Pils
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
- From:
- Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #330 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #24,649 - Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 6.01%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 31, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 11, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Crisp, clean and incomparably quaffable, Hardywood Pils sparkles a brilliant shade of gold with a rich, cloud-white head. Hand crafted with only the finest European pilsner malt and German noble hops, Pils is patiently conditioned for weeks in our lagering tanks, maturing into a beer that refreshes the palate and satiates the soul. This classic pilsner is the quintessential lager beer in its purest form, brewed in strict accordance with the Reinheitsgebot Law. Hardywood Pils is a nod to old world tradition offered by the innovative brewers at Hardywood. Prost!
Hops: Hallertau, Perle, Tettnanger
35 IBU
Hops: Hallertau, Perle, Tettnanger
35 IBU
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Reviewed by Foxbush from Virginia
3.56/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.56/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
12 oz can from Kroger in Short Pump, VA The Pils poured a clear light gold with a white foamy head and limited lacing. Mild to neutral aroma of pilsner malts and bread notes. The flavors are more malty with some grassy notes. A pleasant drink to enjoy anytime. The summer will be a good time to enjoy a pils under the shade of a an umbrella on a quietriver fishing. The Pils has a medium body and soft-average carbonation.
Mar 26, 2025
Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland
3.84/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up the other weekend as part of a Hardywood mixed twelve pack. Not exactly pilsner weather and the Army Navy game is on tv in the background but this is a reasonable attempt at the style, with crisp noble hops and a medium grain note. Carbonation is tight at first but eventually resin retention in the aftertaste is pretty good.
Dec 14, 2024
Reviewed by JimKal from North Carolina
3.71/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: Cloudy yellow with decent head and nice carbonation
S: neutral aroma
T: Some nice bitterness, you won't mistake this for an AAL
F: medium body
O: Decent Pilsner
Jul 20, 2024S: neutral aroma
T: Some nice bitterness, you won't mistake this for an AAL
F: medium body
O: Decent Pilsner
Reviewed by MrOH from Virginia
3.45/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Clear yellow, nice white head, good retention, thin rings of lace
Hay, sweet malt, slight citrus and herbal hops
Herbal hops and sweet bready malt. Dry.
Light bodied and well carbonated
It's fine.
Jul 07, 2024Hay, sweet malt, slight citrus and herbal hops
Herbal hops and sweet bready malt. Dry.
Light bodied and well carbonated
It's fine.
Reviewed by impossiblyjacob from Virginia
3.92/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
This is a good, traditional German-style lager. I'm not sure why i was expecting it to be less good than it in fact is. I'm not sure I'd be able to tell it from any of the classics in a blind-tasting. Also: as much as I've enjoyed the wide-ranging trip through ale-country, along with the sours, hazies, and West Coast, East Coast, New England IPAs (and on and on), I've lately re-discovered a taste for a good lager and good pilsner. This one fits right in, and I'm sure I'll pick it up again.
Jul 07, 2023
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.41/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.41/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Draft at Lost & Found. Clean, crisp and clear pils. Not quite up to the euro standards, but pretty damn close. Smooth and slick Grainy backbone, with mild hops kick on the back plane.
Jun 01, 2023
Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
3.65/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle poured into a Pilsner glass.
Cloudy gold with plenty of rising bubbles. The large rocky, white foam head is persistent and leaves a fine network of lace.
Big spicy Noble hop nose with a bit of cracker malt peeking out at times. Taste is hoppy, somewhat spicy but mostly green and grassy, a little sour with very low malt flavor. Light-weight, with a chalky feel, finishes with a small crisp bite.
Malt character is subdued and flavor is dominated by grassy bitterness that is a little harsh.
Feb 19, 2023Cloudy gold with plenty of rising bubbles. The large rocky, white foam head is persistent and leaves a fine network of lace.
Big spicy Noble hop nose with a bit of cracker malt peeking out at times. Taste is hoppy, somewhat spicy but mostly green and grassy, a little sour with very low malt flavor. Light-weight, with a chalky feel, finishes with a small crisp bite.
Malt character is subdued and flavor is dominated by grassy bitterness that is a little harsh.
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.98/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
bright amber in color fine pilsner head great taste of a german style beer
Oct 21, 2022
Reviewed by Beejay from Virginia
3.79/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: a light yellow amber in color.
S: lager yeast in the aroma, perhaps a bit if floral.
T: furniture is light grain, herbal hops, and a touch of earthy bitterness in the finish.
M: light in body, moderate carbonation, and a bitter bite in the finish
O: overall a pretty enjoyable brew!
Jun 05, 2022S: lager yeast in the aroma, perhaps a bit if floral.
T: furniture is light grain, herbal hops, and a touch of earthy bitterness in the finish.
M: light in body, moderate carbonation, and a bitter bite in the finish
O: overall a pretty enjoyable brew!
Reviewed by brewerburgundy from West Virginia
4.16/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle, tulip, bottles 6/17/20.
Crisp medium yellow. Begins with a big fluffy white head.
Sourdough, flowers, a little pepper. It has a soft sweetness.
Doughy and grassy. It’s just what a Pilsner should be; crisp and clean with just a little herbal bitterness in the finish.
The mouthfeel is the only weak point on this beer. It’s a bit thin.
Very good Pilsner from one of the older breweries in Richmond.
Aug 30, 2020Crisp medium yellow. Begins with a big fluffy white head.
Sourdough, flowers, a little pepper. It has a soft sweetness.
Doughy and grassy. It’s just what a Pilsner should be; crisp and clean with just a little herbal bitterness in the finish.
The mouthfeel is the only weak point on this beer. It’s a bit thin.
Very good Pilsner from one of the older breweries in Richmond.
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.96/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On-tap at Hardwood Park Craft Brewery, Richmond, VA
A: The beer is clear yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high bright white head that left a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of bready and biscuit malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has additional hints of grassy hops that contribute a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a very good American representation of a German beer style.
Serving type: on-tap
Aug 11, 2018A: The beer is clear yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high bright white head that left a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of bready and biscuit malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has additional hints of grassy hops that contribute a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a very good American representation of a German beer style.
Serving type: on-tap
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