Little Norway Pilsner
Sawdust City Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sawdust City Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #619 - ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #34,921 - Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 13.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 16, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 12, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
Formerly called "Little Norway Pale Lager".
CRISP | BALANCED | SOFT
This North American Pale Lager was first brewed to commemorate Gravenhurst's 70 year old relationship with the country of Norway. Celebrating the past while embracing the future, we brewed an old style lager using new world craft brewing techniques. Easy to drink but full of flavour this pale lager has something for everyone. Skol!
INGREDIENTS
Water: Pure Muskoka Water
Barley/Malt: Canadian 2-Row, Oat Flakes, Wheat
Hops: Saaz
Yeast: Escarpment
CRISP | BALANCED | SOFT
This North American Pale Lager was first brewed to commemorate Gravenhurst's 70 year old relationship with the country of Norway. Celebrating the past while embracing the future, we brewed an old style lager using new world craft brewing techniques. Easy to drink but full of flavour this pale lager has something for everyone. Skol!
INGREDIENTS
Water: Pure Muskoka Water
Barley/Malt: Canadian 2-Row, Oat Flakes, Wheat
Hops: Saaz
Yeast: Escarpment
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Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 355mL in a Teku glass. From Erie St. Gastropub's bottle shop in nearby downtown Windsor. Canned September 17/25. My 10th beer from the Gravenhurst, Ontario brewery, and 3rd for 2026. Loved by Gracie the cat...
May 16, 2026
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
3.87/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap at the Dixon in Mississauga, ON.
This one pours a fairly clear golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like wheat, bready malt, and grassy hops.
This is fairly basic, but executed reasonably well. There’s a slightly sweet bready and wheatiness to this, some light lemon, and a grassy dry hop finish.
This is light bodied, crisp, and very clean, with a great drinkability.
This was done pretty well – I enjoyed it.
Jul 08, 2023This one pours a fairly clear golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like wheat, bready malt, and grassy hops.
This is fairly basic, but executed reasonably well. There’s a slightly sweet bready and wheatiness to this, some light lemon, and a grassy dry hop finish.
This is light bodied, crisp, and very clean, with a great drinkability.
This was done pretty well – I enjoyed it.
Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)
4.06/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I bought a can at the beerstore in Ontario Little Norway Pilsner 473ml can at 4.7%..
Hoppy and Crisp .
Pilsner Style Lager it said in the side of can.
poured a 2finger head into glass the floral smell .
light crispy and tasty pilsner or lager .very nice bitterness it makes you want to take another sip its actually very easy drinking and light but zesty and crisp .
pure Muskoka water
barkey malt German pilsner.
hops Saaz and Magnum
yeast german lager .
ibu 25 .
overall I'm enjoying this beer it's very good . Definitely buy it again.
cheers.
Jul 18, 2021Hoppy and Crisp .
Pilsner Style Lager it said in the side of can.
poured a 2finger head into glass the floral smell .
light crispy and tasty pilsner or lager .very nice bitterness it makes you want to take another sip its actually very easy drinking and light but zesty and crisp .
pure Muskoka water
barkey malt German pilsner.
hops Saaz and Magnum
yeast german lager .
ibu 25 .
overall I'm enjoying this beer it's very good . Definitely buy it again.
cheers.
Reviewed by InspectorHound from Canada (ON)
3.23/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Look: Pale yellow, Small weak head fades away within 2 minutes
Smell: New hay
Taste: Bready and slightly tart. Hints of white rice.
Feel: Watery, fills the bottom of your mouth and front of tongue. Nothing on the palate at all. Seltzer like.
This beer earns a C+
May 20, 2020Smell: New hay
Taste: Bready and slightly tart. Hints of white rice.
Feel: Watery, fills the bottom of your mouth and front of tongue. Nothing on the palate at all. Seltzer like.
This beer earns a C+
Reviewed by BGDrock from Canada (ON)
4.26/5 rDev +20%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +20%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Gold, but dull, verging on straw, with big frothy bubbles like a beach shoreline, fizzing away in a minute. Very active carbonation.
Aroma is sweetly bready, and light.
Tastes of simple pale malt, minerals, minimal sweetness, clearly no adjunct; mild flavoured hops kick in to provide balance, lightly spiced; clean all the way through, super dry finish begs another swig, and you'll oblige; medium/light body and medium carbonation.
Clean, crisp, pure, and simple. Great example of the style, well balanced and refreshing, perfect for a summer day or post hockey game. A new favourite lager, and one that will bring those Molson lovers over to craft (I had several friends try it, and it did). If people rated based on style, this would have a much higher showing.
