Brewhouse Pilsener
Great Western Brewing

Brewhouse PilsenerBrewhouse Pilsener
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From:
Great Western Brewing
 
Saskatchewan, Canada
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #122
ABV:
5%
Score:
73
Ranked #27,733
Avg:
2.92 | pDev: 18.49%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
26
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 03, 2023
Added:
Dec 03, 2005
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by EsoxLucius:
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Reviewed by EsoxLucius from Canada (SK)

3.09/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
Brewhouse! a beer my buddy brings over before we go play shinny on the outdoor rink... and it's fantastic tasting after hard skating for a couple hours!

A: not super impressed, light pale yellow with a very thing head that vanishes almost straight away into nothing more than a bit of white.

S: distinctive grain smell, no skunk, a bit sweet.

T: it's a sweeter tasting beer with a minor ammount of hops. it's pretty decent for being cheap. a neat side note on Brewhouse is it tastes pretty much the same at all temperatures ranging from room temp to nearly frozen!

M: thin, with medium carbonation, doesn't stick around long.

D: quite, because of it's inoffensive smells/tastes and lack of huge carbonation found in other cheap beers this one's pretty good.

this beer is best enjoyed doing something, like softball or scrub/pug sports and not focusing on 'rating' it. it's cheapness makes it a good pick for budget/party drinkers.

To best cool this beer we just jam them into a snowbank and they're pretty much good to go in 4-5 minutes... in the summer at the lake, just toss them into the water.
Mar 14, 2009
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Cwrw from Canada (AB)

2.95/5  rDev +1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Honestly better than I thought it would be for the price.

Pretty smooth carbonation and a decent mouthfeel are the first things I noticed. Taste is above average for this class of beer, some decent malting and a bit of hoppiness in the flavour, but it doesn't really linger. As others have said, drink cold.

You could do worse. An 8 pack for 11 dollars, your expectations should be low anyway.
Jun 03, 2023
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Reviewed by Panterabongs420 from Canada (AB)

5/5  rDev +71.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5. Completely biased. Drunken many of these in the woods, and now it's a dollarcan favorite

I'm actually an old style pilsner fan... But a recent bout of influenza left me with a taste aversion to the particular hops or something. Needs a replacement... and

Brewhouse came thru. This shits dirt cheap, tastes like any macro brew, and is only terrible when the temp raises a bit. Drink it fast enough, and for less than a dollar a can it's the best bang for ur buck for a fishing trip
Jun 02, 2022
 
Rated: 2.35 by derdtheterd from Canada (AB)

Jan 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

Jul 30, 2016
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Reviewed by Hat_Fulla_Beer from Canada (AB)

2.71/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
355ml can poured into tulip.

Pours a clear pale yellow with one and a half fingers of fizzy white head that leaves absolutely no lace as it recedes. The head was gone by the time I got upstairs.

Smells of sweet corn, grainy pale malt and old grass clippings.

Tastes of more corny grain and very faint hops.

Feels light and fizzy. Light bodied with acceptable carbonation. Finishes not quite dry.

Verdict: Not recommended, but not as bad as I thought it would be. Make sure you drink it cold.
Jun 14, 2016
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Reviewed by Exeter from Canada (AB)

2.85/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
For a budget beer it’s pretty good. It had a head made to dissolve into nothingness. No lace. It actually comes with some flavour at a budget price. It has topside malt sweetness mixed with some lingering bitterness. It has hop and only a light wateriness, better than most budget offerings. I have had what this brewer considers top flight and this will do nicely to put me over the top, after the expensive beer tastings are over.
Jun 27, 2015
 
Rated: 2.6 by Burgz from Canada (AB)

Feb 06, 2015
 
Rated: 2.25 by Jb1976

Jul 09, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by Fader from Canada (AB)

Feb 17, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by jcubz from Canada (SK)

Aug 08, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by YamagamiTravis from Canada (BC)

Jun 09, 2013
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Reviewed by Olek4374 from Canada (AB)

2.94/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Brewhouse is a favourite big brew in Western Canada - just a small step below the big boys. I will give them credit - they sell a very cheap adjunct lager that doesn't taste as bad as the same ones in it's class.

The beer is your typical pale yellow with a great deal of carbonation - standard stuff.
The taste is clean. There is a bit of subtle corniness in it, but it is not overly sweet like most of the other cheap stuff here. It legit tastes like something Molson would have made, which is not a bad thing considering how cheap this stuff is (almost a buck a beer in some places - occasionally 20 bucks for a two four on sale)! The aftertaste is a bit metallic at times, but is generally not a huge problem.

