Joe's Premium American Pilsner
Avery Brewing Company

Joe's Premium American PilsnerJoe's Premium American Pilsner
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From:
Avery Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Lager
Ranked #139
ABV:
4.7%
Score:
82
Ranked #24,773
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 13.5%
Reviews:
254
Ratings:
650
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 03, 2022
Added:
Aug 07, 2010
Wants:
  28
Gots:
  51
"a contemporary rendition of a classic style. Hopped with purpose, Joe's is beautifully bitter and dry with an abundance of floral, Noble German hops. Uber-sessionable. Utterly American. This is Premium American Pilsner."
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Ratings by bobhits:
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Reviewed by bobhits from Kentucky

3.2/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Surprisingly hard to describe this one. It doesn't taste like a pilsner to me or even the imperial versions which are like IPAs with a touch less malt and body. A boring looking pale yellow colored beer, marginal head and it doesn't last. The aroma of german hops, citrus lemon zest, some grass.

The beer is about the flavor. Bold and powerful hop profile backed by an equally thick and strong malt. it isn't nearly as crisp as expected or clean tasting either. Not that it isn't crisp and clean for say a pale ale or IPA, but for a pilsner it lacks. Still a solid flavor profile and plenty of it.

I'm glad to have this but it isn't a sessionable beer like it lays claim to.
Oct 07, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Jun 03, 2022
 
Rated: 4.03 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 16, 2021
 
Rated: 3.78 by craigbelly from Iowa

Oct 17, 2019
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.84/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From notes 11/9/12: Pours a clear pale straw producing 2 fingers of foamy, moderately lasting white heat that leaves pasty streaks of lacing. Aroma is Noble hops heavy with pilsner malt biscuit and cracker and a hint of sweet grain. Taste is fronted by floral, grassy and lemon hop notes backed by grains, biscuit and yeasty fruitiness; it finishes lightly dry, crisp and a little bitter with a faint mineral hint. Aftertaste is lemony, slightly bitter with the mineral from the finish being present and more prominent. Mouthfeel is light bodied, average carbonation, crisp, lightly dry, smooth but a little thin and quite drinkable.
Oct 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.61 by Kolb from Montana

Apr 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Griffith from Connecticut

Apr 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by COBEERHUNTER from Colorado

Jul 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.6 by npdevil27 from Massachusetts

Jun 06, 2018
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.74/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12oz can into a pint glass. canned 4/19/17, so about a year old.

pale lemon yellow body, slightly hazy. big bright bubbly head leaving very good lacing.

only a very faint malt aroma.

odd tasting beer. all the flavors are muted. faintly bitter, a little touch of grapefruit. quite clean tasting, except in the finish.

mouth around medium, finish slightly sour.

overall, an interesting tasting beer, but not likely i would seek this out again.
Apr 15, 2018
 
Rated: 2.81 by corywalston from North Dakota

Jan 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.18 by robebo44 from Virginia

Dec 28, 2017
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Reviewed by HorseheadsHophead from Colorado

4.03/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Bubbly clear straw with a touch of chill haze, crowned by an enormous, rocky, pure white head. Excellent retention and sheets of lacing.

S: Chewy dough, white bread, grass, lemon pith, white pepper, cucumber/underripe honeydew melon.

T: Very doughy, like eating raw dough, as the baseline. Lively and zingy with fresh grassy hops, enticing lemon and honeydew melon hints, and a little bit of white pepper and basil. Slightly mineraly and metallic tasting, but not offensive. Finishes crisp and mostly clean--save for a lingering doughy taste--with some lingering grassy bitterness.

F: Fairly ligh-bodied, but the bubbly, fizzing carbonation makes it feel full in the mouth. Rolls quickly across the palate with a pushing sensation.

O: Even at four months, this is a solid, hoppy pilsner. Very enjoyable. I'd love to revisit fresher, if possible.
Jul 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by brewtalthrone from Ohio

Jul 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.97 by dental from Massachusetts

Jun 08, 2017
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

2.99/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
$ 2.11 (Including tax)/12 oz can ($ 0.176/oz) at Oppermann’s, Saginaw, MI.
Canned 5/1/16 (Sorry I missed your birthday!). Stored and served at 42 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Aroma – flowery and kind of salty, like a gose. Fades.
Head - When the can was opened there was a fountain of beer. What was left in the can gave a small head (Maximum 1.4 cm, aggressive pour), white, low density, short retention, diminishing to a two mm ring and a thin, scummy looking layer.
Lacing – poor and spotty. An occasional irregular tiny island with tiny bubbles.
Body – light yellow, hazy.
Flavor – Unremarkable. Slightly bitter with a bit of floral. No malt, no alcohol, no diacetyl. Very sessionable but the nondescript flavor certainly is not reason to drink more than one.
Palate – light, watery, lively carbonation.

Appearance 2 (Because of foaming over), Aroma 3, Flavor 3, Palate 3.5, Overall 3.
May 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.59 by wisegreensoul from Idaho

Mar 30, 2017
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Reviewed by Blackop555 from Michigan

3.73/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours pale yellow with small, foamy, white head that fades fast.

Smells malt, light citrus, funky yeast, earthy, grassy and hints of pine.

Tastes light malt, grassy, yeasty, pilsner, citrus and hints of pine. Dry finish with short pine linger. Lighter medium body with fizzy medium carbonation.
Feb 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by akolb from Colorado

Feb 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.59 by LukeB from Virginia

Jan 13, 2017
Joe's Premium American Pilsner from Avery Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 650 ratings