Taxi Pilsner
2 Brothers Brewery
- From:
- 2 Brothers Brewery
- Australia
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.17 | pDev: 23.03%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 05, 2014
- Added:
- Apr 02, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
Inspired by Andrew's first car, Taxi was one of the original set of beers that we offered at the brewery when it first opened. Back in 2007, many of our locals had never strayed outside the fold of beers offered by the large domestic brewers. We knew that we needed a stepping stone beer to get them off "Draught" and into "Craft".
Loosely labelled pilsner, Taxi more closely represents the Munich Helles (Blonde) lager style. Moderate to low bitterness, clean cold temperature fermentation and the restrained use of fine German hops has resulted in an extremely approachable and sessionable lager beer. For new comers to the brewery, we always recommend they start (and finish) on Taxi.
Despite it's light hearted name, Taxi is a well respected main pour at many Melbourne venues. It trumped the worlds oldest operating brewery Weinestephan to win the major trophy for Best European Style Lager at the 2013 Australian International Beer Awards.
Loosely labelled pilsner, Taxi more closely represents the Munich Helles (Blonde) lager style. Moderate to low bitterness, clean cold temperature fermentation and the restrained use of fine German hops has resulted in an extremely approachable and sessionable lager beer. For new comers to the brewery, we always recommend they start (and finish) on Taxi.
Despite it's light hearted name, Taxi is a well respected main pour at many Melbourne venues. It trumped the worlds oldest operating brewery Weinestephan to win the major trophy for Best European Style Lager at the 2013 Australian International Beer Awards.
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Reviewed by soju6 from Missouri
3.2/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at Sherlock Holmes.
A: Served a light golden color with a fair head that fades to some lacing.
S: Aroma is a bit muted with some citrus and malt sweetness and bit of grain.
T: Has a light citus flavor with some malt sweetness and bit of fruit.
F: Light body, crisp smooth and refreshing.
O: Decent pilsner, better than a Euro Lager by a long shot.
Jun 02, 2013A: Served a light golden color with a fair head that fades to some lacing.
S: Aroma is a bit muted with some citrus and malt sweetness and bit of grain.
T: Has a light citus flavor with some malt sweetness and bit of fruit.
F: Light body, crisp smooth and refreshing.
O: Decent pilsner, better than a Euro Lager by a long shot.
Reviewed by benbeer from Australia
1.33/5 rDev -58%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1.33/5 rDev -58%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Appearance is decent, refreshing look and tempting smell, but what a let down.... tastes sour and has been inconsistently poor. A bit of a trashy beer, nothing like a pilsner should be. No character to this at all, no hops aroma/taste. Very disappointing, not even slightly pleasant to drink. Cheap and nasty.
May 15, 2012
Reviewed by MrKennedy from Australia
3.32/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pot at Young & Jackson's.
Pours with a white foam that falls quickly with the odd spotty bit of lacing. The liquid is a very pale, clear golden colour.
Smell is a little bit bready, with a ripe pear fruitiness that comes later. A little delicate with both aromas.
Taste is light on but balanced. Bread and grain get picked up but not a lot else, save for some early fruitiness that died away.
Mouthfeel is full and the body is pretty solid for the style. Not a lit if bitterness there at all.
Overall it is a solid, if a little conservative, Pilsner
Nov 27, 2011Pours with a white foam that falls quickly with the odd spotty bit of lacing. The liquid is a very pale, clear golden colour.
Smell is a little bit bready, with a ripe pear fruitiness that comes later. A little delicate with both aromas.
Taste is light on but balanced. Bread and grain get picked up but not a lot else, save for some early fruitiness that died away.
Mouthfeel is full and the body is pretty solid for the style. Not a lit if bitterness there at all.
Overall it is a solid, if a little conservative, Pilsner
Reviewed by ADZA from Australia
3.38/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This brew pours a see through pale straw hue with decent carbonation that leaves behind a two finger head and sporadic lacing,the smell is quite weak with hints of honey malts and noble grassy hops,it has a light bodied well carbonated mouthfeel and has tastes of redgum honey,grassy noble hops,white grapes and finished with a grassy hop dryness and overall its alright but probably would not revisit anytime soon cheers.
