Kelowna Pilsner
Tree Brewing Co.
- From:
- Tree Brewing Co.
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
Ranked #102 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 77
Ranked #37,972 - Avg:
- 3.32 | pDev: 13.25%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 39
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 08, 2026
- Added:
- Jun 29, 2007
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
77
Okay
77
Okay
The clean, crisp taste of our traditional European Pilsner is complimented by just the slightest taste of hops. Smooth and light to medium bodied this is an excellent beer for any occasion.
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
2.9/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
2.9/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Vancouver 25/7 2018. 47,3 cl can from BC Liquor Store in Valemount. Yellow can with a fence positioned on top of a landscape with a lake in British Columbia. The person who designed this can seem to be quite confused.
Pours clear yellow with medium-sized white head. Settles as 1 cm thick layer of foam completely obscuring the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.
Aroma is not especially intense. Sweet malts, butter. Moderate hoppiness. Grassy.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, lively and prickly texture.
Flavor has medium sweetness. Followed by stronger bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter. Lingers shortly.
Simple pilsner-style beer. A tad too sweet but nicely balanced by a notable bitterness.
Feb 08, 2026Pours clear yellow with medium-sized white head. Settles as 1 cm thick layer of foam completely obscuring the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.
Aroma is not especially intense. Sweet malts, butter. Moderate hoppiness. Grassy.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, lively and prickly texture.
Flavor has medium sweetness. Followed by stronger bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter. Lingers shortly.
Simple pilsner-style beer. A tad too sweet but nicely balanced by a notable bitterness.
Rated by deleted_user_1193918 from Canada (AB)
3.54/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Not bad of a beer but not my best.
Nov 09, 2017
Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)
3.39/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I have a soft spot in my heart for this beer. It pours and looks like most Euro lagers, but the good folks at Tree have managed to add a lovely twist to this beer. I like the malt/hop combination that sets this brew apart. It is easy on the palate, but substantial enough to enjoy of its own accord.
Feb 24, 2015
Reviewed by CalgaryFMC from Canada (AB)
3.68/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Tall can poured into a pils glass. A dark golden yellow with an inch of bright white frothy head that keeps its shape rather well.
Crisp clean aroma. Subtle graininess and buttered toast, floral/herbal hops. Hints of caramel and musty vanilla bean. Palate is similarly mellow, flavorsome but far from robust. Corn flakes, white bread, grass, hay, faint licorice and flower bulb, radish, tarragon. A grain husk astringency comes on late. I want to say I'm getting a marmalade or lemon fruitiness but this is ephemeral.
Thin bodied and highly carbonated although the latter is not overdone. Finishes clean and with a classy smooth bitterness. A slight whiff of sulfur perhaps, and a root cellar mustiness. Drinkable, not cloyingly sweet. Decent noble hopping. A few rough edges but these add character in my estimation.
Feb 05, 2015Crisp clean aroma. Subtle graininess and buttered toast, floral/herbal hops. Hints of caramel and musty vanilla bean. Palate is similarly mellow, flavorsome but far from robust. Corn flakes, white bread, grass, hay, faint licorice and flower bulb, radish, tarragon. A grain husk astringency comes on late. I want to say I'm getting a marmalade or lemon fruitiness but this is ephemeral.
Thin bodied and highly carbonated although the latter is not overdone. Finishes clean and with a classy smooth bitterness. A slight whiff of sulfur perhaps, and a root cellar mustiness. Drinkable, not cloyingly sweet. Decent noble hopping. A few rough edges but these add character in my estimation.
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.57/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.57/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from 500mL can into a pint glass.
Appearance: rich golden hue with a haze-free body and a very strong effervescence. Head is a thick finger of pillowy white foam. I'm not sure what more you can ask of a Pilsner-slash-pale-lager.
Smell: sweetish malt with a bit of grain and even a bit of fruitiness. Not much personality, and not much in the way of hops.
Taste: simple, with a little bit of sweetness and grain, much like the aroma. Bitterness is light but present. This is a totally serviceable pale lager.
Mouthfeel: light body but with tons of carbonation which keeps things interesting enough.
Overall: like I said, totally serviceable. The beer is par for the course when it comes to craft lagers. I'm doling out extra points here to reflect its easy-drinking quaffability.
May 20, 2014Appearance: rich golden hue with a haze-free body and a very strong effervescence. Head is a thick finger of pillowy white foam. I'm not sure what more you can ask of a Pilsner-slash-pale-lager.
Smell: sweetish malt with a bit of grain and even a bit of fruitiness. Not much personality, and not much in the way of hops.
Taste: simple, with a little bit of sweetness and grain, much like the aroma. Bitterness is light but present. This is a totally serviceable pale lager.
Mouthfeel: light body but with tons of carbonation which keeps things interesting enough.
Overall: like I said, totally serviceable. The beer is par for the course when it comes to craft lagers. I'm doling out extra points here to reflect its easy-drinking quaffability.
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