Brau Pils | DC Brau Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
DC Brau Brewing Co.
District of Columbia, United States
dcbrau.com
Style: German Pilsner
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.60%
Availability: Summer
Notes / Commercial Description:
Brau Pils is a straight forward Pilsner with a light body, moderate carbonation and an assertive yet restrained hop character. Aromas of earthy, spicy noble hops are chased by a rich, cracker-like note backed up with clean, malty notes and a neutral lager yeast profile.
Added by Drknight on 04-10-2015
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Ratings: 121 | Reviews: 35
3.74/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
DC Brau Brewing "Brau Pils"
12 fl. oz. can
$2 @ Wegmans, King of Prussia, PA
Notes via stream of consciousness: Nice bright yellow and green label - hard to miss! It's poured a slightly hazy yellow-gold body beneath a short head of bright white foam. I might have a less than "beer clean" glass here but I'm inclined to think that the head retention and lacing should be better. Moving forward, what I'm looking for in a pilsner is Pilsner malt and Saaz hops. I'm getting a decent amount of malt, and it's grainy, but I'm not sure I'd say it comes across as Pilsner malt, and there are some grassy hops but they're not like the spicy and floral Saaz hops that I usually expect. Of course there are no rules and you can make it with whatever malt and hops you want. On to the flavor... hmmm, it pretty much exactly matches the aroma. It's got a solid bitterness to back it, and it finishes dry, earthy, and lightly spicy. It's nicely balanced. In the mouth it's medium-light in body and crisp. I don't really see any flaws to it but it does lack a certain magic.
Review# 6,342
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
DC Brau Brewing "Brau Pils"
12 fl. oz. can
$2 @ Wegmans, King of Prussia, PA
Notes via stream of consciousness: Nice bright yellow and green label - hard to miss! It's poured a slightly hazy yellow-gold body beneath a short head of bright white foam. I might have a less than "beer clean" glass here but I'm inclined to think that the head retention and lacing should be better. Moving forward, what I'm looking for in a pilsner is Pilsner malt and Saaz hops. I'm getting a decent amount of malt, and it's grainy, but I'm not sure I'd say it comes across as Pilsner malt, and there are some grassy hops but they're not like the spicy and floral Saaz hops that I usually expect. Of course there are no rules and you can make it with whatever malt and hops you want. On to the flavor... hmmm, it pretty much exactly matches the aroma. It's got a solid bitterness to back it, and it finishes dry, earthy, and lightly spicy. It's nicely balanced. In the mouth it's medium-light in body and crisp. I don't really see any flaws to it but it does lack a certain magic.
Review# 6,342
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3.93/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a cear yellow with fine head and lots of visible carbonation.
Smell is bready and clean with nice floral notes and a hint of saltine crackers.
Taste is crisp and clean, with a crackery, bready base and some spiciness along with a nice, balanced, floral bitterness and just a hint of popcorn.
Mouthfeel is medium, and creamy as a pilsner should be, well carbonated.
Overall, a very nice, no frills German pils.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a cear yellow with fine head and lots of visible carbonation.
Smell is bready and clean with nice floral notes and a hint of saltine crackers.
Taste is crisp and clean, with a crackery, bready base and some spiciness along with a nice, balanced, floral bitterness and just a hint of popcorn.
Mouthfeel is medium, and creamy as a pilsner should be, well carbonated.
Overall, a very nice, no frills German pils.
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3.74/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Look: Clear gold with a thin white head of bubbles that quickly dissipates.
Smell: Bright malt, straw, spicy hops.
Taste: Mild malt with a hop bitterness backbone to start, leading into a bready taste as you swallow.
Mouthfeel: Fairly thick and creamy with high carbonation.
Overall: A solid, if unassuming, Bohemian pilsner.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Look: Clear gold with a thin white head of bubbles that quickly dissipates.
Smell: Bright malt, straw, spicy hops.
Taste: Mild malt with a hop bitterness backbone to start, leading into a bready taste as you swallow.
Mouthfeel: Fairly thick and creamy with high carbonation.
Overall: A solid, if unassuming, Bohemian pilsner.
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3.48/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
4.3/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a pale straw transparent golden. Noble hop aroma abounds. Good crackery character, more saltine than biscuit. Lots of finely ground pepper bitterness. It's refreshing and clean. A very nice pilsner from my new home.
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look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a pale straw transparent golden. Noble hop aroma abounds. Good crackery character, more saltine than biscuit. Lots of finely ground pepper bitterness. It's refreshing and clean. A very nice pilsner from my new home.
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2.25/5 rDev -40%
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3.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
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3.52/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Very light and refreshing Pilsner
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Very light and refreshing Pilsner
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3.42/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz can, served in a shaker pint. Pours a slightly cloudy, unfiltered golden yellow body, one finger white head, short retention, a few rings of lacing on the opposite side. Smell is crisp, freshly baked biscuit, a touch of straw, floral notes, malt sweetness. Flavour follows, grainy sweet malt, bread, a bit of straw, light mineral, floral bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium lighter bodied, appropriately carbonated, clean and mild bitter floral finish. Solid german pils, nothing too extreme but a reasonably drinkable local pilsner.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz can, served in a shaker pint. Pours a slightly cloudy, unfiltered golden yellow body, one finger white head, short retention, a few rings of lacing on the opposite side. Smell is crisp, freshly baked biscuit, a touch of straw, floral notes, malt sweetness. Flavour follows, grainy sweet malt, bread, a bit of straw, light mineral, floral bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium lighter bodied, appropriately carbonated, clean and mild bitter floral finish. Solid german pils, nothing too extreme but a reasonably drinkable local pilsner.
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3.34/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
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3.75/5 rDev 0%
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3.24/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.73/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours clear light yellow, lots of bubbles. Plenty of floral hop smell. Malt/yeast is subdued. Clean but a little too herbal for pils in my opinion. (I think I liked Port City's better.)
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours clear light yellow, lots of bubbles. Plenty of floral hop smell. Malt/yeast is subdued. Clean but a little too herbal for pils in my opinion. (I think I liked Port City's better.)
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3.35/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
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3.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pale straw colored. Nose is grainy and lemony. Head drops moderately quickly; medium carbonation. Flavor is grainy malt, just enough hops for crispness; very slight lemon, some grassiness; some not entirely pleasant vegetability there. Mild sweetness in finish. A decent pils overall. —Reviewed 2017/09/04
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pale straw colored. Nose is grainy and lemony. Head drops moderately quickly; medium carbonation. Flavor is grainy malt, just enough hops for crispness; very slight lemon, some grassiness; some not entirely pleasant vegetability there. Mild sweetness in finish. A decent pils overall. —Reviewed 2017/09/04
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4.23/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Brau Pils from DC Brau Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
3.75 out of
5 with
121 ratings
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