Overall, as far as cheap Canadian adjunct lagers go, this is one you might want to give a shot.
Jun 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by rudiker81 from Canada (AB)

Jun 01, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by LagerHOGGER from Canada (AB)

Nov 03, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by barnzy78 from Illinois

Nov 27, 2011
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Reviewed by Converge from Canada (AB)

3.03/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
355ml can poured into a 16oz pint glass.
This one is courtesy of the singles bin at superstore, oh boy...

A - Head probably would have hit two-and-a-half fingers in a bigger glass. Typical adjunct lager appearance, with a golden-yellow apple juice like hue to it, with maybe a bit of darkness to it. The head settles to a nice cap, and even leaves some spotting lacing on the way down.

S - Surprisingly well balanced mixture of sweet, grassy hops and a nice malty backbone. Color me shocked, this ain't half bad.

T - A rather tasty and mild bitterness throughout this one. Light graininess and a touch of sweet malt to it, and a slightly dry hint of hops in the finish. Although it is still a bit bland and watery, it isn't half bad.

M - Pretty thin. Decent carbonation. About average for the style.

D - For the price, it's pretty unoffensive, and it's really not too bad. Taking into account the price of it really makes it a good buy. Despite this, I don't see myself revisiting this one in the near future. It's alright, but nothing special.
Jul 31, 2011
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)

2.99/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Can't beat the price on this stuff; not without getting into some seriously bad tiers of beer, anyway. Pours a pale golden-orange colour with a puffy, one-finger head. Decent head retention and body for the style; it settles to a creamy white cap over the next few minutes. Smell is another story; corn syrup dominates with some underlying malt sweetness and ethanol.

Taste is classic adjunct lager - sweet corn and cooked vegetables, with underlying hints of barley malt and hops. The finish is slightly dry, which is a nice touch, and shows that they are at least trying, but for the most part adjunct is the dominant flavour. This beer will never win any awards, but it's highly drinkable. Watery mouthfeel with thin to medium-thin body. Carbonation is only moderately high.

This is obviously not a real pilsener, but grading it as an adjunct lager, it is above average. If you combine this with the fact that it is Dirt Cheap with only a few marginal brands beating it in this category (while coming nowhere near it in terms of tastiness or drinkability), Brewhouse is a surprisingly passable option. Don't get me wrong - it's an adjunct lager, and the flavor is nothing to get excited about. But if you just want to throw back beers for social purposes, Brewhouse is very high quality for the price. Like all beers of its style, drink this ice cold for best results.
May 29, 2011
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Reviewed by ChrisCage from Canada (AB)

2.62/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
A- I have to agree with another reviewer here and say that this looks like piss...but I'll add that it looks like the color of urine if you are dehydrated! There is a very fizzy white cap of froth to start but it quickly fizzles to nothing. There is an absolute ton of carbonation with probably some of the largest bubbles that I've ever seen in a beer rising to the top. There is no lacing to speak of either...it just clings then fizzles out. Typical buck a beer look!

S- It smells of dry grasses and sweet corn malts primarily. The finish is actually slightly hopped and bitter smellin, but it doesn't resemble what a Pilsener is at all really....nothing noble about these hops!

T- More of the same here, with sweet malt, albeit primarily of bland corny tastes and some dry grassy flavor. The finish, well lets just say that the aroma is a little misleading....there is a bit of bitterness, but its almost a metallic flavor rather than the leafy type that I was hoping for.

M- Thin bodied and very much palate scrubbing...enough to make you feel as though your mouth has just been stripped of a layer of skin. Nothing else to report here....

D- I've had better obviously, but there's a few stinkers that this beats out for sure! For the price, yeah it does the job and makes a decent company beer. I may buy this again when cash-strapped but will probably look for something else first. After two or three of these, I can definitely see myself tiring of the cloying corn sweetness.
May 02, 2011
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Reviewed by evlu1441 from Canada (AB)

3.16/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 1 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
This beer is great value!

Looks like ... urine. Really pale yellow. Like Corona light or something.

Smells bland. Slightly grainy.

Taste is nice and malty with quite a bit of sweetness. A little hops. Nothing great.

This is a really drinkable beer, and for the price... I'm pretty sure this is the best cheap beer around
Apr 06, 2011
Brewhouse Pilsener from Great Western Brewing
Beer rating: 73 out of 100 with 26 ratings