Pilsner
Aass Brewery
- From:
- Aass Brewery
- Norway
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #477 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #30,378 - Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 11.62%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 14, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 03, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.61/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
11.2oz can. Bottom date stamp is 'BF: 31.JAN.26'.
Clear, straw colored body. Big volume of white head with the pour and this settles back to a full cap and high reaching ring. Leaves behind a partial lacing ring.
Aroma is malty and herbal.
Taste has the flavors of toasted malts, floral/herbal hops, and sulfur. Some spice comes in late but overall is sweet, including in the aftertaste.
Medium mouthfeel. Slight sting to the tongue. Very good carbonation.
Has enough spicy hops to keep a session going.
Aug 14, 2025Clear, straw colored body. Big volume of white head with the pour and this settles back to a full cap and high reaching ring. Leaves behind a partial lacing ring.
Aroma is malty and herbal.
Taste has the flavors of toasted malts, floral/herbal hops, and sulfur. Some spice comes in late but overall is sweet, including in the aftertaste.
Medium mouthfeel. Slight sting to the tongue. Very good carbonation.
Has enough spicy hops to keep a session going.
Reviewed by DoubleJ from Wisconsin
3.54/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Golden straw colored with a clean body, a few squirts of bubbles rising to the top, and topped with a bone white head with a soapy texture and lace which lasts. Smells is clean with hay and straw. So far, satisfying.
This is….pretty good? I assumed that Aass Pilsner would be like the standard Euro lager which gets brought to the states. While it’s light bodied and crisp, the flavor is agreeable and refreshing. Modest waves of hay and grassy with a touch of vegetal. Nothing seriously off or annoying.
I knew nothing coming in besides the $1.69 price of a single can and that it was from Norway. For an import, solid value for money.
Nov 01, 2024This is….pretty good? I assumed that Aass Pilsner would be like the standard Euro lager which gets brought to the states. While it’s light bodied and crisp, the flavor is agreeable and refreshing. Modest waves of hay and grassy with a touch of vegetal. Nothing seriously off or annoying.
I knew nothing coming in besides the $1.69 price of a single can and that it was from Norway. For an import, solid value for money.
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
3.93/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
11.2 oz can canned 6/12/24 into a Pokal.
L: SRM 3.5 Pours a lightly grainy light bright yellow with a thin white creamy head that recedes to thick edge foam, has a very steady blend of carbonation bubbles, medium-light random lacing.
S: Pale bready malts, light dough, a slight herbal hop note.
T: A lightly spicy hop note, gently sweet, a herbal note, late grapefruit zest that lingers, distant white grape, a suggestion of pear. It is not full-flavored but does have a rather flavorful taste overall.
F: Quite crisp medium-light bodied feel with a long finish that lingers and is fairly dry.
O: I enjoy this beer. It has a "spicy" hop note which I sometimes find in other Lagers from this region. It's taste & feel are normal. I purchased 2 fridge pks (20 cans) and they're fresh! It is an easy-drinking beer that hits all the style marks with ease and is very good to excellent in its style.
Jul 24, 2024L: SRM 3.5 Pours a lightly grainy light bright yellow with a thin white creamy head that recedes to thick edge foam, has a very steady blend of carbonation bubbles, medium-light random lacing.
S: Pale bready malts, light dough, a slight herbal hop note.
T: A lightly spicy hop note, gently sweet, a herbal note, late grapefruit zest that lingers, distant white grape, a suggestion of pear. It is not full-flavored but does have a rather flavorful taste overall.
F: Quite crisp medium-light bodied feel with a long finish that lingers and is fairly dry.
O: I enjoy this beer. It has a "spicy" hop note which I sometimes find in other Lagers from this region. It's taste & feel are normal. I purchased 2 fridge pks (20 cans) and they're fresh! It is an easy-drinking beer that hits all the style marks with ease and is very good to excellent in its style.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.42/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Sampled on numerous occasions, from bottle, can and on tap. This is the best Norwegian industrial pilsener which is widely available. Brewed by Norway's oldest remaining brewery, still owned by the same family. Typical pilsener golden colour, with a moderate white head. Aroma and flavour of Saaz and Hallertauer hops, fairly crisp and refreshing.
