il Palio
Port City Brewing

Does it taste like an Italian Pils that we all have tried before? NO.. not at all. hints.. maybe.. Is it a damn good beer that I will buy again? Absolutely.. It's dry hopped ..so there is that.. but damn good beer.

Poured from the can into a Libby style pilsner glass.

Pale lemon and brass color but with quite a bit of haze to its body. Bubbly bright white colored head, with minimal retention and leaving a good bubbled head.

Bright sensing aroma with hints of big citrus zest and a very clean bread and dough malt flavor. Senses maybe a hair wet and lacking body but that remains to be determined.

Palate is exceptional. Clean mouthfeel with an excellent malt backbone that feels rich and supportive, but light and easy to handle without compromising flavor. Speaking of flavor a real excellent balance of mild citrus like grapefruit oil with clean bready and nearly toast malt permeates easily on first sip. Popping champagne level crispness but with a big classic malt depth for wonderful taste push.

Real fantastic pils with a unique hop profile, almost like an IPL and an excellent one to boot!

 

 

Crystal clear straw with dense white head, excellent retention, thin rings of lace
Bready malt, fresh cut hay, herbal, spicy aroma
Sweet, bready malt, herbal and spicy hops, crisp finish
Light bodied, clean, crisp, well carbonated
This is a really nice pils.

Pours a clear golden color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has hop and floral hints
Taste has a hop and floral flavor
A light bodied well carbonated beer
A good Pilsner