Jun 12, 2011
Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia
3.08/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.08/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Tried on tap at Biero Bar 18/03/11.
Pours a pale gold colour, clear with slow bead. Head is white and quite dense; retains a modest crown with nice dense lace. Decent.
Smell is fairly one note. Light dry grain with light phenolic hop overlying. Touches of grass, coriander and bitter melon. A bit bland but not a bad nose.
Taste is a bit rich and oversweet at first; detecting a bit of diacetyl overriding the sweet malt upfront. A bit of green apple midway that develops more fruity - even sweet - notes later. Could use a lot more bitterness; tastes a bit unbalanced overall. Sweetness keeps cropping up where it shouldn't be.
Bit of body to it, but it can't quite cover the carbonation fizz. It's par for the pilsener course, but I'm not overly impressed.
Yeah a decent beer to start with, but I won't be drinking this all night.
Mar 22, 2011Pours a pale gold colour, clear with slow bead. Head is white and quite dense; retains a modest crown with nice dense lace. Decent.
Smell is fairly one note. Light dry grain with light phenolic hop overlying. Touches of grass, coriander and bitter melon. A bit bland but not a bad nose.
Taste is a bit rich and oversweet at first; detecting a bit of diacetyl overriding the sweet malt upfront. A bit of green apple midway that develops more fruity - even sweet - notes later. Could use a lot more bitterness; tastes a bit unbalanced overall. Sweetness keeps cropping up where it shouldn't be.
Bit of body to it, but it can't quite cover the carbonation fizz. It's par for the pilsener course, but I'm not overly impressed.
Yeah a decent beer to start with, but I won't be drinking this all night.
Reviewed by dgilks from Australia
3.67/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Crystal clear golden colour with a small, white head.
Fruity, spicy aroma with a crisp hoppiness which is nice.
For me there is a lot of fruitiness here. A touch of noble hops are good and the malts of crisp yet soft but the fruit is weird.
Medium body with moderately-high carbonation.
A solid beer but definitely not a classic example of the pils.
Feb 05, 2011Fruity, spicy aroma with a crisp hoppiness which is nice.
For me there is a lot of fruitiness here. A touch of noble hops are good and the malts of crisp yet soft but the fruit is weird.
Medium body with moderately-high carbonation.
A solid beer but definitely not a classic example of the pils.
Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia
3.25/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.25/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Pours golden amber with a small but persistent head.
Nose shows some floral and grassy hops and a slight hint of bready malt. Quite traditional, but still manages to be quite interesting.
Quite sweet flavours, with lots of clean malt, but some floral hops do shine through and mix with a dry bready finish.
High carbonation, light body - what you'd expect in a pilsener.
Jan 13, 2010Nose shows some floral and grassy hops and a slight hint of bready malt. Quite traditional, but still manages to be quite interesting.
Quite sweet flavours, with lots of clean malt, but some floral hops do shine through and mix with a dry bready finish.
High carbonation, light body - what you'd expect in a pilsener.
Reviewed by brendan13 from Australia
3.68/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I must say that this brewery has some pretty funky labels. Irrelevant but humorous back story to the name of the beer included.
A - Poured into a Pilsener glass a medium to dark golden colour. Quite clear with a centimetre or so of fluffy white head that falls away fairly quickly.
S - Smell is fairly simple; grainy and grassy with the typical cooked vegetable touch.
T - Much like the smell. Sweetish grainy malt, grassy & herbal notes.
M - Light to medium bodied, quite high carbonation & a crisp finish.
D - A decent microbrewed pilsener. Nothing outstanding but worth trying. I wouldn't say no.
Apr 02, 2009A - Poured into a Pilsener glass a medium to dark golden colour. Quite clear with a centimetre or so of fluffy white head that falls away fairly quickly.
S - Smell is fairly simple; grainy and grassy with the typical cooked vegetable touch.
T - Much like the smell. Sweetish grainy malt, grassy & herbal notes.
M - Light to medium bodied, quite high carbonation & a crisp finish.
D - A decent microbrewed pilsener. Nothing outstanding but worth trying. I wouldn't say no.
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