium carbonation, citrus upfront, hoppy in the back end
Overall - this is a pale ale masquerading as a “Pilsner” these kind of beers are disappointing. As a beer on its own, it’s not bad, just not what I was looking for when I want to drink a true Pilsner.
May 06, 2019
5 by Bean89 from Maine on Apr 05, 2019
Fresh Cut from Peak Organic Brewing Company
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