Von Pilsner
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

 

 

Copenhagen 10/12 2020. 35,5 cl can from Mikkeller web-shop. Drawing of big boilers with mountain landscape in the background on the can.

Pours unclear, pale yellow with a fairly big, fluffy white head. Settles as 0,5 cm thick layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is medium intense with a light malty, sweet odor mingling with stronger citric fumes. Sweet pale malts, citrus and lemon, grass. A bit floral and perfumed.

Light carbonation. Slightly thick, soft, smooth, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is medium intense with a light sweetness followed by a stronger, citric bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter and lingers for a bit. Finish is dry.

Nice pilsener with a subtle citric streak.

 

One of my favorite pilsner style beers! Goes down easy and very crushable

Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy (70% clarity) light golden-yellow color with a strong white head.

Aroma: Moderate aromas of lemon citrus upfront. This turns into a pale malt, yeast, grians aroma on the finish. Lightly sweet lemon.

Flavor: Strong flavors of lemon citrus, lemon flower upfront. This turns into a pale malt, yeasty, and white bread flavor. Finishes lemon, slightly sweet. Minimal bitterness.

Feel: Medium-bodied. Moderate carbonation. A slightly sweet finish.

Compared to Urban Chesnut Zwickel 8/27/22: Pours a lighter color. Stronger aromas. More lemon citrus, pale malts. Less earthy bread malt. Slightly smaller mouthfeel and less bready.

Compared to Summit Twin Pils 8/27/22: Pours lighter. Milder aromas. More lemon citrus and lemonflower. Less grains and yeast. Sweeter, and milder body.

Overall: A nice drinking Zwickel-pilsner here. Not full a zwickel, but also has the pilsner component from the lemonflower hoppiness in this one. It's a German pilsner flavor mixed with a soft, yeasty body. Smooth. It's absolutely fantastic stuff here, but misses the style a bit due to the lemon hoppiness. Drinks more like a hoppy German Pils. Lots of lemon citrus. I would drink and seek this out again for what it's worth, but not quite what I expected. (Rating: 3.96)

Poured from an undated 12oz can into my .3L pils glass

On the pour I wasn't careful and a 5 finger fine white head formed with very good retention, it only lost one finger over the course of a couple minutes. Upon pouring more the head crests over the top of the glass and holds its shape nicely. After a very slow pour I was able to get .3L into the glass. The body is a light straw with a quite hazy body. I can still see through it but I can't read through it. Carbonation appears light.

Aroma has some light bready qualities, but the hops are quite pronounced for the style. Very bright and citrusy with a hint of spicy as well but the main hop aroma is fruity. Slight fermentation note but the beer is relatively clean. Unfortunately a slight oxidation is present.

Taste is similar to the aroma with a light bitterness and a crackery maltiness, but it is a very hoppy pilsner, not entirely traditional but this is more of an experimental brewery. The taste is better than the aroma in my opinion with more pilsner qualities. There is a bitterness to it but it isn't overbearing and is about right for the style.

Feel is very good, and the head really shines here. A nice carbonation bite is followed by a soft smooth creamy feel. The finish is long and malts are quite present on the palate. This feels like a Keller pils which I appreciate.

Overall this is an americanized version of the style, and the advertising doesn't explicitly say "I'm a kellerbier" so I'd say this is pretty dang good. A nice hoppy pilsner, with only a little bit of age showing.

About as pale colored as pilsners get, lighter even than straw or lemon. Slightly hazy, quite appropriate for the style. Solid head production, and great retention and lacing. Quite a bit of cloudiness and even a bit of particulate from the bottom of the can.

Grassy and herbal aroma, with lesser notes of light citrus and bread.

Extremely flavorful on the palate, with notes of thick, semi-sweet white bread, cracker, lemon zest, honeysuckle, grass, cream, green herbs, and even darker bread grains like rye.

Smooth, creamy; on the heavier side of light bodied.

An absolute pleasure to drink.

 

 

Semi-hazy yet translucent and semi-transparent appearance, straw color, with a fluffy white head. Great retention and lacing.

Aroma of dough, homemade bread, lemon, and white pepper.

Tastes of raw dough, lemon peel, clover, bell and white pepper. Lingering pepper bitterness on the finish.

Medium feel, medium carbonation, perhaps a bit chewier than most pilsners.

Really good keller pils. Crisp German pils flavors with a bump of yeastiness. Very good overall.

 

 

 

Poured from a can into a tulip glass a nice 3F white foam head forms. As it settles a light loose lace streaks the glass with an island of whipped cream foam sitting atop the beer. Color of the beer is lemon yellow and cloudy with about 50% transparency.

On the nose I get freshly baked French bread and yeast along with topical citrus hop notes.

On the palate I get a juicy orange note on top of malt with citrus hops. A light mineral dryness without bitterness and smooth light tang to the malty beer encourages another sip. More malt and citrus hop than yeast comes through vs Pivo Pils which has more fruity yeast notes.

This beer has a medium body and carbonation with a bit of creamy slickness. It can be very light carbonation depending on the pour which can result in a light butterscotch smoothness. Finish varies with age I think and when older gets more steel like minerality. Recently it is a bit cloying at the back of the throat with a thicker feel.

This was one of the first beers I tried when embarking on this new journey about 6 months ago. To me it is a really great tasting beer that is refreshing. A superb value at the regular price of $10 but finding it on sale at $8 is happy dance time.

The pale yellow, and lightly hazy appearance make this a really attractive drink. A white fluffy head with good retention. Smells like hops and grass, maybe a little citrus. It tastes amazing. Citrus up front, floral and hoppy. Light body, with medium carbonation. I could drink a few of these and not feel heavy. I thought it was great. Very drinkable.

 

Pours hazy golden straw color. Decent creamy head. Smells of noble hops and nothing else. Taste follows, hops and not much else. To say german hops, and compare it to czech plz is a joke. There is NO sweet malt taste to balance the onslaught of hops at all. Barring the use of lager yeast, this just tastes like a run of the mill hoppy table beer. Just bad. Another swing and a miss from an American brewery trying to emulate the traditional perfections of europe. Artisan? Yeah, anything to add more $$ to the price of this.. costs far too much to pick up again, especially when the authentic versions are not only available, but somehow cheaper. Disappointed in this one, im sure the hop heads will enjoy it. To me its not balanced and the yeast conditioning does nothing to improve this. Would not pick up again.

Cloudy gold appearance.
Has about medium carbonation with a just below average body.
Aroma is citrus peel and fruit but not overly bitter. Yeast malt, earthy, floral, raw honey
Taste is really pleasant, citrus and peel out front with a bit of a bitter bite. Yeast,malt,slightly sweet with grain,earthy floral honey.
Overall it is a really nice beer thats full of flavor and really balanced.

12oz can, wine glass, canned 4/22/20.

Literal three fingers of fluffy white head that crackles satisfyingly and slowly away. Medium hazed lager yellow.

Deliciously yeasty. Crackers, grass, sourdough, floral.

Crisp and simply good beer. Doughy, grassy, a little herbal.

Needs just a bit more carbonation, or punch, to be great. Light, crisp, almost spritz-like.

This is a fantastic lager. Shout out to a good friend for this first of an awesome package.