Continuum
Santa Maria Brewing Co. / Tap It Brewing Co.
- From:
- Santa Maria Brewing Co. / Tap It Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 9.12%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 15, 2016
- Added:
- Jan 16, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Continuum is a traditional German-Style 12ËšPlato Pilsner brewed using traditional ingredients. Starting with a blank water profile, we were able to emulate a soft continental European water character. This helps to accentuate a soft and round hop character while reducing perceived bitterness of the German tradition and Czech Saaz Hops. To add more backbone to the malt character, we run a 3-hour boil (Maillard Reaction) to caramelize and accentuate the German Pilsner malt which has a round and slightly bready mouth feel compared to US 2-row barley commonly found in most ale. This is a West Coast-brewed traditional German-Style Pilsner to enjoy as time flies.
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Rated by Lingenbrau from Oregon
3.73/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Looks, smells, and feels quite like a classic German pilsner, just tastes a little off and a little too bitter. Cheers!
Mar 24, 2016
Reviewed by Zorro from California
3.49/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear yellow colored beer with a small white colored head.
Smells of cracker malt and noble hops. Scents of lemon and herbs.
Starts out mildly sweet and a bit malty. Tastes of hay and mild bitterness. Distinctlt Grassy.
Mouthfeel is good.
Pretty decent local pilsner.
Nov 21, 2015Smells of cracker malt and noble hops. Scents of lemon and herbs.
Starts out mildly sweet and a bit malty. Tastes of hay and mild bitterness. Distinctlt Grassy.
Mouthfeel is good.
Pretty decent local pilsner.
Reviewed by Dsimenson from California
3.74/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 22 oz bottle into a goblet.
A: slightly hazy yellow, thick white head, mild lacing
S: lemony hops (like lemon Pledge), yeast, a little piney or turpentine
T: lemony citrus hops, pine, a bit of yeast, grain, mild hops bitterness
M: medium thin, slightly foamy, not too much carbonation
O: very good ale, I don't really know pilsners, but it is enjoyable with mild to moderate bitterness.
Jul 19, 2015A: slightly hazy yellow, thick white head, mild lacing
S: lemony hops (like lemon Pledge), yeast, a little piney or turpentine
T: lemony citrus hops, pine, a bit of yeast, grain, mild hops bitterness
M: medium thin, slightly foamy, not too much carbonation
O: very good ale, I don't really know pilsners, but it is enjoyable with mild to moderate bitterness.
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.29/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
3.29/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
Quite long-lasting foam and lacing in the tall Weizenbier glass. Attractive golden color. Light and lemony. Slight grainy flavor. Pleasantly flowery and lemon scented.
Quite bitter with a bold resiny hop flavor. A pleasant gulp for of no distinction, except the excessive bitterness. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Bottlecraft in San Diego.
Apr 27, 2015Quite bitter with a bold resiny hop flavor. A pleasant gulp for of no distinction, except the excessive bitterness. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Bottlecraft in San Diego.
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.84/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear golden-orange with a foamy bone head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Thin streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of grain, cracker, earth, and grass aromas. Taste is much the same with grain, corn flake, earth, and slight fruit flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is tasty and easy to drink, but the bitterness is fairly assertive for the style.
Serving type: bottle.
Feb 16, 2015Serving type: bottle.
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