Paper Tiger
Bellwoods Brewery
- From:
- Bellwoods Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Lager
Ranked #96 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #23,325 - Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 9.59%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 04:40 AM
- Added:
- Jun 21, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
This unfiltered Pilsner features Weyermann Pilsner malt, a northern European lager yeast and an ample Sterling + Nelson Sauvin dry hop. Crisp, with fresh, fruity and floral aromatics and a clean, hoppy finish. Simple and delicious.
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Reviewed by CAMRAhardliner from Canada (ON)
4.19/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
The can I purchased is 3.2 ABV.
Pours light gold with sparse carbonation and a chunky, everlasting head. Bready malts and fresh mown grass and sea air in the nose. The taste is lightly malty with a flowery, herbal noble hop character. Graininess and a bit of DMS in the back. The mouthfeel is medium light bodied with moderate carbonation. Light bitterness and lots of hop flavor in the finish.
A very full bodied Pilsner for the low ABV. Balanced and crushable.
Sunday at 04:40 AMPours light gold with sparse carbonation and a chunky, everlasting head. Bready malts and fresh mown grass and sea air in the nose. The taste is lightly malty with a flowery, herbal noble hop character. Graininess and a bit of DMS in the back. The mouthfeel is medium light bodied with moderate carbonation. Light bitterness and lots of hop flavor in the finish.
A very full bodied Pilsner for the low ABV. Balanced and crushable.
Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)
3.82/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Appearance - Pours a clear straw gold with two fingers of fizzy white head.
Smell - Grassy and biscuity malts, leafy and earthy hops (perhaps a bit citrus too), notes of straw or hay, lemon, earthy yeast.
Taste - Hits all the right flavour notes of a pilsner (grassiness, straw/hay quality) with a nice mild bitterness from the hops.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate-to-high carbonation. Crisp, dry, very refreshing.
Overall - A tasty pilsner, but I was hoping for something more in the flavour department (more hops).
Feb 12, 2023Smell - Grassy and biscuity malts, leafy and earthy hops (perhaps a bit citrus too), notes of straw or hay, lemon, earthy yeast.
Taste - Hits all the right flavour notes of a pilsner (grassiness, straw/hay quality) with a nice mild bitterness from the hops.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate-to-high carbonation. Crisp, dry, very refreshing.
Overall - A tasty pilsner, but I was hoping for something more in the flavour department (more hops).
Reviewed by octortus from Canada (ON)
3.63/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
500 mL Bottle. ABV 5.3%.
Appearance: Pale gold, Clean, Almost no head, Zero retention, Lively carbonation.
Aroma: Light malt, Hops, Citrus.
Mouthfeel: Light-Medium body, Crisp, Slightly sharp carbonation.
Flavour: Spicy hops, Slight citrus, Light malt, Lingering hop bitterness on finish.
Overall: Well done pilsner, Nicely balanced.
Review: 35
May 26, 2019Appearance: Pale gold, Clean, Almost no head, Zero retention, Lively carbonation.
Aroma: Light malt, Hops, Citrus.
Mouthfeel: Light-Medium body, Crisp, Slightly sharp carbonation.
Flavour: Spicy hops, Slight citrus, Light malt, Lingering hop bitterness on finish.
Overall: Well done pilsner, Nicely balanced.
Review: 35
Reviewed by TerryW from Canada (ON)
4.18/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Just a little less than clear golden beer u def a moderate head. Settles to a skimpy film, no lace to speak of. Good nose despite looking so plain. Spicy hops, fruit and lemon water out of the glass. Yum. Nice lemony fruity hops to taste on a sweet malt base. Gentlysharp carbonation. I'm not a big Pilsner guy, but this is pretty tasty.
Feb 12, 2019
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.47/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one pours a very slightly hazy yellow, with a small head, and not much lacing.
This smells like zesty and grassy hops, orange, grapefruit, and pilsner malt.
This is definitely American in execution, due to the large amount of dry hopping. Luckily for all involved, it's still stupidly delicious. It's delightfully crisp, and super clean, with no off flavors at all. There's a solid but not overwhelming bitterness, with some orange and grapefruit hop character, a clean and not sweet bready malt character.
This is light bodied, with a great level of drinkability, and a normal level of carbonation.
Bellwoods continues to put most breweries in the world to shame. They are world class.
Feb 22, 2018This smells like zesty and grassy hops, orange, grapefruit, and pilsner malt.
This is definitely American in execution, due to the large amount of dry hopping. Luckily for all involved, it's still stupidly delicious. It's delightfully crisp, and super clean, with no off flavors at all. There's a solid but not overwhelming bitterness, with some orange and grapefruit hop character, a clean and not sweet bready malt character.
This is light bodied, with a great level of drinkability, and a normal level of carbonation.
Bellwoods continues to put most breweries in the world to shame. They are world class.
Rated by imonhiatus from New Jersey
3.75/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
solid hearty pils. nothing too special or unique..fairly grainy I prefer sweeter. nice none the less.
Dec 01, 2015
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