Harriet Pils
Harriet Brewing

Harriet PilsHarriet Pils
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From:
Harriet Brewing
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
German Pilsner
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.62 | pDev: 12.43%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
25
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 09, 2015
Added:
Apr 30, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by billhelm:
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Rated by billhelm from Minnesota

3/5  rDev -17.1%

Apr 18, 2014
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Reviewed by Taybeh from Minnesota

3.52/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
at the brewery, pours a solid gold with a white crown and a steady stream of bubbles. nose that is grainy and grassy but quite faint. taste is similar to the nose, though the bready malts come through better, and win out over the grassy hops which gain some spice too. mouthful is surprisingly substantial and my tongue is coated...pretty soft and lacks the crispness I love in the best pils.
Sep 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.66 by MNBeerGeek from Minnesota

Aug 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by primaldiscord from Oregon

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by AlexBassBerger from California

Aug 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by vikinghorn from Minnesota

Jul 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by mmulebarn from Minnesota

Nov 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by smogfood from Wisconsin

Jul 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by fuzzcherry from Minnesota

Jul 20, 2013
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear golden color with a white head. Smell has floral hops with grassy and baked bread. Taste had a noble hop feel with cut grass and bread malts. A crisp mouth feel finish.
Jun 30, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by lisaczech from Minnesota

Jun 20, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by sacrelicio from Minnesota

Feb 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by NilocRellim from Minnesota

Oct 06, 2012
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Reviewed by BeardedBoffin from New Mexico

3.97/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer arrived, from the tap, a dark golden color with a modest cap of foam. The aroma was dominated by bready malt with a hint of spicy hops. This continued on the palate, however the hops provided stronger balance. The spicy, somewhat herbal, hops were a nice counterpoint the the sweet, bread-like malt up front. A clean, tasty, well constructed beer.
Aug 19, 2012
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Reviewed by zeledonia from Washington

3.76/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at the Birchwood Cafe in Minneapolis. Harriet is my local brewery, less than a mile from my house. I'm trying to catch up on Harriet's summer beers before they go out of season. Tasted 12 August 2012, reviewed from notes.

Pours pale golden yellow, very clear; a delightful color. Dense white head, to the top of the glass. Good head retention, and the lacing looks like frosting on the sides of the glass. Wow.

Smell is faint, but I'll reassess once it's warmed up some. Crisp noble hops and some faint pale malts.

Taste has some bite! Clean grainy opening, before a big burst of spice and bitterness. Hop presence is high, fading in and out with the soft herbal spiciness. Interesting, though I find that the rest of the beer doesn't hold up to the strength of the hops. So other flavors that might be present (notably from the malts) are masked. Finish is crisp and lightly bitter as the hops drift out. It also has a tiny touch of medicinal bend to the bitterness.

Mouthfeel is just fine. Medium-light body, but juicier than I was expecting, and the carbonation is low. Finish is dry and crisp.

A good pilsner, though I find the hops to a bit overpowering. Tone down the bitterness a hair, and it'd be a much tastier beer.
Aug 17, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by CWhite from Wisconsin

Aug 05, 2012
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Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota

3.72/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Had both a sample glass and then a full glass from a different tap. They were different in hopping. The sample glass had a much more pronounced hop flavor and longer more prominent hop finish and lingering fairly strong bitterness. The full glass was reportedly fresher (just tapped) and more malt forward. Both were good and enjoyable on a hop summer day.
Nice grainy quality to the aroma. Flavors held soft grain and strong dough and bread quality.
Smoother lager quality with some crispness, but generally softer than that. Moderately carbonated and a lighter feel.
Many classic qualities and an overall enjoyable beer.
Jul 26, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by Hopstout from Minnesota

Jul 25, 2012
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Reviewed by bsp77 from Minnesota

3.88/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Serving glass: Poured from tap into Harriet chalice.

Appearance: Clear straw with nice sized stark white head and lacing rings.

Smell: Straw, grass, apple and general spiciness.

Taste: Base of apple and straw, with a spicy, lightly bitter layer on top, which lingers long after ech sip.

Feel: Ridiculously light bodied but it fits the higher carbonation and the style. Very dry, crisp and clean.

Overall: This is a very elegant, light Pilsner. Essentially it is the better, craft version of Stella.
Jul 25, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by herman77 from Minnesota

Jun 23, 2012
Harriet Pils from Harriet Brewing
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 25 ratings