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Jubiläums German Pils
Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren AG
- From:
- Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren AG
- Germany
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 17%
- Reviews:
- 33
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 14, 2021
- Added:
- Aug 04, 2003
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania
3.65/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Clear straw color with white head. Very clean malt on the aroma, not much hop character. Taste is extremely clean. A bit of grainy malt and noble hops but overall it's really refreshing and easy you drink. Finish has some nice floral hop flavor. Light body and carbonation, flows really well. Overall it has great drinkability but that makes it also a bit watery.
Aug 14, 2016Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
3.9/5 rDev +10.5%
3.9/5 rDev +10.5%
Fresh bread aroma, light grains, spiced with mild earthy hops.
Gold to amber with the slightest protein haze under a bone-white rocky 2" foam cap. Cathedral window lace.
Rich bready malt and grain begin the palate with a hint of sweetness that gives way to a dry finish with a medium hop bitter accent. Good balance between the hops and malt.
Above average carbonation, smooth, clean and crisp, medium to a little less on the body, medium to a little above on the carbonation.
Sep 11, 2014Gold to amber with the slightest protein haze under a bone-white rocky 2" foam cap. Cathedral window lace.
Rich bready malt and grain begin the palate with a hint of sweetness that gives way to a dry finish with a medium hop bitter accent. Good balance between the hops and malt.
Above average carbonation, smooth, clean and crisp, medium to a little less on the body, medium to a little above on the carbonation.
Reviewed by brokensail from California
3.98/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.98/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thanks, Chris.
A: The beer pours a clear straw color with a couple fingers of white head.
S: A nice sweetness to the nose with lots of cracker and bready malts. There is a light hoppiness to the nose with plenty of floral and spicy characteristics. A bit of yeast and a light lager yeast aroma, too.
T: Probably a bit better in terms of the flavor. A slight sweet apple note followed by lots if yeast and cracker malts, along with the bread and biscuit notes. Just a hint of hop bitterness and a nice floral flavor.
M: Light to medium in body with a medium carbonation.
O: A really nice crisp pils. Very easy to drink and easy to enjoy on a warm evening.
Jul 23, 2011A: The beer pours a clear straw color with a couple fingers of white head.
S: A nice sweetness to the nose with lots of cracker and bready malts. There is a light hoppiness to the nose with plenty of floral and spicy characteristics. A bit of yeast and a light lager yeast aroma, too.
T: Probably a bit better in terms of the flavor. A slight sweet apple note followed by lots if yeast and cracker malts, along with the bread and biscuit notes. Just a hint of hop bitterness and a nice floral flavor.
M: Light to medium in body with a medium carbonation.
O: A really nice crisp pils. Very easy to drink and easy to enjoy on a warm evening.
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
4.08/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Picked up a bottle at State Line a week or so back.
The beer pours a solid gold color with impressive head retention and considerable lacing. The nose is all pilsener goodness, showcasing light honey, bread dough, straw and white pepper. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely in this well crafted beer, and I enjoyed the light cracked pepper bitterness in the finish. Drinkability is just exceptional in this beer, with the beer both refreshing to drink and surprisingly flavorful (for the abv.). The beer is a bit soft on the palate, but with a crispness in the finish that is quite thirst quenching.
Another solid beer from the folks at Aktien. Perfect for the current warm weather...
Jun 07, 2011The beer pours a solid gold color with impressive head retention and considerable lacing. The nose is all pilsener goodness, showcasing light honey, bread dough, straw and white pepper. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely in this well crafted beer, and I enjoyed the light cracked pepper bitterness in the finish. Drinkability is just exceptional in this beer, with the beer both refreshing to drink and surprisingly flavorful (for the abv.). The beer is a bit soft on the palate, but with a crispness in the finish that is quite thirst quenching.
Another solid beer from the folks at Aktien. Perfect for the current warm weather...
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
4.18/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
About fucking time. From State Line.
Pouring a crystal clear straw yellow with a dense, white head with excellent retention and nice lacing, this is a great looking pilsner. The nose is rather excellent. A light, dusty, rustic, bready pilsner malt character is present, with a mild peppery, grassy, lightly lemony hop character. Perfectly balanced, this is closer to the Sunshine Pils end of the pilsner spectrum, rather than the uberhoppy Prima Pils. The lager yeast character is excellent, though just a little DMS is present.
The palate opens with a bready, mildly cereal sweetness, with a beautiful doughy malt character and a little cotton candy. Crisp, and cracker-like, there's also a little of melon, ripe cantaloupe-like. The hop character is excellent. Light, earthy, mildly lemony with a firm bitterness, this is excellent. Drying with a firm bitterness, there's some lingering yeast and melon character. Quaffable beyond belief, this is almost as good as their Hell. Highly recommended, I need to grab a case for the summer.
Apr 04, 2011Pouring a crystal clear straw yellow with a dense, white head with excellent retention and nice lacing, this is a great looking pilsner. The nose is rather excellent. A light, dusty, rustic, bready pilsner malt character is present, with a mild peppery, grassy, lightly lemony hop character. Perfectly balanced, this is closer to the Sunshine Pils end of the pilsner spectrum, rather than the uberhoppy Prima Pils. The lager yeast character is excellent, though just a little DMS is present.
The palate opens with a bready, mildly cereal sweetness, with a beautiful doughy malt character and a little cotton candy. Crisp, and cracker-like, there's also a little of melon, ripe cantaloupe-like. The hop character is excellent. Light, earthy, mildly lemony with a firm bitterness, this is excellent. Drying with a firm bitterness, there's some lingering yeast and melon character. Quaffable beyond belief, this is almost as good as their Hell. Highly recommended, I need to grab a case for the summer.
