Patriot Pilsner
Boston Beer Works - Canal Street

 

 

 

 

Poured from a bottle into a IPA glass. Thick white head with fine lacing. Golden in color, 5.3% abv, original gravity 12.5, noble hops with an IBU at 35. This is a Czech style pilsner, and it is a very accurate rendition. The aroma is slightly malty. The first sip has a bit of a sweet earthy taste, with some quiet hops edging in on the backside. Refreshing clean finish. This is a seasonal release, available around Patriot's Day, a state Holiday in Massachusetts set in mid April honoring the men who fired the 'shot hear around the world' at Lexington & Concord. If you look at the label closely you can see a few stars, a tricornered hat and a musket, very subtly blended into the grey background. I will look for this beer again this spring!

Poured from a 12oz. bottle into a Playboy pint glass.

The color is a hazy yellow/gold with a finger of foamy white head and some slight lacing left on the glass.

The smell is somewhat grassy with touches of pine aroma and some hints if citrus fruits. There is a slight lemon aroma that's melded with a light malt sweetness there in the nose.

The taste is sweet at first and lets touches of light fruits come out. The lemon comes out and stands well with a sweet malty backbone. There is a nice dryness that lets out a touch of bitterness that brings some earthy herbal character.

The feel if this beer is light bodied and has a nice drinkable feel that is quite enjoyable. It has a smoothness that is pleasing to the palette.

 

12 oz bottle was poured into a pilsner glass.

Appearance: A one finger billowy head was poured that reduced to a small puffy layer. It is a golden straw yellow with great clarity and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass. Spotty lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.

Smell: Bready, grainy, toasted, and sweet pilsner malts followed by lager yeast, herbal, and grassy hops.

Taste: Nice and tasty pilsner. Herbal and grassy hop characteristics compliment the malts in this beer.

Mouthfeel: Crisp, refreshing, light bodied, a little dry, and medium to high carbonation.

Overall: Very traditional to the style. A Good put together Czech style pilsner. A great beer to enjoy on this warm weather Dorchester Day.

 

Had at Hingham location

Appearance: 1/4 inch head, light gold in color, moderate carbonation, clear

Smell: citrus hops and grass

Taste: citrus hops and grass

Mouthfeel: slightly bitter, light bodied with moderate carbonation

Overall: A decent hoppy Czech Pilsner. Nothing blew me away with this beer, but it is not bad..Certainly above average. I would have this again, but I do not think I would get a six pack.

12oz bottle poured into a pilsner glass.

A: Dull golden color with great clarity. Thick creamy white head. Retention is good. Lacing is ample and sticky. Looks great.

S: Semi sweet doughy and bready pilsner malt aromas. Hay. Soft grassy hop notes with a hint of lemon peel. Touch of yeast. Very clean.

T: Sweet pilsner malt, doughy flavors. Very clean. Oily hop bitterness cuts sharply. Hay and grass. Bitter lemony edge. Lingering oily bitterness and doughy malt on the finish.

M: body is appropriately light, but also has a firm and creamy malt texture. Carbonation lays in a big crisp bite that amplifies the cutting hop bitterness. Mild astringency. So refreshing.

O: Wow. I came in not expecting much from this beer, but this is excellent stuff. It really nails the Czech pils style with just that little extra heft in the sweeter malt body. So crushable. It's a shame that bottles haven't attracted much attention in the market. This is a very well made beer. I'm sure it would hold its own in a blind taste taste even when lined up with some of the better examples of the style.

 

 

 

Good bar pour head. Settles to rim bubbles. Leaves some spots on the glass. The liquid is straw colored and crystal clear.

Smooth, round, pale half-malted barley aroma.

Hopper and even crisper than most pilsners. It doesn't start off that way--there's lightly sweet light grain flavor. The bitterness comes quickly but diminishes in the finish where the malt returns subtly. The aftertaste leans to the bitter. Good body and carbonation.

Overall, this is pretty complex for the style.

 

 

 

 

Poured on-tap and served in a pilsner, the beer is a crystal clear, bright, golden yellow coloring with a sparse, filmy, white surface coat of head. Aromas of toasted grains and floral highlights. Smells clean. Flavors are roasty, with a grain backbone and floral hops at the end of the palate. Resiny characteristics bring a subtle bitterness and clean the palate. Peppery and slightly bitter aftertaste. Crisp finish from the smooth, full body. Very solid brew.