Summer Pils
Breckenridge Brewery & The Farm House

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Look - solid clear pale yellow with a slight white head
Smell and taste - floral earthy citrus
Feel - light crisp with a dry finish
Overall - solid pils

 

 

From a tap into a clear pint glass, it's so thinly colored, it's almost hard to tell where the glass ends and the brew begins. Overstated, but this is a nearly crystal clear yellowish liquid. Amazingly, there is some nice glass lacing and carbonation, which saves the look from a disastrous rating. It's nearly odorless, not uncommon for the style. This has the refined hoppiness of a good Pilsner without even the most subtle malt balance. That may make it one small level above the mass produced American lagers, but not much better.

12 fl oz brown glass bottle:

"Bright Bohemian style pilsner." 5.0% ABV.

Sweet and a bit grainy. Noble hop flavour is minimal.

Not a solid pilsner by any stretch, but it's drinkable. Bierstadt Lagerhaus' Slow Pour Pils is a good deal better than this if you must buy a domestic pilsner.

Low C / AVERAGE

If you do more looking around you'll find way better pilsners. This isn't very flavorful at all and the backend of the feel is a smidge watery. If you have access to lager of the lakes by Bells or plain old Pilsner Urquell just get that. Not bad, not great.

 

Pours a bright yellow color with a finger of rocky white head.
Cracker malt aroma with some grassy lemon notes.
The peppery lemongrass hops overshadow the malt a bit in the flavor.
Overall this is a tasty pilsner that I would probably drink more often if it were local.

 

 

I got a bottle of this beer off the single shelf from a beer store in LaCrosse, WI. It poured a clear golden with very thin white head that is not leaving any lace. The scent had crisp saaz hop. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with true saaz grass like presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.

 

Just a short review here.

Better than many summer offerings, in that it provides a good grassy/earthy hop counterpoint to the sweeter and fruity "summer" flavors that grace the tip of the tongue. A good balance of pale malt, modestly spicy yeast, honey-kissed citrus and welcome tartness. It also finishes well.

But like most other "summers" it isn't doing anything to distinguish itself. A good brew after a hot day, and better than many, but not a show stopper.

 

 

Light yellow body; lots of lively carbonation, creating a cloudy appearance; 1 1/2-finger thick head, white and fluffy; rings of foam ladder the glass. Light cereal grain aroma; mild earthy spiciness. Tastes a bit wheaty; lightly toasted grain; excellent hop bitterness. Light body; rather effervescent and mildly prickly on the palate; mainly dry overall.

It's nearly winter yet this is a solid and pleasing pilsner, perfect for when a lighter beer is needed regardless of the season.

Summer Pils brewed by Breckenridge Brewery, with an ABV of 5.00% This German Pilsner pours out of a 12oz glass bottle into a pint beer glass. The color is a nice light golden amber color with a small white head. There is also a nice amount of lacing to this brew, it sticks to the side of the glass well. The smell is Rich with Bold grains and malts at first. Then you pick up a nice amount of hop bitterness at the end. So far Summer Pils is a nice inviting brew. Now for the taste, it is Bold with flavors. You frist pick up on a Bold amount of grains and malts. Then a smooth hop finish. This is a well put together Pilsner. The body of this brew is a solid medium. There is nothing overpowering about this brew, it has a super nice balance to it. This brew would go nice on a hot summer day, or with lunch. The mouth feel is Bold, Rich, Clean, Smooth, And Refreshing. Overall I am going to give Summer Pils a solid 4 out of 5. I would definitely look this brew up again givin the opportunity to. Breckenridge Brewery, did a super nice job with this German Pilsner.