Dec 30, 2018Aroma is sweetly bready, and light.
Tastes of simple pale malt, minerals, minimal sweetness, clearly no adjunct; mild flavoured hops kick in to provide balance, lightly spiced; clean all the way through, super dry finish begs another swig, and you'll oblige; medium/light body and medium carbonation.
Clean, crisp, pure, and simple. Great example of the style, well balanced and refreshing, perfect for a summer day or post hockey game. A new favourite lager, and one that will bring those Molson lovers over to craft (I had several friends try it, and it did). If people rated based on style, this would have a much higher showing.
Reviewed by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)
3.34/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Look is the highpoint of this beer, pale gold with a lovely three finger head that breaks slowly leaving a small island of foam. Then it seems to go downhill for me. The nose and taste are a little too sweet for my liking. I found it almost corny too. Feel was thin and watery and almost weak.
Easily my least favorite from Sawdust City. But, this style is not for everyone and I respect that others do like it. To each our own.
Aug 18, 2018Easily my least favorite from Sawdust City. But, this style is not for everyone and I respect that others do like it. To each our own.
Reviewed by CAMRAhardliner from Canada (ON)
4.08/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours pale straw with an onslaught of carbonation bubbles. Small cap sticks around for the whole glass. Fresh bread, saltine crackers, sea air, herbs in the nose. Clean doughy malts in the taste. Very light herbal, floral hops in the back. Medium bodied - fuller bodied than expected - with medium carbonation. Lightly bitter shortlived finish.
This is a very nice Pale Lager. Great malt depth, and very balanced and clean. I recommend this summer crusher.
Jul 27, 2018This is a very nice Pale Lager. Great malt depth, and very balanced and clean. I recommend this summer crusher.
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
3.87/5 rDev +9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Straw with tons of champagne like carbonation, and a finger of white head.
Smells malty and hopped to the hilt with grassy Saaz hops. Hints of wet cardboard as well.
Very malty, and very hoppy with big drying grass notes, and a hint of sourness. A decent bitter finish like a fresh German pilsner.
Medium body, moderate to low carbonation, and a drying, tannic hop finish.
Got this at The Beer Store in Gravenhurst, drinking in Muskoka Lakes Dec 19th, 2017. Really freshly hopped, really nice lager.
Dec 19, 2017Smells malty and hopped to the hilt with grassy Saaz hops. Hints of wet cardboard as well.
Very malty, and very hoppy with big drying grass notes, and a hint of sourness. A decent bitter finish like a fresh German pilsner.
Medium body, moderate to low carbonation, and a drying, tannic hop finish.
Got this at The Beer Store in Gravenhurst, drinking in Muskoka Lakes Dec 19th, 2017. Really freshly hopped, really nice lager.
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.45/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
473 ml tall boy can purchased from the Beer store for about $2.75 CDN. Served cold into an MGD pint glass. Listed as 4.5% ABV. Description indicates pale euro style lager as opposed to a kolsch.
Appearance - pale golden color with some near neon yellow colouring. A decent finger and change of white head, good retention etc. plenty of carbonation.
Smell - clean and grassy with some sweetness in there and a hint of pepper. Based on that appears closest to a pilsner as opposed to a kolsch or a traditional pale lager.
Taste - pretty bland and easy drinking. Slight bit of sweetness, just a bit of hops, pretty non-descript. Flavor ramps up just a touch as you get into the beer, but still pretty average even for the style.
Mouthfeel - light, good carbonation and very easy drinking.
Overall - Little Norway isn't a world better, but makes for a petty good lawnmower beer, the kind where it goes down real easy on a hot summers day, and you don't want it to wow you with flavor just something cold, wet and with a little extra something to make it interesting. This beer does do that reasonably well, but don't expect to be wowed.
May 17, 2017Appearance - pale golden color with some near neon yellow colouring. A decent finger and change of white head, good retention etc. plenty of carbonation.
Smell - clean and grassy with some sweetness in there and a hint of pepper. Based on that appears closest to a pilsner as opposed to a kolsch or a traditional pale lager.
Taste - pretty bland and easy drinking. Slight bit of sweetness, just a bit of hops, pretty non-descript. Flavor ramps up just a touch as you get into the beer, but still pretty average even for the style.
Mouthfeel - light, good carbonation and very easy drinking.
Overall - Little Norway isn't a world better, but makes for a petty good lawnmower beer, the kind where it goes down real easy on a hot summers day, and you don't want it to wow you with flavor just something cold, wet and with a little extra something to make it interesting. This beer does do that reasonably well, but don't expect to be wowed.
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