Reviewed by andyinsdca from California
2/5 rDev -43.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -43.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
A: very weak/diluted yellow, thin head, fizzy like soda
S: It had smell?
T: Almost none
M: None
D: It's drinkable in the same way water is.
Eminently forgettable beer. There's absolutely nothing to recommend this beer. It has the same generic lack of flavor as an American macrobrew.
Mar 05, 2011S: It had smell?
T: Almost none
M: None
D: It's drinkable in the same way water is.
Eminently forgettable beer. There's absolutely nothing to recommend this beer. It has the same generic lack of flavor as an American macrobrew.
Reviewed by HopHead84 from California
4.3/5 rDev +21.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +21.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
10/24/10
Thanks to largadeer for this bottle. I'm always excited to try a fresh German Pils
A: Appears straw golden and perfectly transparent in the glass. The white head rises two fingers high in the tulip and it displays excellent retention and some scattered lacing. This is a very nice looking beer.
S: Grassy, herbal, and slightly floral, the hops sit atop a grainy white bread and slightly crackery malt profile. The aroma is clean, devoid of fruity esters or diacetyl, with a trace of sulfur. A whisper of DMS lurks beneath. Awesome.
T: Opens crisp and dry with a moderate clean bitterness. Hops are grassy and herbal, and the malt is grainy and mostly dry, with ephemeral sweetness midpalate that quickly fades, leading to a moderately bitter, crisp, dry, and clean finish with a trailing bitterness. No fruity esters or diacetyl here. The mouthfeel is dry and crisp with a lower high level of carbonation.
Overall: My first beer from this brewery and the bar has been set high. A fresh German Pils is a rare thing in this area, and this is a beautiful one. I wish I had a fresh supply at hand at all times.
I know I initially thanked Chris for the bottle, but as I finish my review and consequently my glass of crisp refreshing lager beer, I can't help but think he's incredibly selfish for knowing how good this is and not bringing me two bottles of this drink.
Oct 24, 2010Thanks to largadeer for this bottle. I'm always excited to try a fresh German Pils
A: Appears straw golden and perfectly transparent in the glass. The white head rises two fingers high in the tulip and it displays excellent retention and some scattered lacing. This is a very nice looking beer.
S: Grassy, herbal, and slightly floral, the hops sit atop a grainy white bread and slightly crackery malt profile. The aroma is clean, devoid of fruity esters or diacetyl, with a trace of sulfur. A whisper of DMS lurks beneath. Awesome.
T: Opens crisp and dry with a moderate clean bitterness. Hops are grassy and herbal, and the malt is grainy and mostly dry, with ephemeral sweetness midpalate that quickly fades, leading to a moderately bitter, crisp, dry, and clean finish with a trailing bitterness. No fruity esters or diacetyl here. The mouthfeel is dry and crisp with a lower high level of carbonation.
Overall: My first beer from this brewery and the bar has been set high. A fresh German Pils is a rare thing in this area, and this is a beautiful one. I wish I had a fresh supply at hand at all times.
I know I initially thanked Chris for the bottle, but as I finish my review and consequently my glass of crisp refreshing lager beer, I can't help but think he's incredibly selfish for knowing how good this is and not bringing me two bottles of this drink.
Reviewed by largadeer from California
4.23/5 rDev +19.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.23/5 rDev +19.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
500ml bottle purchased at Gourmet Haus Staudt.
What a beautiful pils. The head on this beer is outstanding, dense and frothy, leaving sheets of lacing. The body is clear and golden, typical of the style.
The nose has a dominant lager yeast character, mildly sulfurous, reminiscent of honeydew. Quite bright and clean. Crackery pils malt shines through, as do grassy hops.
Firm, crisp and crackery on the tongue, this is very dry and flavorful, almost peppery. Herbal and grassy hop flavors are plentifully present, but at a nice balance with the crackery malt. A hint of sweet malt appears briefly mid-palate, though the finish is remarkably dry. Bitterness is moderate-to-strong, northern German in style and certainly punchier than your average pils. A great pils, I'm again impressed with this little-known brewery.
Oct 21, 2010What a beautiful pils. The head on this beer is outstanding, dense and frothy, leaving sheets of lacing. The body is clear and golden, typical of the style.
The nose has a dominant lager yeast character, mildly sulfurous, reminiscent of honeydew. Quite bright and clean. Crackery pils malt shines through, as do grassy hops.
Firm, crisp and crackery on the tongue, this is very dry and flavorful, almost peppery. Herbal and grassy hop flavors are plentifully present, but at a nice balance with the crackery malt. A hint of sweet malt appears briefly mid-palate, though the finish is remarkably dry. Bitterness is moderate-to-strong, northern German in style and certainly punchier than your average pils. A great pils, I'm again impressed with this little-known brewery.
Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York
3.07/5 rDev -13%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.07/5 rDev -13%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A: Clear, clear transparent yellow. Very light frothy head.
S: Smells alright. Pilsner-y with a moderate skunkiness and distant metallic whiff.
T: Not bad, not good. A light, weak taste of carbonation and herbal or hoppy bitterness precedes a burst of sweetness which fades into a neutral aftertaste which is just barely dry and bitter.
M: Not entirely pleasant, but palatable enough.
D: I found Jubiläums bitter for a pilsner. This makes it less pleasant than its counterparts. It's worth trying though.
Jun 19, 2010S: Smells alright. Pilsner-y with a moderate skunkiness and distant metallic whiff.
T: Not bad, not good. A light, weak taste of carbonation and herbal or hoppy bitterness precedes a burst of sweetness which fades into a neutral aftertaste which is just barely dry and bitter.
M: Not entirely pleasant, but palatable enough.
D: I found Jubiläums bitter for a pilsner. This makes it less pleasant than its counterparts. It's worth trying though.
Jubiläums German Pils from Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren AG
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
44 ratings
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