Sep 23, 2023
Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts
3.72/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Nothing better than a cold Aass. 0,4L pour in the Oslo Street Food building. Classic, crisp pils with a mild grain character and easy, clean finish. Would drink again, though the prices here sure do hurt.
Sep 23, 2023
Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey
3.6/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
(11.2 oz brown bottle, new-looking, but no dating/coding indicated; purchased single off shelf at WineWorks... poured into a Victory Brewing, 0.3 l Rastal event tumbler)
L: bright, pale yellow liquid with a very faint haze; foam builds right to the top of the glass, recedes fairly quick, but maintains a misty cap for awhile
S: pre-skunked for the US?! - smelled the stank upon removing crown... as that wafted away, the underlying fresh-bready, pungent herbal notes, and a hint of sulfur remind me of a classic German pils... fine potency and definition overall
T: dull caramel glaze over its grassy-grainy foundation; lingering perfumy, herbal bite, while the skunk and a mineral saltiness creeps up in the aftertaste... the vaguely-peppery, herbal 'spice' stands out most, with the doughy malt providing enough color in the background
F: bit of an inflated roundness to its body up front; quiet flow, delicate carbonation, though the finish does sport a subtle sting owing to some latent fizz and hop sting... relatively dry overall, but short of crisp
O: now I'm curious how old this was, because the bottle looks factory-fresh... thought this would be a little bit better; marginally reminds me of Carlsberg... would prefer to swill this chill from a can if ever we meet again (1708)
Nov 09, 2020L: bright, pale yellow liquid with a very faint haze; foam builds right to the top of the glass, recedes fairly quick, but maintains a misty cap for awhile
S: pre-skunked for the US?! - smelled the stank upon removing crown... as that wafted away, the underlying fresh-bready, pungent herbal notes, and a hint of sulfur remind me of a classic German pils... fine potency and definition overall
T: dull caramel glaze over its grassy-grainy foundation; lingering perfumy, herbal bite, while the skunk and a mineral saltiness creeps up in the aftertaste... the vaguely-peppery, herbal 'spice' stands out most, with the doughy malt providing enough color in the background
F: bit of an inflated roundness to its body up front; quiet flow, delicate carbonation, though the finish does sport a subtle sting owing to some latent fizz and hop sting... relatively dry overall, but short of crisp
O: now I'm curious how old this was, because the bottle looks factory-fresh... thought this would be a little bit better; marginally reminds me of Carlsberg... would prefer to swill this chill from a can if ever we meet again (1708)
Reviewed by Nash39 from Florida
3.25/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
The pour is straw colored with a fair amount of carbonation in the pilsner glass. The taste is a mild green apple, some floral, & rolled biscuits. Overall, this was one crisp & easy drinking pilsner beer. Oh well, at least now I can that I was able to try a beer from Norway. Cheers! B-
May 09, 2020
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.64/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A: The beer is crystal clear yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high bright white head that died down but never completely faded away.
S: Moderate aromas of pilsener malts are present in the nose along with notes of noble hops.
T: The taste follows the smell and starts off with flavors of biscuit and pilsener malts and finishes with notes of floral and spicy hops that also contribute a moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied, clean and rather dry on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This pilsener has a very nice clean and dry mouthfeel. It is a good Norwegian representation of a German style.
Serving type: bottle
Jul 16, 2019S: Moderate aromas of pilsener malts are present in the nose along with notes of noble hops.
T: The taste follows the smell and starts off with flavors of biscuit and pilsener malts and finishes with notes of floral and spicy hops that also contribute a moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied, clean and rather dry on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This pilsener has a very nice clean and dry mouthfeel. It is a good Norwegian representation of a German style.
Serving type: bottle
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